Montreal: The SHIFT Journal of Social Transformation has announced a call for submissions for its upcoming edition titled “Shaping Our City.” This issue focuses on urban design, community-based city planning, and social transformation — encouraging contributors to rethink how cities are shaped by and for their residents.
The journal invites writers, researchers, and artists to share perspectives on how urban environments like Montreal are designed, inhabited, and transformed over time. Contributors are encouraged to explore questions such as:
- What could community-based city planning look like?
- How can citizens mobilize for or against the way a city is designed?
The upcoming edition seeks to highlight how inclusive and participatory planning can redefine the future of urban living. SHIFT emphasizes that addressing community needs often happens too late — after development begins — and this issue aims to bring such discussions to the forefront of urban transformation discourse.
The deadline for submissions is October 27, 2025, at 9:00 AM. Interested participants can find detailed submission guidelines and formats through the journal’s official channels.
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