Research Questions
- The four distinctive but complementary research questions are directly modelled after the key objectives. They will be pursued through a strategic literature review and a systematic comparison between different cities with different radicalisation trends in terms of political purpose, historical trajectory, ethnic composition and religious motivation. The particular methods used are described for each particular research question.
- Research Question 1
How does polarisation become materially imprinted in cities characterised by different patterns of conflict, polarisation,
stereotypisation ad radicalisation?
- Research Question 2
Are certain design features of cities (buildings, infrastructures, public spaces, etc.) particularly conducive to the generation and acceleration of different forms of polarisation and radicalisation?
- Research Question 3
Is it possible to steer the momentum of co-evolution between social conditions and the urban environment to facilitate friendly encounters between groups that would otherwise diverge?
- Research Question 4
How transferable are empirical findings between and beyond the four case studies?
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