How is “New Social Urbanism” possible if the Western paradigm of spatial production revolves around the antisocial principle of the individualisation of every aspect of life? Maria Reitano’s question thus sets the stage for this edition of ‘MONU’. According to Mark Gottdiener, we have entered a new phase of global destabilisation, amplifying social deficits after neoliberalism’s dismantling of social institutions critically injured societal structures, leading to aggravated and extreme social issues. With interviews with Sharon Zukin and Izaskun Chinchilla, photographs by Bharat Sikka, and contributions by Valentina Rizzi, Maxime Matthys, Brian Holland, Mingming Zhao, and more.

How is “New Social Urbanism” possible if the Western paradigm of spatial production revolves around the antisocial principle of the individualisation of every aspect of life? Maria Reitano’s question thus sets the stage for this edition of ‘MONU’. According to Mark Gottdiener, we have entered a new phase of global destabilisation, amplifying social deficits after neoliberalism’s dismantling of social institutions critically injured societal structures, leading to aggravated and extreme social issues. With interviews with Sharon Zukin and Izaskun Chinchilla, photographs by Bharat Sikka, and contributions by Valentina Rizzi, Maxime Matthys, Brian Holland, Mingming Zhao, and more.