Presentations are available for speakers in bold .

SESSION 1: THEORIZING CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY POLICY

Introduction by

Maddy Janssens (KUL, Leuven , Belgium )

Response by

Arie de Ruijter ( Tilburg University , The Netherlands)

Richard Longworth (Global Chicago Initiative, senior writer for the Chicago Tribune, USA )

SESSION 2: CITIES, DIVERSITY AND GROWTH

Introduction by

Giovanni Peri ( University of California , Davis , USA )

Response by

Klaus Desmet (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain )

Graziella Bertocchi, ( University of Modena and CEPR, Italy )

SESSION 3: VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE BOUNDARIES

Introduction by

Sandra Wallman , (UCL, London , UK )

Response by

Elspeth van Hylckama Vlieg , (International Federation for Housing and Planning, The Hague , The Netherlands)

Stephen Carter , (HDR Consultants, London , UK )

SESSION 4: HIERARCHIES AND PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY

Introduction by

Raffaele Brancalenti , (IPRS, Roma, Italy)

Response by

Suzan Fatayer (Municipality of Naples , Italy )

John Foot , (UCL, London , UK )