Aspen Review: Creative Cities
"The idea of creative cities – still a current hot topic in urban studies — is increasingly confronted with the notion of smart cities. Both concepts reflect frantic attempts to answer the questions, what is a city and what should a city become in the post-industrial era," writes Edwin Bendyk, Head of the Centre for Future Studies at the Warsaw-based Collegium Civitas and a commentator for the Polityka weekly in the opening article of the June issue of the Aspen Review Central Europe. Creative cities are also tackled in an interview with Benjamin Barber, political philosopher and political scientist, a critic of neoliberalism and civil society promoter, who talks of parliament of mayors: "It would be the first step towards creating a global democratic platform. Such a parliament would not pass new laws but share the best solutions and experiences."
Two more articles offer insights on modern urban development and cultural life: "City Is People" by Krzysztof Nawratek, city theoretician, lecturer on architecture and the Director of M.A. studies at the Plymouth University, UK and "City and Culture" by Krzysztof Czyżewski, the Director of the deep culture program, festival Wroclaw — European Capital of Culture 2016. The topic is also addressed by Zora Jaurová, the President of the Slovak Creative Industry Forum and alumni of the first Aspen Institute Prague Leadership Program.
Apart from the topic of creative cities the latest issue of Aspen Review deals for example with the Russian nationalism in an interview with Vladimir Gelman, professor of the European University in St. Petersburg, Fulbright Scholar, member of editorial board of European Political Science, who also lectures at the Helsinki University. Bogdan Góralczyk, former diplomat and currently a scholar at the European Centre of the Warsaw University focuses on the contemporary situation in Hungary in his contribution "Ten Keywords to Orbanistan". Former Czech Minister of Environment Martin Bursík criticizes the Czech energy policy in the article "Nuclear Energy as an Obstacle to Modernisation".
Check the content of the June issue below.
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