Tom Cowan

<p>Tom Cowan is the editor of <a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/cities-in-conflict">Cities in Conflict</a> on openSecurity. He tweets <a href="http://www.twitter.com/chomtowan">@chomtowan</a>.</p>

The urban paradox

As Cities in Conflict goes on hiatus, I take a look back at the past fourteen months of publishing articles, film, photo-essays, mappings and infographics on the series, and comment on where urbanism is today: stuck between logics of saviourism and withdrawal.

By Tom Cowan

/ 2 May 2014

Cities in Conflict: the editor's pick

A look back at some of my favourite articles, interviews, photo-essays and films from the past fourteen months of Cities in Conflict. For more on the series go to the

By Tom Cowan

/ 2 May 2014