CITY, DIVERSITY AND TOLERATION: THE LEGAL AND POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY OF PLURALISM

Organizers

Francesco Chiodelli, University of Turin
Stefano Moroni, Polytechnic University of Milan

Contributors

Federico Savini, University of Amsterdam
Hanna Mattila, University of Aalborg
Tihomir Viderman, Brandenburg University of Technology
Nufar Avni, Polytechnic University of Turin
Tuna Tasan-Kok, University of Amsterdam
Carlo Fabian, University of Applied Sciences and Arts

The roundtable arises from the conviction that the issue of “pluralism” – and the connected question of toleration – is today, more than ever, a crucial theoretical and practical problem in need of critical debate. The roundtable discussion is based on the recently published book “The Legal and Political Geography of Pluralism Supporting Diverse Public and Private Spaces in Contemporary Cities” (2025), by Francesco Chiodelli and Stefano Moroni. This book addresses questions of pluralism in a time of increasing ethnic, religious and cultural diversity in the public and private spaces of our cities, by analysing different types of regulation – property rights, municipal ordinances and urban planning. In the same vein of the book, the roundtable reflects on the kinds of rules public institutions should adopt in relation to “private spaces” as well as which ones they should promote in relation to “public spaces” in order to protect and support pluralism.

Key words: Toleration, diversity, public space, pluralism