by admin_user | Sep 22, 2026 | Engage, Governance, Perspectives, Reflections
Governance begins where the difficult decisions are Last night I spoke with members of the Zaanstreek-Waterland subregion at the Purmerend City Hall, about a deceptively simple question: how can national government, regional authorities and market actors develop a...
by admin_user | Apr 29, 2026 | Governance, Perspectives, Reflections
Why planners should pay much more attention to State Avoiders There is an increase in people who are discontented with the Dutch State and no longer trust that state institutions work for the common good (de Ridder, 2025). This can be explained by recent failures of...
by admin_user | Apr 7, 2026 | Governance, Inspiration, Reflections
Strengthening democracy beyond ‘participation’: informal politics and inclusive urban development This project investigated Planning Conflicts, focusing on how citizens informally claim their right to the city in ways that formal participatory urban planning processes...
by admin_user | Nov 3, 2025 | Governance, Publications
Contracting with Citizens: how morals, politics and laws shape cities Michiel Stapper Assistant Professor, University of Amsterdam Urban development has increasingly become a site of negotiation between government agencies, commercial parties and residents. Public...
by admin_user | Oct 24, 2025 | Governance, Reflections
Where people move but homes don’t: What Luxembourg reveals about housing pressures and emerging market dynamics Last week, I had the pleasure of travelling to Luxembourg City for a meeting of the advisory board for the HypeRent research project led by Constance...
by admin_user | Sep 12, 2025 | Governance, Reflections
Walking in Place: Thinking in Footsteps and Frames In late 2022, during a visit to Amsterdam, I began developing Walking in Place – Memorializing Everyday Places Through Extraordinary Historical Perspectives, a film and community archival project that explores the...
