Christian Lamker 🇪🇺

City of the Commons or City of Commodities? How urban commons and social movements struggle for a radically democratic creative city in Groningen. Bart Popken (GSSI, Italy / University of Groningen) in the 'Where is Urban Politics?' series in Groningen 📺 youtube.com/watch?v=itg_X9…

Bundespräsident Frank-Walter Steinmeier hat den Krieg der USA und Israels gegen den Iran als „völkerrechtswidrig“ kritisiert: „Unsere Außenpolitik wird nicht überzeugender dadurch, dass wir Völkerrechtsbruch nicht Völkerrechtsbruch nennen.“

🏙️ 🙅‍♂️'Institutional activism within the local state: exploring ambitions for deep transformation in Amsterdam'. Line Kvartborg Vestergard in a short interview for #PlanningDynamics26 (by Ferry van Kann & me) about her paper with Benedikt Schmid. 📺 youtube.com/watch?v=T8W9ig…

Planetary boundaries in the real world - Ports & Global Maritime in #CriticalApproaches26 by @muhalefetserhi & me in Groningen: 🌍️A special pleasure welcoming Tanner Tuttle (One Planet Port & alumni of #CriticalApproaches23) for presentation & open discussion!

Het college van bestuur neemt binnenkort een voorlopig besluit over de fusieplannen voor faculteiten. De Wetenschapsfractie in de u-raad bepleit in een open brief een tussenweg; er zijn meer manieren denkbaar om de RUG minder bureaucratisch te maken. ukrant.nl/er-is-te-veel-…

⚠️There are things that are just no market goods, to begin with: basic human rights, sovereign countries and territories, freedom of thinking and speaking.

🎙️"Within the discipline, there is something going on". Christian Schulz (Luxembourg) on past & present of post-growth planning. Strong sustainability in social and environmental terms. 28th episode 📽️YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=DtQ6Iy… & Spotify, Website. #postgrowthplanning

🌱 All I want for Christmas is... maybe less growth-bias, fewer growth-obsessions, and more #postgrowthplanning? 🎄☃️ Peaceful Christmas days to everyone and equally to everyone who is not celebrating it 🌍. 📽️ And material for further thoughts: @postgrowthplan" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@postgrowthplan

2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣ Almost getting towards the final days of the year. Time for looking back to 2025 in twelve notes: raumplaner.net/2025/12/12-not… 🌱 Discussions welcome.

😎'The Dynamics of Panarchy' - looking back at discussing loca-regional transformations with the AESOP TG Planning and Complexity in Gothenburg two weeks ago. 🛋️ Read here: aesop-planning.eu/resources/news… #AESOP #Planning #Complexity Organised by Chalmers, Univ Groningen, Aalto Univ

🌱 Monday 8 Dec 16-18 hrs at University of Oldenburg: "Growth-less instead of direction-less – post-growth planning as a democratic offer of courage" (in German) In the ZENARiO Colloquium Series: 🎯 uol.de/zenario @postgrowthplan #postgrowthplanning

Preparing guest lecture in Planning Theory for Wednesday (3 Dec) at TU Dortmund University. 🌱 "Sustainability – post-structuralist critiques and post-growth futures". Combining two contemporary debates. Glad coming back with it to Dortmund. #sustainability #postgrowthplanning

Back from Gothenburg (Chalmers University) - The dynamics of panarchy. 🤓 Uncertainties, diversity, dependencies, adaptive cycles, complex systems - and positioning planning with complexity. 🧭 Sensing, 🌱 Planning, 🏙️ Designing. 20 years of AESOP TG Planning and Complexity!

"THE DYNAMICS OF PANARCHY – Sensing, Planning and Designing grounded local-regional transformations". Gothenburg at Chalmers next week 27-28 Nov 2025. 2️⃣0️⃣ Preparing 20th anniversary of AESOP TG Planning and Complexity! 🎉. aesop-planning.eu/tg-news/planni… #AESOP #Planning #Complexity

🚧 ⚖️ "Politicisation, Polarisation, Populism: Roundtable at the Dortmund Conference 2025 discusses threats for a democratic spatial planning" (in German). In ARL-Journal 2/25 (pp.47-49) read: 📖 research.rug.nl/en/publication…

🎉 10,000 views for 'The Potential of Post-Growth Planning: Re-Tooling the Planning Profession for Moving beyond Growth' in Planning Theory & Practice. And recent follow-ups. #postgrowthplanning debates and Futures taking shape. 🌱 Open Access: doi.org/10.1080/146493…

🎙️🏘️(Re-)Politicising Housing. Podcast from our 'Where is Urban Politics?' series out now! Organised by Faculty of Spatial Sciences & University College Groningen from 2024-26 ▶️ Tune in: urbanpolitical.online/98-repoliticis…

🔖 What we read this semester in 'City Matters: Urban Inequality and Social Justice' (Master Society, Sustainability and Planning) in Groningen. One week done, six more to come. 💡Suggestions welcome! #CityMatters25 #socialjustice #spatialplanning #housing #publicspace

What does 'justice' mean for students in 'City Matters: Urban Inequality and Social Justice'? Answers from last week's course meeting in Groningen. Looking forward to the coming weeks! Part of Master Society, Sustainability and Planning (SSP). #CityMatters25 #socialjustice

Exploring urban development on Suikerzijde and Suikeruniterrein in Groningen yesterday. Students of 'City Matters: Urban Inequality and Social Justice', Master Society, Sustainability and Planning guided by experts & alumni. Thanks, Merel, Yildiz, Alieke, Chris. #CityMatters25