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What are third places and what do we need them for? Are they in danger of being commercialized? What challenges do small and medium-sized cities face today? Professor Cezary Obracht-Prondzynski, sociologist, anthropologist and historian, is interviewed by Ola Kloc about the barrier of shame, the dictatorship of "wieleps," identity security, participatory design, the constant search for new solutions, investing in democracy and building relationships.
Cezary Obracht-Prondzyński - professor, head of the Department of Social Anthropology at the Institute of Sociology at the University of Gdansk and the Pomeranian Center for Cultural Research. President of the Kashubian Institute and member of the Program Council of the Open Eyes Economy Summit. His research interests focus on Kashubian and Pomeranian issues, cultural participation, national and ethnic minorities, regional politics and self-governance. He is the author and co-author of many books, scientific, popular science and journalistic articles.
You can read more about Third Places in the December issue of A&B: Third Places
The conversation took place during the Open Eyes Economy Summit 2024, an event of which Architecture&Business was a media partner. This year's Value Economy Congress was held under the theme "The Soul of Europe."
