Conflict and Urban Territory - From UK Homelessness to Uprising in Nepal

This month we are joined by Dr Sam Burgum & Professor Simon Rushton to dive into what the new UK Minister for Homelessness should have on their agenda and how we can understand the wider socio-economic issues shaping the recent Gen Z uprising in Nepal. 

Cutting across our discussions are questions of conflict over and in urban territory, federalism and decentralisation and how best to meet basic needs - such as shelter, health or security at the local (and national) level.

Also on our radar:

• What does the new US-UK tech partnership mean for regional inequalities, and how might this be regulated?
• The implications of extended settlements or 'outposts' in the West Bank
• The urban dynamics of witchcraft
• What 'Your Party' could learn from New Municipalism
• Cities for cars not people? (and the masculinity of urban planning)
• Who is left to report on local democracy and conflict? The global crisis in press freedom

Guests:
Sam Burgum is a Visiting Researcher at the Urban Institute and works on homelessness, property and trespass. He has written about , , and the importance of a and who has the right to urban space.