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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Fearless Cities municipalism: experiments in autogestionFor growing numbers of municipalists, new politics means fundamentally reshaping the bundle of relationships that...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Which municipalism? Let's be choosyWhat exactly are we talking about when we refer to the “new municipalism” or “municipalist transformation” as...
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Published in: HomeJackson RisingWhen a young black attorney was elected mayor of Jackson, Mississipi, rather than ask what the local state could do,...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The rising tide for the democratic control of water in BarcelonaBarcelona’s battle to take its water company back under public ownership is reaching its climax in the courts and at...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?"We need a feminist constitution"How is anyone going to go to work if no-one does the ironing, cooks, or looks after the children? I think putting...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaLatin America: fertile ground for political innovationsWithin the framework of this year's "Fearless Cities" summit, Fundación Avina and DemocraciaAbierta established a...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Sanctuary and refuge citiesAt Fearless Cities – we catch up with the Coordinator of the Refuge City Plan of Barcelona City Council, and two...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Eight lessons from Barcelona en Comú on how to Take Back ControlAfter 20 months in charge of Barcelona, here are eight things we have learned from Ada Colau and Barcelona en Comú.
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaHow to build a movement-party: lessons from Rosario’s Future CityPassive, spectator politics is not an option. It is up to the activists to prove that maintaining a party in...
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Published in: Mediterranean journeys in hopeIntroducing this week's special theme: 'Cities of welcome, cities of transit'openDemocracy and its partners brought activists, academics, and policy makers together in Barcelona late last July...
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Published in: Mediterranean journeys in hopeBarcelona: city of refugeBarcelona seeks to welcome refugees and migrants into the fabric of the city, but its efforts have been stymied by...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?A European network of rebel cities?In Europe, it is the cities that once again lead the way as places of radical innovation and democratic renewal -...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Beyond Ada Colau: the common people of Barcelona en ComúSince the launch of Barcelona en Comú less than a year ago, Colau has taken pains to emphasize that she is just the...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Towards a new municipal agenda in SpainHow did Spain's activist-politicians first get onto the ballot paper? Spain's media should take note - through their...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?First we take Barcelona...This spring, Barcelona has become, once again, the battleground for the radical soul of Europe.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Reinventing urban democracy in BarcelonaBarcelona's citizens are setting aside the historical baggage of the nineteenth and twentieth century struggles of...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Let's win back Barcelona!Guanyem Barcelona is a citizen platform that has embarked on a mission to solve the current Spanish political crises...
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Published in: HomeBarcelona i Catalunya: the real thingThe scholar of world politics and openDemocracy columnist Fred Halliday lived and worked in - and fell in love with...
