Radical Cities

Cities of Resistance: Radical Voices Around the World.

Take a fascinating tour around the world with Radical—a word often wielded as a political weapon, yet deeply rooted in the pursuit of transformative change. Too often used to stigmatise, radicalism is frequently born from oppression and injustice, driven by individuals and communities challenging the status quo to build a better society.

In this issue, we aim to tell a different story.

From the suffragettes of Manchester and the anti-fascist resistance in Rome to the protestors challenging China’s “Zero COVID” policy, we explore how so-called radical protests have shaped cities, cultures, and global consciousness in profound ways.

This issue of Radical reclaims the term—not as a synonym for chaos, but as a testament to the courage it takes to demand change. We examine not only how protests have influenced domestic and international policy, but how they’ve become woven into the DNA of cities themselves—forever altering their identity and cultural memory.