Delhi waters: Unequal, unreliable, and running out
Although Delhi has more water per person, on average, than London or New York, many still endure a daily fight for access. Short piece from me for GIZ’s Digital Development […]
Tag Archives: Politics
Politics, informal infra and urban governance
Delighted to see this in EPW’s Review of Urban Affairs! Politics, information technology and informal infrastructures in urban governance (pdf) Matt Birkinshaw, Geography & Environment London School of Economics and […]
Publics@IIHS Bangalore
PUBLIC TALK Underground Water: Techno-Political Ecology in ‘Unauthorised’ Delhi Thursday | 5 November 2015 | 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Abstract: India is the world’s largest user of groundwater, and North Indian […]
Politics of Fire – Kerry Chance
“Where there is fire, there is politics”: Ungovernability and Material Life in Urban South Africa. Great new article by Kerry Chance on the histories and meanings of fire and politics […]
AAP campaigns
AAP 2015 election campaign materials from south Delhi; banners, posters, auto-rickshaw quiz. Really only of interest to people studying political campaigns and communications!
Water in India’s 2014 elections?
Something I wrote for Guardian’s Comment is Free. Ok, so water’s maybe not _the_ key issue – but I thought I’d have a shot at arguing it’s relevance… http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/mar/22/water-decide-indian-elections-aam-admi I’m […]
Dear Mandela: Film and discussion with S’bu Zikode
Screening of the award-winning film Dear Mandela (short version) followed by a discussion led by S’bu Zikode, founder of the South African Shack Dwellers’ movement Abahlali baseMjondolo. Abahlali baseMjondolo is the […]
Notes from the Struggle in the Narmada Valley
Some writing and images from the ongoing mass movement for social and environmental justice by people whose lives, lands and livelihoods are damaged by the mega-projects in the Narmada Valley. […]
The battle for Golibar: urban splintering in Mumbai
Wrote this quickly for OpenDemocracy to try and raise profile of struggle. * Best thing about this version is full bibliography! * Strongly recommend moonchasing.wordpress.com/ for excellent reporting and photography […]
City Visions and Evictions in Mumbai
THE RIGHT TO THE “WORLD CLASS CITY”? CITY VISIONS AND EVICTIONS IN MUMBAI Matt Birkinshaw and Victoria Harris The Urban Reinventors Paper Series (© 2005-2009 The Urban Reinventors) www.urbanreinventors.net The process of […]
‘Be a visitor, not a spy’ – QQ Section, Site B, Khayelitsha
Account of time spent with South African Shack Dwellers’ Movement, Abahlali baseMjondolo in Cape Town in 2008. Update: In November 2008 my host was robbed in his home by a […]
