2026
Series One: Rethinking Cities – Governance, Diversity, and Community.
This special issue from the disP archives provides a foundation for examining how inclusive governance and community-building can address the challenges of difference and inequality in contemporary cities.
How can cities become spaces of inclusion, democracy, and everyday life? This Special Issue brings together visionary voices in urban planning to explore the transformative power of governance and community-building in shaping sustainable, just, and vibrant cities. Together, these contributions invite planners, scholars, and policymakers to rethink the city — not as a static physical entity, but as a dynamic arena of negotiation and collective aspiration.