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  • AboutThe City Diplomacy Lab at Columbia Global Centers | Paris is an unprecedented alliance between scholars and practitioners of cities’ international action.
    • Advisory Board
    • Scientific Committee
  • ResearchProviding much-needed theoretical framing, reliable data, and comparative analyses of the vast array of bilateral and multilateral city actions and campaigns.
  • TrainingCombining theory with empirical evidence, the Lab is a unique actor in training municipal, national, and international officers in matters of city diplomacy.
    • Capacity-building programs
    • City Diplomacy Students’ Podcast
  • EventsAdvancing the understanding and dissemination of city diplomacy as a tool for sustainable urban development through in-person, hybrid, and virtual initiatives.
  • TeamThe Team is based at Columbia Global Centers | Paris and formed by an international and experienced staff of city diplomacy researchers and professionals
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Shaping the future of Italian cities’ international action

24 Nov 202224 Nov 2022
Since its dawn following World War II, city diplomacy has featured Italian municipalities among its main drivers of expansion and innovation. Twinning agreements, the municipal peace movement, the partnership approach…
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Exploring the best podcasts on urban affairs

19 Jul 202220 Jul 2022
A brief review of the best podcasts focusing on global urban affairs and city diplomacy. By Emanuele Sala "Sometimes reality is too complex. Stories give it form." Director Jean-Luc Godard…
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Smart city standards: a collaboration challenge?

10 Feb 202210 Feb 2022
Cities today are called upon to deploy the potential of smart city policies. To guide municipal action, several international standards for smart cities have emerged. Nevertheless, the sheer number of…
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The Mayors’ Action Platform: a new instrument of urban governance

5 Feb 20225 Feb 2022
A new platform for exchanging good urban practices and improving the governance of the cities across the globe. The Mayors' Action Platform was launched last September by the Geneva Cities…

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  • Matching proximity and diplomacy at the Smart City Expo World Congress

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