Sonntag 17. of Februar 2008

Kontrollierte Urbanität: On Air

We received the pleasure to be noticed by a radio station - and not a minor one. Enjoy ten minutes of audio following the link below.
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Kontrollierte Urbanität: On Air

Category: welfare & workfare, Repression, Control

Samstag 20. of Oktober 2007

Eick, Sambale, Toepfer Kontrollierte Urbanität Zur Neoliberalisierung städtischer Sicherheitspolitik

Our book is out! Finally ... Volker Eick, Jens Sambale, Eric Töpfer (Hg.) Kontrollierte Urbanität. Zur Neoliberalisierung städtischer Sicherheitspolitik, 402 Pages, Bielefeld: Transcript, Urban Studies, 21 €, ISBN:...
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Eick, Sambale, Toepfer Kontrollierte Urbanität Zur Neoliberalisierung städtischer Sicherheitspolitik

Category: Control

Samstag 20. of Oktober 2007

Neil Smith: Gentrification in Berlin and the Revanchist State

Neil Smith, author of the seminal book "The urban frontier" (1996) and countless articles on gentrification, spatial scales, globalization and state revanchism, came to Berlin in May and agreed to answer a few of our questions...
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Neil Smith: Gentrification in Berlin and the Revanchist State

Category: welfare & workfare, Repression, Control

Freitag 07. of September 2007

Neil Smith: German GWOT Misfire

[from The Nation, September 24, 2007 ] [german version is here: http://einstellung.so36.net/en/ps/296] The signs from Europe on the antiterrorism front look increasingly ominous, less because of any discernible upswing in...
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Neil Smith: German GWOT Misfire

Category: Repression

Freitag 24. of August 2007

RC21 demands to drop charges

The influential Research Committee on Urban and Regional Development (RC21) of the International Sociological Association (ISA) sends a letter of support. They strongly protest and petition against the abuse of academic freedom...
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RC21 demands to drop charges

Category: Repression