Space and Politics in Capital Cities
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An international comparative research project on the production of urban space in Moscow, Tehran, Ankara, Astana, Abu-Dhabi and Cairo.
Joined March 2023
New book alert!📢@AnkyraWitch ’s Ankara, miroir de la Turquie moderne. Utopies, pouvoir et résistances offers a century-long, research-based reading of Turkey’s capital: from state-led utopias to everyday resistances. A must read for urban enthusiasts! 🔗
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We are delighted to announce the forthcoming publication of Gülçin Erdi’s new book, Ankara, miroir de la Turquie moderne. Utopies, pouvoir et résistances, based on her HDR (Habilitation à diriger...
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Don’t miss this 🚨On 11–12 Dec 2025, our #SpacePol Astana crew — Adrien Fauve, Julien Thorez & @PaulWolkenstein — will be at @Inalco (Paris) unpacking how #Astana is really made by Kazakhstani actors, not just starchitects.👉 Info & programme:
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On 11–12 December 2025, Inalco’s Maison de la Recherche in Paris will host two days of study dedicated to Central Asia, under the title “Centrale Asie : (Re)penser une région...
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🏙️ How do capital cities in the Middle East & Muslim world become stages for power & ideology? Discover #Méditerranée no.135, edited by #SpacePol own @AnkyraWitch, featuring #SpacePol research on Ankara, Abu Dhabi, Astana, Tehran & more.➡️ https://t.co/JumfOXZZGd
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Symbolic and Political Production of Space in Capital Cities in the Middle East and Muslim World We are delighted to announce the publication of a new thematic issue of the...
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From #Neom to #MasdarCity, what do futuristic #Gulf cities reveal about politics, power & imagination? Our @SpacePolProject members LaureAssaf & @RomanStadnicki share insights on @franceculture’s Cultures Monde! 🎧 Listen & read → https://t.co/F7ASCj9yVT
@AnkyraWitch
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We are delighted to share that two members of the SpacePol project, Laure Assaf and Roman Stadnicki, were featured on France Culture’s programme Cultures Monde, in an episode titled “Villes...
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Full house this morning for our #SpacePol panel at #GISMOMM2025! jam-packed room for a deep dive into urban circulations across Middle Eastern & Central Asian capitals 🏙️🙏2 all speakers & attendees! @GisMoyenOrient @AnkyraWitch @PaulWolkenstein #AbuDhabi #Cairo #Astana #Ankara
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🎉 Congrats to #SpacePol's Corten Pérez-Houis for receiving a special mention in the 2025 #IMOMM thesis awards! His brilliant work on red brick networks in Greater #Cairo & #Khartoum highlights material resistances in urban production. @GisMoyenOrient
https://t.co/gwvZOWMVau
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🚨SPACEPOL @ #GISMOMM2025 Join us in #Strasbourg 4 our panel on urban circulations between capitals of the Middle East & Central Asia 🏙️ 📍Room 3215, 8:30–10:30 @GisMoyenOrient From #Astana to #Cairo via #AbuDhabi, #Ankara & beyond @AnkyraWitch
https://t.co/K3ZdFD26C8
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New blog post!Our latest #SpacePol field report from #Cairo is online: evictions, mega-projects & human encounters across a city in transformation. Photos, reflections & critical geographies👇 @AnkyraWitch 📸 https://t.co/2jdXS22ixi
#UrbanStudies #Egypt #NewCairo #NAC #fieldwork
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🚀 Exciting hybrid event on urban futures & branding cities, hosted by Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University Tapu Kadastro Yüksekokulu @tkyo_ahbv Featuring #SpacePol member @szafersahin #kentselgelecektasarımı #kentlerinmarkailetişimi 📢Don't miss this insightful discussion! in 🇹🇷
Hibrit olarak gerçekleşecek etkinliğin ayrıntıları afişte görülebilir. #kentselgelecektasarımı #zaferhoca #kentlerinmarkailetişimi @szafersahin @tkyo_ahbv
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📢We are happy to share with you the latest news from our #SpacePol team. It's been an intense period for us! 💪Don’t hesitate to share far and wide! 🗞️➡️ https://t.co/NMx5JpQZFm
@AnkyraWitch @szafersahin @IFEAIstanbul @VPawlotsky @ahmedzaazaa @youenngrn @PaulWolkenstein
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We are happy to share with you the latest news from our SpacePol team. Don’t hesitate to share far and wide! OpenEdition vous propose de citer ce billet de la...
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📢 New Publication announcement 📢our Turkish book, Cumhuriyet’in Kalbinde: Ankara’nın Mekânsal, Toplumsal ve Siyasi Yolculuğu, is out! @srckitap ! 🎉 featuring top scholars like Prof. İlhan Tekeli @ilhantekeli, edited by #SpacePol @AnkyraWitch More info➡️ https://t.co/CGHKKea98C
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📢 New Publication Alert! 🇹🇷📚 We are delighted to announce that the book “Cumhuriyet’in Kalbinde: Ankara’nın Mekânsal, Toplumsal ve Siyasi Yolculuğu” is now available in Turkish, published by SRC...
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This coming Friday 29 November #SpacePol will be present at the 2nd Workshop of the Atlas Global Network, @AnkyraWitch presents #SpacePol: 📍École française d’Athènes 🗓️Webinar reg: https://t.co/KRbLGB28mU For more info ➡️ https://t.co/nrBvdGiT0e Don't miss it!
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We’re excited to announce that #SpacePol has been featured in a poster exhibition at the @CNRS campus Gérard Mégie 📍Paris! “Urban Foresight”/ “Prospective sur l’urbain” ➡️ https://t.co/Zsrn8T7z0L Don't miss it 🗓️from October 7th to 31st #research @AnkyraWitch #ANR @IFEAIstanbul
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The Catalogue of the #SpacePol Photographic Exhibition “#Ankara: Artisans in the Changing City” Now Available! You can get hold of a copy of this beautiful book of images and texts by @AnkyraWitch and 📷@vdelcourtphoto here➡️ https://t.co/ttzu6HcgTK
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We are happy to share the report of our #SpacePol workshop held at @IFEAIstanbul in May with many of our amazing members: we thought and worked together on how to reach our collective goals as a diverse academic community ❤️🙏#finalbook➡️ https://t.co/Rf8NkxDZDl
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We are delighted to share with you the report of our project mid-term conference, an academic workshop held at Ifea, Istanbul in May with SpacePol members that saught to work...
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Event alert Istanbul 📢Urban Planning Talks “The Place of the Capital Ankara in Urban Studies in Turkey.” @AnkyraWitch will be participating with Aksu Akçaoglu, organised by @msgsuniversite & @IFEAIstanbul 🗓️23 sept 📍Karşı Sanat Çalışmaları https://t.co/iCpEYD7kdV Don't miss it!
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Gorgeous day in London! Come to the @RGS_IBG conference #RGSIBG24 to our #SPACEPOL panel at 16:50 today! You will hear @AnkyraWitch @reclaimedspace @ahmedzaazaa and Azadeh Mashayekhi talk about mapping power dynamics in capital cities #SpaceandPolitics #CapitalCities
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Another two great #SpacePol presentations at @igc2024dub ! @AnkyraWitch and @VPawlotsky presenting their work on #Ankara and #Moscow respectively. Thank you again to the organisers and audience for their participation! #Spaceandpolitics #capitalcities
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Our #SpacePol postdoctoral researcher Clara @reclaimedspace presented her research on women and gendered monuments in #Ankara and #AbuDhabi at @igc2024dub to an engaged audience. Thanks to the organisers and the panel chair for facilitating the conversation! #gender #geography
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