In the last quarter century, a new form of iconic architecture has appeared throughout the
world's major cities. Typically designed by globe-trotting" starchitects" or by a few large …

This article explores what happens when the much-discussed doctrine of transparency as a
key to good governance meets the widely observed behavioural tendency of blame …

The book tackles a number of challenging questions: How can we conceptualize
architectural objects and practices without falling into the divides architecture/society …

Many facets of place branding, such as identities, image, promotion or sense of place, have
been around for a long time. However, the need to analyse their nature in the context of …

This book explores the politics of place marketing and the process of 'urban reinvention'in
Berlin between 1989 and 2011. In the context of the dramatic socio-economic restructuring …

La transparencia ha experimentado un auge en el debate académico de las últimas
décadas. La revisión de la bibliografía científica permite identificar dos momentos clave en …

Where we argue that organizing is a set of social activities through which we try to make our
lives more predictable, effective and stress-free. Yet, organizing is itself far from an orderly …

The author explores organizational controls in an era dominated by spectacles, images, and
pictures and seeks to identify forms of resistance that subvert and undermine these controls …

This book returns to a time and place when the concept of transparency was met with deep
suspicion. It offers a panorama of postwar French thought where attempts to show the perils …

In just a few years, open data has been established as a fundamental cornerstone of official
transparency and accountability initiatives around the world-from US President Barack …