During the pandemic, we have been forced to prioritise our private domestic spaces. Will the ‘new normality’ bring the return of the old normal: the prioritisation of commercial private spaces over common spaces and interests?
The Sea Is Our Only Remaining Open Space. Let Us Preserve It!
Being by the sea is our only chance to experience public space once again; to be connected with one another and with nature.
Heritage: Commodity, Public Good, or Commons? Radical insights from the 19th Century Heritage Movement
Behind preservation laws lies a broader cultural fact: the collective belief that some works of historical and artistic value are inalienable and that their true value is over and above any exchange value they may acquire on markets.
[LISTEN] A Sea That Connects and Nurtures Is No Longer Ours. Time to Reclaim It!
The sea has always been the major force that shaped history of Malta. Today, the seafront as a public space seems to be the only resource element that somehow managed to survive, but for how long will it prevail?
The Valletta We Want: the Struggles for a Common City
In the name of profit, various commercial interests are seeking to take away all that Valletta has to offer to the good of society. Any vision for a better city ought to have our common good as its main aim.
A Sea That Connects and Nurtures Is No Longer Ours. Time to Reclaim It!
The sea has always been the major force that shaped history of Malta. Today, the seafront as a public space seems to be the only resource element that somehow managed to survive, but for how long will it prevail?
Valletta and Our Common Good: Beyond the Pale A Series about the City and Good Neighbourliness
Outside the walls of the city ‘by and for gentlemen’ lies a boundary space where ordinary people have more say in shaping the way we share the commons. The Grand Harbour edge of Valletta outside the walls has not yet succumbed to commercial exploitation.
