Cities like New York, Rio de Janeiro and Mumbai are booming. Things seem to be going well for these cities. But who exactly is it going well for? Can cities help us live together?

Eminent urban sociologist Richard Sennett and author Suketu Mehta raise questions of identity, grounding and belonging in the contemporary city. By exploring the urban experiences and narratives of migrant communities and their inextricably linked connections with both their new and their home environment, this debate will consider one of the greatest challenges for any city builder today: how do we form a community within these enormous, historically unprecedented, and continuously mobile agglomerations of people? Can we create cities and neighbourhoods which perhaps are not fully inclusive but at least are not exclusive to particular groups?   How can we live better together in the 21st century city, these 10…20…60 million people living side-by-side, and on top of each other?

Speakers

Suketu Mehta, Richard Sennett

Chair

Tessa Jowell

This event is free and open to all, however a ticket is required. Tickets will be made available on this page roughly 10 days before the event. The ticket form will be accessible until all tickets have been allocated.