Media

For interview requests and other media inquiries, contact Michael.

Featured

National Geographic, “In Uganda, a unique urban experiment is under way” (April 2019)

"Shaping the Future of Governance through Cities and Special Jurisdictions" Presentation for the 5th Annual Public Sector Innovation Week Hosted by ENAP (Brasilia, Brazil) (7 November 2019):

Articles / Audio

fDi Intelligence Magazine, "Can free zones fix the global refugee crisis?” (October 17, 2019)

KCRW Design and Architecture, "Are LA's new luxury apartments just sitting empty?" (June 18, 2019)

der Standard, “NGO-Gründer: ‘Flüchtlinge stehlen keine Arbeitsplätze’ (NGO founder: 'Refugees don't steal jobs’)” - Interview with Michael [German] (November 27, 2017)

Christian Science Monitor, "Canvas Cities: Does the World Need a New Model for Refugee Camps?" (October 8, 2017)

Weltwoche, "Migrant Cities Instead of Refugee Camps" by Günter Nooke, the German Chancellor's Commissioner for Africa [German] // English Translation

Atlantic Council, "Jordan Experiment Spurs Jobs for Refugees" (August 4, 2016) (Also published in Huffington Post)

Cato Unbound, "Local Governments are Changing the World" (July 11, 2018)

Fast Company, "Instead of Temporary Camps, We Should let Refugees Build their Own Flourishing Cities" (September, 27, 2016) – re: Refugee Cities

Video

"The Practice of Special Economic Zones" Presentation for the 1st Annual Charter Cities Conference, Charter Cities Institute (San Francisco, USA) (20 Sept. 2018):

Special Economic Zones Panel Discussion at the 1st Annual Charter Cities Conference, Charter Cities Institute (San Francisco, USA) (20 Sept. 2018):

"The Law and Policy of Refugee Cities: Special Economic Zones for Migrants" at the 2018 Chapman University Law Review Symposium Hosted by the Institute for Competitive Governance (Orange, CA, USA) (Februrary 2018):

Interview about Refugee Cities before presentation at the
2017 CorporAID Conference (Vienna, Austria) (November 2017):