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Sociologist and best-selling author Eric Klinenberg shows how social infrastructure holds the key to health, happiness, safety and healing our divided society.
Journalist and author Ian Kearns warns of the dangers faced by a European Union on the brink of collapse – and issues a call to action to defend peace and progress in Europe.
Richard Sennett, one of the world's leading thinkers on the urban environment, traces the relationship between how cities are built and how people live in them.
65 million people are caught up in the global refugee crisis. CEO of the IRC David Miliband shows why we should care, and what we can do to make a difference.
The displacement of people is a defining issue of this century. This report reviews the current nature of global displacement and reflects on some of the key debates in this area.
The final report of the RSA Inclusive Growth Commission sets out our framework and recommendations for achieving inclusive growth.
How do we make inclusive growth a reality? Our 'Putting principles into practice' guide explores the ways in which numerous places are starting to find ways to spread prosperity more widely.
Our third Power to Create paper explores the possibility of transforming a UK city into a city of learning. Taking the imagined city of Kensalfield as our subject, we offer 20 proposals to take at local and national level. ...
Hear the latest from RSA Japan Fellows' Network (JFN) on resilient global cities.
Boris Johnson invokes the industrial revolution as he backs the Northern Powerhouse, but forgets the North’s more radical history demanding social and electoral reform.
Only by understanding the impact of history can we help places have a brighter future.
The growth of global mega-cities has slowed. We need to think in terms of bigger regions to drive productivity – Scotland and London show that it works.
The RSA City Growth Commission was a 12 month enquiry into how cities can be empowered to shape and drive their economies.
In the context of devolution, successful social and economic development strategies, will deploy new powers at the local and city scale. To make plans successful, they must be distinct, connected to the identity of citizens ...
‘DevoMet: Charting a path ahead’ sets out how and when an ambitious policy of city-regional devolution could be implemented.
The northern regions of the RSA Fellowship launched a project to explore the fate of market towns and the surrounding countryside in response to Northern Powerhouse proposals.
Sunday 28th July 2019
DLI Infantryman statue, Durham City Centre
RSA Durham Network are launching a new event series for 2019-20 with a focus on ‘Flourishing.’ The first event will be an early evening City walk, taking place on Sunday 28 July.
Sunday 7th July 2019
Scottish Storytelling Centre
How can cities be re-imagined in the 21st Century? Behind the tech glitz of ‘Smart City’ lies the less glamorous but no less transformational ‘Open Streets’ movement. Developed as a global initiative, the mission of Open ...
Take a seat at the table at this roundtable event and break bread with both Thais and foreigners to explore issues faced by urban refugees.
Monday 8th October 2018
Great Room Auditorium, RSA House
Sociologist and best-selling author Eric Klinenberg shows how social infrastructure holds the key to health, happiness, safety and healing our divided society.