SubjectPublic administration
Catalonia's biggest library, a new driving force of culture
A few months ago, work began on the site next to Estació de França train station where the monumental State Public Library is to be built. Covering 16,000 m...
The struggle surrounding street and square names in democratic Barcelona
The changes made to the names of the city’s streets and squares are a reflection of each municipal mandate. By action or omission, the names of streets and squares...
Redesigning the city’s cultural fabric
In 2021, Barcelona City Council adopted a Cultural Rights Plan designed to strengthen social cohesion through the recognition of the right to cultural...
Digital technologies, the new driving force behind Barcelona’s economy
Thanks to the confirmation in July of the city as the permanent home of the Mobile World Congress, Barcelona is enhancing its appeal as a development hub for...
An uncertain futureWho writes the rules of the capitalist game?
The capitalist game is about employing a social resource – the legal system – for private gain. It is played in the service of private actors, but the decisive actors...
An uncertain futureDemocracy, sovereignty and territory: Squaring the circle
How do democracy, sovereignty and territory relate to one another? The ownership and exercise...
An uncertain futureOur crisis of democracy
The beginning of the 21st century presents us with challenges that force democracies to improve. New challenges, both global and those specific of each...
An uncertain futureWhich future for democratic politics
We are up against a crisis of neoliberal hegemony that could pave the way for authoritarian governments, but that can also present the opportunity to restore and...
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