Urban Governance
05/05/2026
Applications are open for two Resident Senior Policy Fellowships at LSE Cities, as part of the Bloomberg LSE European City Leadership Initiative. The one-year residency supports experienced professionals working on city leadership, public sector innovation and urban governance. Deadline: 17 May 2026. [...]
30/04/2026
In Conversation #83, Carla Tedesco introduces the theme and programme of the EURA 2026 Annual Conference in Venice, “Cities under strain: Rethinking the ungovernable”. She presents the key questions shaping the conference, the plenary sessions and tracks, and invites participants to engage with Venice through discussions, local encounters, and mobile workshops.
31/03/2026
In Conversation #82, Carsten Jahn Hansen reflects on the growing use of “soft spaces” planning at the local level. Drawing on research from Denmark, he explores how informal, non-statutory spatial plans can bridge gaps between neighbourhoods, investors and authorities, while also raising new challenges in relation to coordination, legitimacy and the interaction between soft and hard planning spaces.
30/04/2024
