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The urban paradox

Published on: 2 May 2014

Written by: Tom Cowan All articles by Tom Cowan

As Cities in Conflict goes on hiatus, I take a look back at the past fourteen months of publishing articles, film,...

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A sporting chance?

Published on: 8 April 2014

Written by: Kirsteen Paton All articles by Kirsteen Paton

This year's 2014 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony will feature the demolition of Glasgow's renowned Red Road...

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On the frontline: citizen journalism in Syria

Published on: 20 March 2014

Written by: Anton Klepke and Kajsa Olsson All articles by Anton Klepke and Kajsa Olsson

As the Syrian civil war moves into its fourth year, citizen journalists have filled the gap left by professionals...

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On violence and protest in Brazil

Published on: 18 March 2014

Written by: Simone da Silva Ribeiro Gomes All articles by Simone da Silva Ribeiro Gomes

While media coverage of Brazil's urban protests continues to focus on Molotov cocktails and smashed windows, the...

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Territorial stigma and regeneration in Tottenham

Published on: 18 February 2014

Written by: Chloe Peacock All articles by Chloe Peacock

The stigmatising narratives which dominate popular discourse on the 2011 riots have imbued the punitive regeneration...

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Rebuilding Nahr el Bared

Published on: 12 December 2013

Written by: Monika Halkort All articles by Monika Halkort

After its destruction in the 2007 conflict, how did residents and architects go about rebuilding one of Lebanon's...

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Kabul: the humanitarian city

Published on: 15 November 2013

Written by: Marianne Potvin All articles by Marianne Potvin

Initially mandated to protect and assist, the humanitarian project in Kabul has significantly reshaped the city over...

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From civil to civic conflict? Violence and the city in 'fragile states'

Published on: 12 November 2013

Written by: Thomas Goodfellow All articles by Thomas Goodfellow

Written by: Dennis Rodgers All articles by Dennis Rodgers

Written by: Jo Beall All articles by Jo Beall

The increasing ubiquity of riots, gang crime, and terrorist attacks in cities, would suggest the hallmark of the...

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The poster boys of Kabul

Published on: 1 October 2013

Written by: Ali Karimi All articles by Ali Karimi

Each year, for one week in September, Kabulis celebrate Martyrs Week. The image war which ensues on the streets,...

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Impossible biographies: migrant life in crisis-Athens

Published on: 24 September 2013

Written by: Ross Domoney All articles by Ross Domoney

Watch: Short film documenting the everyday life of migrants in Athens. Scapegoated for Greece's crisis and...

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Landscapes of emergency

Published on: 14 August 2013

Written by: Ross Domoney All articles by Ross Domoney

Landscapes of Emergency is a brief glance over the undeclared state of emergency that casts its shadow over the...

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A crisis of presence: the war on Greek cities

Published on: 29 July 2013

Written by: Antonis Vradis All articles by Antonis Vradis

The closure of official channels of debate and establishment of migrant detention camps in Athens, has been the...

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Mapping racist violence in Athens

Published on: 15 July 2013

Written by: Jaya Klara Brekke All articles by Jaya Klara Brekke

In response to growing collusion between the far-right and the police in Athens, a new initiative seeks to map, on a...

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Memories of war in the divided city

Published on: 18 April 2013

Written by: Dalia Chabarek All articles by Dalia Chabarek

Written by: Camillo Boano All articles by Camillo Boano

The dilapidated buildings which dot downtown Beirut are constant reminders of what existed before, what was...

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The humanitarian industry and urban change in Goma

Published on: 21 March 2013

Written by: Karen Büscher All articles by Karen Büscher

Written by: Koen Vlassenroot All articles by Koen Vlassenroot

Integrating into the urban landscape, the humanitarian sector has contributed to various processes of transformation...

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Kigali 2020: the politics of silence in the city of shock

Published on: 14 March 2013

Written by: Thomas Goodfellow All articles by Thomas Goodfellow

The Rwandan government have ambitious yet deeply disruptive plans to rebuild Kigali as Africa's Singapore. Despite...

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Slow and steady in Kabul

Published on: 12 March 2013

Written by: Mitchell Sutika Sipus All articles by Mitchell Sutika Sipus

Years of violent conflict and a history of controversial planning in Kabul have stifled urban development in the city.

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Medellín: who's afraid of hip-hop?

Published on: 4 March 2013

Written by: Teo Ballvé All articles by Teo Ballvé

Ten young hip-hop activists have been murdered in Medellín's Comuna 13 district since 2009. Such violence against...

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Warspace: Geographies of conflict in Beirut

Published on: 14 February 2013

Written by: Karl Sharro All articles by Karl Sharro

The series of conflicts that besieged Beirut during the Lebanese civil war have radically reconfigured the social...

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Rio's favela residents fight mega-event eviction

Published on: 14 February 2013

Written by: Flavie Halais All articles by Flavie Halais

Gleaming plans for urban revitalization ahead of the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics include the not-so-shiny...

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