Editor of the Built Environment journal

European Association, formally constituted in France, with academic and non-academic partners from across the EU, with the goal of pursuit of Participatory Democracy, with several research, exchange, and actualisation projects across Europe.

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Five years of the Northern Powerhouse: Democracy, Identity and Power Anthony Burgess Centre, Manchester Monday 22 July: 17.00 - 19.00 About this event Five years after George Osborne’s speech in which he coined the phrase ‘Northern Powerhouse’, the concept remains subject to extensive debate. Much has changed since 2014: Osborne is no longer an MP, Brexit dominates government business and, as a new Prime Minister enters Number 10 over the coming weeks, the future of the Northern Powerhouse agenda looks unclear. The purpose of this event is to explore the past, present and future of the Northern Powerhouse, and the reality of the project ‘on the ground’. There are calls for further devolution from politicians, businesses and the media (for example through the recent ‘Power Up The North’ campaign across regional newspapers in the North). However, there are questions about whether the idea of giving sub-national government more power is really resonating with citizens.

The UK2070 Commission National Symposium, held Thursday 13th June 2019 at Leeds Civic Hall hosted by, Leeds City Council. Is a National Forum to both share the work of the Commission to date, and also to obtain the views of interested stakeholders about our First Report. I was invited to organise a session at the conference from Young Professionals, which I also chaired. http://uk2070.org.uk/2019/04/02/save-the-date-for-uk2070-commissions-national-forum/

Political Pasts and Democratic Futures: Interdisciplinary Perspectives Thursday 1st June 2017 Institute of Advanced Studies University College London Wilkins Building, South Wing Common Ground/G11

Member of the Advisory Group for the ESRC-NRF Newton funded collaborative research project on Higher Education in South Africa developed in the close partnership with the two planning accreditation bodies, SACPLAN in SA and RTPI in the UK.

Invited to lecture for an intensive programme developing internal 'integrator' role, on the topic of 'the scale of the opportunity'.

I joined the editorial team of the Built Environment journal as the reviews editor and since then have launched the digital arm of the journal, ‘Blogged Environment’, to develop its reach and engagement.