dérive is an Austrian journal devoted to urban research, published from Vienna, that examines urban transformations, city planning, architecture, and the social dynamics of urban space. The name references the Situationist concept of aimless drifting through the city — a practice of attentive perception that the journal has translated into its analytical method.
Each issue combines academic urban research with journalistic accessibility, covering topics such as gentrification, public space, mobility, housing policy, and the cultural dimensions of urban life. Contributors include urban planners, architects, sociologists, and activists who seek not merely to describe the city but to actively shape it.
For anyone who refuses to leave urban development to chance or to the market, dérive has been the most important German-language voice for a critical, informed, and engaged examination of urban space for years.
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