SubjectPublic leadership
The revolution of the ‘nameless’
The images compiled in the book illustrate an imaginary of resistance to war and fascism. The photographs of the proletarian archive are an antidote to the...
The generational gapYoung people doing politics differently
It has often been said that young people are not interested in politics. There is evidence that points to the contrary and that shows that interest in politics is not...
The generational gapThe generational shadow makes its presence felt
Forty years since the transition to democracy, the generational makeup of our society is changing. The children of that era already comprise half of the population...
The generational gapWhen stability seems utopian
In recent decades, job insecurity has taken root in society and affects younger generations in particular. The delay in gaining access to decent employment postpones...
“Retro-progressivism” and in praise of technocracy
Barcelona pròxima, besides bestowing high praise on technocracy, is an urban planning manual, an intellectual biography, a compendium of urban history, a...
New vulnerabilitiesThe myth of the entrepreneur and the value of the invisible
In recent years we have witnessed the glorification of the figure of the entrepreneur. Job offers require skills that are not always essential. Society needs...
Lessons from the crisisOpen wounds
There are more poor people today, and they have even less than before the crisis. Organised citizenship has tackled this situation with social innovation and...
Knitting spaces of feminist thought
Fina Birulés
Distilling thought involves the strenuous task of condensing sense and syntactic skill. Those who know Fina Birulés know of her tenacious precision in thought and...
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