By Van Hoang, University of Amsterdam Architecting the socio-spatial conditions for belonging in rapidly changing urban districts is as vital as roads, schools, and water lines. Hanoi’s West Lake – simultaneously a refuge for youth culture and a cosmopolitan “expat enclave” – concentrates these pressures....Read More
By Ayşen Üstübici and Zeynep Sena Uzunboy, Koç University, Istanbul Historically, cities in general, some neighborhoods in particular, have been the main destinations for internal migrants from rural areas and for newly arrived international migrants. Zeytinburnu has historically been a first-stop “arrival neighborhood” because of...Read More
By Ricard Zapata-Barrero, GRITIM, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona A re-examination of the local turn literature (Zapata-Barrero et al., 2017), with a focus on the normative assumptions that has helped to articulate the debates, may necessitate a re-set of the local turn so as to broaden...Read More
Double panel "International migration and peripheral places: Exploring 'left behindness' through the human mobility lens" at the 2025 American Association of Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting in Detroit!Read More
By Gülşen Doğan, MiReKoc, Koç University, Istanbul Cities worldwide are rapidly changing due to urban growth and economic shifts. Digital tools are now central to local governance. These technologies improve public service efficiency and foster citizen-government interactions. They promote decentralized control and collaborative policymaking, enhancing...Read More
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