M Weinzierl - Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2018 - aeaweb.org
After decades of centralized control of economic activity in space, NASA and US policymakers have begun to cede the direction of human activities in space to commercial …
This book challenges the conventional (modernist-inspired) understanding of urbanization as a universal process tied to the ideal-typical model of the modern metropolis with its …
I Simpson, M Sheller - Political Geography, 2022 - Elsevier
Initiatives to build juridically autonomous cities based on libertarian and anarcho-capitalist ideals have proliferated in the last decade. These include seasteading, charter cities, and …
R Atkinson, L O'Farrell - Urban Studies, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
In this article we identify spaces and built environments that have the effect of placing libertarian thinking in urban contexts, using the term 'libertecture'to refer to the way that these …
This paper examines a series of emerging utopian discourses that call for the creation of autonomous libertarian enclaves on land ceded by or claimed against existing states. These …
Territorial political organisation forms the backbone of western liberal democracies. However, political economists are increasingly aware of how this form of government …
E Boyle - Theory, Culture & Society, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Recent times have seen an emergence of cold-water sea swimming as a popular pasttime for increased numbers of people in coastal regions. Within this paper, we seek to outline the …
I Simpson - Shima, 2016 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
This article discusses Operation Atlantis, a project by a millionaire pharmaceutical entrepreneur, Werner K. Stiefel, to build a libertarian micronation off the coast of the United …
Right-wing venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, and ideologues, often with no prior experience in urban planning or policy making, are exploring city-building as a means to …