Power and the Pope: New episode of Urban Radar podcast

In this podcast, we dive into the issue of community power - the energy kind! - with Dr Jayne Carrick, before discussing how a new pope (or an AI confession box!) will alter relations between religion, faith and the city with Dr Krzysztof Nawratek.

Power and the Pope
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Episode Description

This month on Urban Radar, we explore the theme of community power. 
 
 On our urban radar we also consider:
  • The UK government’s Immigration White Paper and the ‘local impacts’ of international student recruitment
  • Race and space in Trump’s welcoming of white South African ‘refugees’
  • Urbicide in Gaza and its historical antecedents
  • Gambling and its urban discontents
  • The urban impacts of deconcentrating central government departments outside London 

Guests

Jayne Carrick is a researcher in the South Yorkshire Sustainability Centre, and School of Sociological Studies, Politics and International Relations. Her work is intended to improve efforts to engage public stakeholders in environmental and climate change policy making.

Krzysztof Nawratek is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Landscape, and UI Associate. His Future Faith(s) project looks at religions, spaces & innovations in the city, building on work in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

Radar 5: POWER & THE POPE (+ Gaza urbicide, gambling cities & more) - Urban Radar | Podcast on Spotify

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