Colloque – Space and politics in capital cities: international perspectives on the production of urban space

This symposium concludes a 4-year research programme, entitled Space and Politics in the Capital City (SPACEPOL), directed by Gülçin Erdi and funded by the ANR (French National Research Agency). The research programme involved the international comparison of six capital cities (Moscow, Tehran, Ankara, Astana, Abu Dhabi, Cairo) to study the place and role of political power and global urban governance in the creation, making and development of capital cities.