Cooperation between Berlin and Istanbul, which dates back to 1989, has developed over the past few decades and the 30th anniversary of this partnership was celebrated in 2019. In the same year, a conference entitled ‘We the City: Plurality and Resistance in Istanbul and Berlin’ was organized, hosting several practitioners, urban activists, and scholars. We, the City in 2019 focused on developing ways to resist the increasing role of undemocratic actors and invited participants to conceive of creating a collective political identity without reducing plurality to uniformity.
The Center for Comparative Research on Democracy at Humboldt Universität zu Berlin organized We, the City 2022 that aims to bring cities and the urban scale to the center of discussions on sources of alternative participatory approaches to identify democratic and egalitarian solutions to global challenges. We the City 2022 aspires to be a platform where actors of cities can discuss, imagine and contribute to the design of participatory, responsive, and emancipatory practices and institutions. We seek to facilitate exchange of ideas and experience to think together about new ways of participation that acknowledge existing inequalities and disadvantaged groups, mitigate inequalities and empower grassroots initiatives, institutions, and citizens.
15:00 | Walking Tour: Why We're Here Registration For the Tour Is Closed |
Mohamad Othman | |
18:00 | Opening Lecture And Reception |
Welcome | |
Ana-Maria Trăsnea State of Berlin Delegate to the Federation, Permanent Secretary for Active Citizenship, Democracy Support and International Relations |
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Ertug Tombus
CCRD HU-Berlin |
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18:30-20:00 | Keynote Lecture |
Erik Swyngedouw
The University of Manchester |
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Illiberalism and the Democratic Paradox: Emancipation reworked and the post-politicization of the city | |
20:00-21:30 | Reception |
09:30 | Registration |
10:00-11:30 | Round Table Discussion: Critical Legal Engineering in the field of Urban Develepoment and Housing |
Joanna Kusiak
University of Cambridge |
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Benjamin Raabe
Tenancy Lawyer , Republican Lawyers Association (RAV) |
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Rabea Berfelde
Deutsche Wohnen & Co. enteignen |
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Pelin Pınar Giritlioğlu
Chamber of Urban Planners, Istanbul |
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Koray Cengiz
Chamber of Urban Planners |
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11:30-12:00 | Coffee Break |
11:30-13:00 | Panel Discussion: The Idea of a Democratic City |
Moderation:
Ertug Tombus HU-Berlin |
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Marta Wojciechowska
King’s College London |
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Verena Frick
Georg-August Universität Göttingen |
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13:00-14:00 | Lunch Break |
14:00-15:30 | Graduate Workshop Output: What makes the city democratic? |
Cemre Yaz Demircioğlu
Yıldız Technical University |
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Taha Dutoğlu
Yıldız Technical University |
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Eğinç Simay Ertürk
Istanbul Technical University |
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Cansu Gösterişli
Istanbul Technical University |
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Rüya Erkan Öcek
Yıldız Technical University |
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Merve Deniz Tak
Istanbul University |
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Tuba İnal Çekiç
Hertie School Berlin |
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Bora Yerliyurt
Yıldız Technical University |
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Senem Kozaman Aygün
Yıldız Technical University |
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Oktay Kargül
Istanbul Planning Agency |
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Elif Fındıkoğlu
Istanbul Planning Agency |
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15:30-16:00 | Coffee Break |
16:00-17:30 | Film Screening and Discussion |
I’ve Come and I’m Gone (Ben Geldim Gidiyorum) |
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Director: Metin Akdemir | |
City and Sound: A discussion with Metin Akdemi and Banu Çicek Tülü |
10:00-11:00 | Panel Discussion: Democratic Promotion and Participation |
Moderation: Urszula Wozniak | |
Michael Künzel Senate Department for Urban Development, Building and Housing, Head of the Department of Land Use Planning and Urban Planning Concepts |
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Gürkan Akgün Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Head of the City Planning Department |
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Fatih Dogan Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, City Planning Directorate |
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11:00-12:30 | Round Table Discussion: Experience Sharing: Participatory tools |
Moderation: Funda Oral | |
Ulf Gerlach Berlin Department of Urban Development Building and Housing |
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Miray Özkan Beyoğlu Senin project |
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Martin Kasztantowicz Forum Blankenburger Süden |
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Gökçe Dede Deputy Director of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, City Planning Directorate |
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Ferhan Gezici Istanbul Technical University |
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12:30-14:00 | Lunch Break |
14:00-15:30 | Round Table Discussion: Participation in (im)migration societies |
Moderation: Gülay Türkmen Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB) | |
Wenke Chrıstoph Berlin’s State Secretary for Integration and Social Affairs |
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Meltem Ersan Migration Policy Coordinator of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality |
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Cihan Sinanoğlu Deutsche Zentrum für Integrations- und Migrationsforschung (DeZIM) |
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16:00-17:30 | Forum Public-Civic Collaboration: Cooptation/Mainstreaming |
Moderation: Andrej Holm Humboldt University Berlin |
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Katharina Janke-Wagner Senate Department for Urban Development, Building and Housing, responsible for project development Rathausblock |
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Rebecca Wall & Felix Marlow Humboldt University Berlin, research group "PCP model projects" |
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Ciaran Cross HOWOGE, Tenant Council |
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Pelin Pınar Giritlioğlu Chamber of Urban Planners, Istanbul |
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Funda Oral BOSCOP |
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17:30-18:00 | Closing Session |