The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child defined child-friendly cities as those that prioritize children’s access to safe environments, healthcare, education, green spaces, and the ...

Philanthropy has a well-documented diversity problem. But it also has a power-sharing problem. Money flows from funders to recipients, who often have little say in its allocation. Schoolchildren in ...

Moving away from top-down approaches, contemporary practices embrace more inclusive and participatory models and design processes. Participatory planning, a notion that prioritizes involving the ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Celina Su, CUNY Graduate Center (THE CONVERSATION) Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield ...

Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield delivered her first State of the City address on March 31, 2026, at Mumford High School on the city’s northwest side. In the speech, Sheffield touted the accomplishments ...

PUBLIC participation in legislative processes is not a procedural courtesy but a constitutional imperative. The Constitution of Zimbabwe establishes a democratic order premised on the active ...