The use of contracts to achieve public objectives has gained momentum since the 1980s. Dr. Stapper, Assistant Professor of Law and Governance at Tilburg Law School, examines the implications of the increased utilization of private legal instruments for participatory democracy …
The Global Meeting of the Law and Society Association occurred in Lisbon, Portugal, from July 13-16, 2022. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was conducted partly online. Among the attendees were members of UGoveRN, who had their own conference …
UGoveRN members recently organized a field trip in Amsterdam Oudzuid and the Zuidas to explore the transformation of planning in the city. The occasion of visiting researcher Federica Scaffidi to the University of Amsterdam provided the perfect opportunity for the …
In 2022, UGoveRN members collaborated to create an insightful webinar series focusing on the research theme of ‘law and policy.’ This series aimed to shed light on various aspects of law and policy within the context of urban governance. Featuring …
On December 3, 2021, the Connect21 Webinar Seminar held its third session, which focused on the effects of Covid19 on the creation of (mis)matches between urban policies and real estate industry activities. v Real estate actors have traditionally been quick …
This post was written by Tobias Arnoldussen. As discussed in the previous post, to the lawyer, law appears as an orderly system. Law grants rights and competencies and dispenses duties and obligations. It does not formulate the goals of these …
How local problems become internationally relevant This post was written by Tobias Arnoldussen. In the sociology of law it is readily acknowledged that if you as a private person have a certain problem and want to have it addressed, you …
This post was written by Danielle Chevalier. The New Dutch Planning and Environment Act (Omgevingswet) lines up with other recent large-scale projects that have ‘municipalised’ governmental tasks from a national to a local level, including the National Law on Social …
(Baby don’t hurt me, don’t hurt me, no more: Haddaway) This post was written by Tobias Arnoldussen. The particular team that I am a member of for UGoveRN is called law and policy. A rather generic and self-evident sounding name, …
The pandemic has caused an upheaval in various sectors, and the real estate industry has not been immune to its effects. Covid19 has brought to the forefront longstanding issues in planning equitable cities and has led to new ideas about …
In a new publication in European Planning Studies, UGoveRN member Sina Shahab (Cardiff University), together with Thomas Hartman (TU Dortmund) and Arend Jonkman (TU Delft), explores how municipalities strategically use land policy to develop land for housing. The article examines …
This post was written by Tuna Tasan-Kok. One of the first ‘fun’ books I’ve read during my BA education was a book published in 1516, Thomas More’s ‘Utopia’, which was suggested by my urban economics professor as an extra reading …