Democracy is an imagined order and it’s being wrecked by Trump
Thanks to my friend and colleague Remon Rooij I am reading the book “Sapiens: A brief history of humankind” , by Yuval Harari. The author argues that, from an evolutionary […]
Don’t call me a liberal, I’m just looking for truth and justice
I am tired of the worldwide ideological war between right and left. Many have exposed what they call a Conservative Revolution, characterised by the deceitful dismantling of the democratic state […]
Comunismo X Nazismo (in Portuguese)
No Brasil, símbolos do nazismo são proibidos por lei. Deveríamos então também proibir a foice e o martelo? Ai ai ai, vocês conhecem aquele ditado: dou um boi […]
The Political Meaning of Informal Urbanisation: building democracy while building the city
RC21 Leeds : September 11-13, 2017Rethinking Urban Global Justice: An international academic conference for critical urban studiesCall for PapersHomeImportant DeadlinesAbout LeedsContactRegistrationRC 21 SUMMER SCHOOLThe Political Meaning of Informal Urbanisation: building […]
Opinando sobre o Brasil
To my Brazilian friends/Aos amigos brasileiros: Há muitos anos perdi o direito de opinar sobre o Brasil, pois aparentemente aqui na Holanda não possuo acesso à Internet, não posso ler […]
Orlando killings
As more and more details emerge from the tragic Orlando shooting, it becomes evident this is not about religion, this is not about terrorism. Anyone can claim they are working […]
Please, remain.
Please, remain. Please, remain. Because we are all secret Anglophiles. Not even “secret” anglophiles. Because we love the pomp and the circumstance. Because we love your accents, even the ones […]
Affirmative action at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of São Paulo
This is a historical moment (at least for Brazilian architecture). When I was a student at the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the University of Sao Paulo, we were […]
Democracy and lies (on Boris Johnson’s appointment)
Politics and democracy cannot be about LYING. “Tactics politics” undermines democracy, insofar it undermines reason. Democracy is a “difficult” form of government, because it must be based on reasonable […]
Call for papers
Her legacy and relevance in the 21st century Source: Call for papers
Roberto Rocco 