Ya es oficial, a partir del 1 de marzo formaré parte del proyecto vivelacommune.org como responsable del Proyecto de Investigación 'New Municipalism and the Fearless Cities movement'. Un contrato postdoctoral con la Universitat Jaume I

Thought-provoking read on the competing theoretical frameworks underpinning 'radical municipalism': the 'municipal financialisation' of London - where 84 per cent of authorities have arms-length regeneration vehicles - versus the 'progressive interventionism' of Preston:

Strong ethereum for strong altcoins, municipalism of the heart 🎱🥁

#Altcoin

I took over the Presidency of the United Cities and Local Governments(UCLG), at the UCLG World Council on the eve of 100th anniversary of our Republic. I will continue my efforts for peace, solidarity and sustainability as well as setting an example with Konya Model Municipalism.

‼️STRATEGIKONFERENS 2023 - BLOCK RÄTTEN TILL STADEN

📌MUNICIPALISM I PRAKTIKEN.
Föreläsning - 18:30 - 19:00. Engelska
Barcelona en Comú förändrade hela den politiska scenen i Barcelona när de tog makten 2015.

#OtD 30 Jul 2006 Murray Bookchin died at age 85. Bookchin was an American libertarian socialist and founder of social ecology and libertarian municipalism. Read a remembrance here: libcom.org/news/bookchin-…

Later this year, when initial data from last year's census should be published, I'll be doing a refresh of my New Municipalism project (i.e. 'What might Scotland look like with proper local government?')

I've gotten a bit of a head start on it already, so here's a little teaser.

🚨🚨 FROM OUR LATEST EP 🚨🚨

The Queensland Greens candidate for Brisbane Lord Mayor Jonathan Sriranganathan lays out some radical municipalism & explains why councils are about far more than just 'roads, rates & rubbish'.

Listen here >> seriousdangerpod.com

#auspol #qldvotes

Opposition party (CHP) Mayor Mansur Yavaş, now leading by 25 points in unofficial results:

'In Ankara, pomp lost the election, labor and sweat won. Profiteers lost the election and social municipalism won. Construction barons lost the election in Ankara, 6 million Ankara

Some quintessential Victorian municipalism from Dorchester, I: the Dorset Museum, founded 1846; this building designed by GR Crickmay and Son and opened in 1884. The 'Victorian Hall' shown in the present and in its earlier heyday.

Editorial for our Urban Studies Journal SI *Municipalist Strategy in Crisis?* just published open access (...on the day Barcelona En Comú lose office)

Bertie Russell, Laura Roth & I assess the challenges and prospects facing what we define as *radical municipalism*

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00…

Only Labour in Preston operate and support municipalism and Co-operative business. The other parties oppose local workers benefitting from their own endeavour…

Retvrn to municipalism imho.

#OtD 14 Jan 1921 Murray Bookchin, theoretician of social ecology and libertarian municipalism, was born. His ideas have come to prominence more recently as they have been embraced by Kurdish communities in Rojava, Syria. Learn about his life and ideas: libcom.org/library/murray…

Thanks to the Mayor of Suginami, Tokio, 岸本聡子 Satoko Kishimoto for her support to Ada Colau and Barcelona En Comú for the next local election.

Together we keep making municipalism transform our cities and towns around the world!

#BarcelonaLeadstheWay
#BarcelonaObreCamí

What do different new municipalism experiences tell us about the challenges of making cities more democratic and participatory? We want to hear about your research! Submit your abstract to the ISA-RC21 conference at Santiago Chile 2024 org by cucu sudrajat at rc21conference2024.coes.cl/panel-47/

Community Wealth Building and Municipalism from the Inside Out panel hosted by Momentum 🌹 at the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung London Office event 'Feminise Politics Now!' Hilary Schan Nabeela Carl Walker

Our January readings are out!

We run a monthly reading list featuring news or crucial conversations you might've missed. We focus on environmental justice, radical municipalism, new politics, political theory, and resources for action and education.

unevenearth.org/2023/02/januar…

This one has skylights.

Vekllei is a constellation of principles: social economics, federalism, good taste, democracy, dignity, municipalism, the family, spiritualism, self-determination, feminism, optimism, bread, roses and train skylights.

Read more: millmint.net

💥What is the democratising capacity of new municipalism and public-common partnerships? 📢My latest article looks at Barcelona's Citizen Assets program & shows how self-management, co-production, and democratic control fuel democratisation. Open-access👇
bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journals/…