The conference brought together scholars from several countries and a variety of disciplines, who shared their research on questions of conflicts, exclusion, inequality, insecurity and tension in urban contexts. They discussed possible solutions to these problems and presented their experimental projects that seek to  create more inclusive, just and peaceful cities. The conference program may be found here. Video recodings are available at the following links:

Session I: Who owns city walls? Perspectives on graffiti and street art 

Merav Kaddar, Erasmus University of Rotterdam: My city as a battle ground: (re-)narrating national conflicts through urban artivism – 3 examples from Tel Aviv-Jaffa

Michal Huss, Tel Aviv University: The transgressive art of walking: City walking tours as a means for refugees to claim a right to the city and its heritage

 

Session II: Who owns a right to the city? Perspectives on urban (in)equality

Avner De-Shalit, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem: City of equals

Antoni Remisar, University of Barcelona: The suburb that wished to be city. Bon Pastor neighbourhood (Barcelona)

Nir Barak, Ben Gurion University of the Negev: Secure citizens: Policing, safety and city-zenship

 

Session III: Who’s in charge? Urban authorities and institutions as agents of problem-solving, conflict negotiation and autonomy

Stephan Leixnering, Vienna University of Economics and Business:Shared ownership for urban solutions to current crises 

Nufar Avni, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem: Filling the void: Cultural institutions as socio-political actors in East Jerusalem

 

Session IV: Imagine: Visions of possible cities (Podium Discussion)

Jasmin Jossin, German Institute of Urban Affairs: Urban Xtopia: Who owns the future?

Tareq Nassar, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem: Hope through action: Sinsila model in East Jerusalem

Katya Assaf, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem & Tim Schnetgöke, Independent Scholar: If billboards could talk: An experiment in Berlin

 

Session V: Who owns public spaces? Urban exclusion, isolation and strategies of placemaking

Talja Blokland, Humboldt University of Berlin, Whose public space - What city? A Berlin perspective on the risks of urban seclusion

Limor Yehuda, University of Haifa & Michal Braier, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem: The apartheid city and Jerusalem: Law, planning and social transformation

Noga Keidar, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem: Evolving epistemologies of Placemaking: Tools for theoretical and diagnostic analysis

 

Session VI: Who owns city walls? Perspectives on graffiti and street art

Peter Bengtsen, Lund University: The urban playground: reflections on city ownership through exploration

Enrico Bonadio, City University of London: Copyright in the street: An oral history of creative processes in street art and graffiti subcultures

Eynat Mendelson, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology: This is mine!!! Who owns the city’s walls?