Tag Archives: Neighbourhood

How public is public space?

by Ares Kalandides A signature list is being passed around in my Berlin neighbourhood around Kollwitzplatz in Prenzlauer Berg. We’re asked to sign against the regulations by the local borough of Pankow on how to use public space. Cafés and … Continue reading

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From User to Neighbour – How Social Media Enters the Local Level

by Valentin Schipfer One could assume that individualism in urban areas has been underpinned by a sense of communitarism since the last decade. Terms like community gardening, food coops, shared bike workshops, neighbourhood meetups or backyard sales are gaining weight. … Continue reading

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Urban gardening in Berlin: contributions to city quality

by Hans Pul Although it is still freezing (at least here in Berlin), it is the time of the year for starting planning and planting this year’s vegetables. Around this time of the year, you can start planting carrots, spinach, … Continue reading

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Neighbouring, practices of belonging and the rescaling of citizenship. Examples from Berlin and Athens*

Paper presentation by Ares Kalandides and Dina Vaiou** Context A. Concentrations of migrants in certain urban neighbourhoods in European cities have been a constant issue in political and academic debates about ethnic/racial difference with a recurrence of questions such as … Continue reading

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