No. 4 (2017): City and citizenship in the mirror of the Plasco tragedy

The Freedom of Thought Journal No. 4 was published by Iran Academia University Press on June 28, 2017. This issue serves as a special edition on the Plasco building fire and collapse, employing the tragedy as a multifaceted symbol to interrogate late modernity in Iran, urban citizenship, institutionalized corruption, and the transition from state-centric to society-centric paradigms. It features scholarly essays that dissect the event's broader societal reflections, historical insights into city councils, and philosophical contrasts between Plato's ideal city and contemporary Tehran.