Imagine a home for the elderly in the same building as a high school, a mosque next to a catholic church and the supermarket in between. The well-known American sociologist Richard Sennett pleas for an open city. Cities are getting more closed. Different groups of people are living their different lives without interacting. Come and learn why Sennett thinks that cities should be more open and how this can solve societal issues.

Open City | Radboud Reflects Lecture by sociologist Richard Sennett

Wednesday 14 June 2017 | 19.30 – 21.00 h.

Read the review (Dutch): http://www.ru.nl/radboudreflects/terugblik/terugblik-2017-0/terugblik-2017/17-06-14-open-city-lecture-by-sociologist-richard/

Or watch the video: https://youtu.be/tgXgJLk_buY

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