The City Diplomacy Lab is an unprecedented alliance between scholars and practitioners of cities’ international action. In its dual capacity of UNECE Center of Excellence and special project of Columbia Global Centers | Paris, it deploys a multi-disciplinary methodology to expand the theoretical and practical understanding of city diplomacy and advise its evolution. The Lab’s primary…Continue reading “About”
A revolutionary practice
A unique tool for pursuing local priorities and universal values, city diplomacy remains a niche practice to date. This calls for a joint effort among scholars and practitioners to mainstream its positive impact worldwide.
UNECE recognizes the City Diplomacy Lab as a Center of Excellence
19 January 2023 The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and Columbia Global Centers | Paris (CGC|Paris), one of…
City Diplomacy Talks | Dr. Claudia López, Mayor of Bogotá
What happens when a city government puts care at the center of its action? In this interview by Lorenzo Kihlgren Grandi, Bogotá Mayor Claudia López…
The city without the country? City diplomacy as a platform for a new, cohesive municipalism
By Michele F. Fontefrancesco, PhD Is city diplomacy just about large cities? How can small municipalities have a voice? Exploring…