SubjectPublic leadership
Tackling climate emergencyA zero waste society
In Barcelona, in 2019, almost 800,000 tonnes of waste were generated. Awareness of the waste we generate can move us to action. Big cities must pave the way for a...
Tackling climate emergencyPublic transport, a clean and efficient mobility alternative
People need to move to interact with one another, to go to work, to study or to shop, to enjoy leisure time or to socialise and be with family and friends. In...
The dignity of being citizens of the world
Nussbaum traces the genealogy of the cosmopolitan tradition, which is rooted in the response given by Diogenes the Cynic when asked where he was from, to which he...
Open city. The challenges of the futureHow can Vox be defined? Five pointers for its interpretation
Vox’s electoral ups and downs indicate that its base is not as solid as it seems. This party, based on a vertical structure, limited ideological theorisation and high...
“It is through the heart that the viewer’s mind is turned upside down”
Carme Portaceli
Carme Portaceli is to be the forthcoming director of the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya [TNC, the National Theatre of Catalonia], making her the first woman to run the...
Open city. The challenges of the futureUltra rhetoric
Ultra rhetoric is a new reincarnation of sophist rhetoric. It places fake news – a technological version of classic fallacies – at the heart of its communications...
Open city. The challenges of the futureThe far right and authoritarian populism, challenges for liberal democracy
The surfacing of far-right or so-called “authoritarian populist” political parties in the United States and in some parts of Europe seems to be contradictory, as they...
The city after the pandemicLow-intensity neo-fascism, for the time being
The lessons of history do not immunise us against fascism. The collective experience of the pandemic we are experiencing, with a stunned and shocked society,...
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