Exploring the prospects for Lees’ ‘engaged dialogue’ as meaningful exchange at the urban research publishing table

Abstract

Building on Lees’ call for ‘engaged dialogue’ between academics and non-academics (practitioners and activists) through collaborative writing and publishing, this commentary considers the approaches and relations that can enhance such efforts. I draw on my experiences as a managing editor of an online magazine, Progressive City: Radical Alternatives – a magazine that seeks to transcend the academic-practice divide – and the lessons they offer (opportunities and challenges) for realising more inclusive forms of engagement in the realm of publishing.