From Rembrandt to AI in the streets of Amsterdam This post was written by Tuna Tasan-Kok. As part of UGoveRN’s International Workshop on Digital Urban Governance, we kicked off our two-day event in Amsterdam with a unique walking excursion that …
UGoveRN’s First Panel at NIG UGhent This post was written by Igor Pessoa. The Event Last week, the UGoveRN organised a panel (more like a small track) at the NIG (Netherlands Institute of Governance) 2024/25 conference at Ghent University. It …
The Governance of Land, Property Owners & Real Estate This post was written by Anna Hug. I recently returned from a four-day visit to Avignon, where I participated in a joint Symposium of the Geodata for Real Estate Research Chair …
This post was written by Tuna Tasan-Kok. UGoveRN Excursion to Enschede: Unveiling the Tech Behind Shaping Urban Identity Enschede, a charming city in the eastern Netherlands, was the location of our 2023 annual UGoveRN study day, offering a captivating excursion …
This post was written by Mariam Hussain and Eduardo Oliveira. On March 17, 2023, UGoveRN joined forces with Thomas More University of Applied Sciences in Mechelen, Belgium, and the Regional Studies Association from the UK, in a collaborative effort to …
The VSR (Dutch and Flemish Law and Society Association) Annual Conference offered an excellent platform for interdisciplinary discussions on governance, which is the focus of UGoveRN. Each year, the association holds a two-day conference, where experts from various disciplines within …
This post was written by Anna Hug. On May 16th and 17th, 2023, the first annual UGoveRN International Networking Event took place in Amsterdam with Prof. Dr. Mike Raco (Bartlett School of Planning, UCL) as an international guest. The event …
This post was written by Sara Özogul. On March 8, 2023, UGoveRN collaborated with URSI, the Urban and Regional Studies Institute of the Faculty of Spatial Sciences at the University of Groningen, to organize a seminar that focused on the …
What do UGoveRN do on a Friday afternoon? They dive deep into the world of governance arrangements and explore the complex intersections between viability planning and virtual statecraft. This was the focus of a recent discussion session that brought together …
On October 27th, Professor Tuna Tasan-Kok, Professor of Urban Governance and Planning at the University of Amsterdam and Chair of UGoveRN, delivered a Public Lecture at the Bartlett School of Planning, UCL. The lecture was titled ‘Rethinking Property-Led Planning Through …
This post was written by Ebru Kurt Ozman. On October 20, 2022, I presented my work on authoritarian entrepreneurial governance to the UGoveRN network. My research investigates the relationship of state entrepreneurialism and self-organisation of policy networks in spatial governance, …
This post was written by Tuna Tasan-Kok. Spatial governance and urban planning are going through a transformation phase in The Netherlands. The new Omgevingswet (Environment and Spatial Planning Act) is on the make, which will change the way cities are …