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Cogitatio Press is a publisher founded in 2014 with the aim of promoting open-access divulgation of scientific knowledge. We believe that open-source knowledge generates something more valuable, benefiting researchers, policy-makers and society in general.

Latest Publications

Negotiating Possibilities in Shrinking Cities: Potentials, Challenges, and Policy Implications
Bettina Knoop and Robert Knippschild
Editorial | Open Access | Urban Planning | Published: 15 April 2026
Planning Approaches Liaised With Justification and Relation to Growth: Missing Link in the Shrinkage Context?
Anni Saviaro, Sari Hirvonen-Kantola and Helka-Liisa Hentilä
Article | Open Access | Urban Planning | Published: 15 April 2026
Negotiating “Left‐Behindness” and Migration‐Related Diversity in (New) Arrival Spaces
Hannah Brill, Norma Schemschat, Heike Hanhörster, Nils Hans, Lara Hartig and Isabel Ramos Lobato
Article | Open Access | Urban Planning | Published: 15 April 2026
Shrinkage and Marginalisation in Large Housing Estates: Impacts on Atmospheres in Public Spaces
Katja Friedrich and Stefanie Rößler
Article | Open Access | Urban Planning | Published: 15 April 2026
Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on Ocean Governance and Coastal Adaptation
Yi-Che Shih
Article | Open Access | Ocean and Society | Published: 15 April 2026
Diversity and Change Agents in Higher Education
Liudvika Leišytė, Rosemary Deem and Ivana Načinović Braje
Editorial | Open Access | Social Inclusion | Published: 14 April 2026
Impact Agenda and Practices of Inclusion and Reward for Early Career Researchers in the Social Sciences and Humanities
Sanja Djerasimovic and Jenny Barke
Article | Open Access | Social Inclusion | Published: 14 April 2026
“I Refuse to Answer This Question!”: Teachers’ Diversity Beliefs and Dutch Higher Education Transformation
Sofie Smeets
Article | Open Access | Social Inclusion | Published: 14 April 2026
Representation of Vulnerable Groups in Dutch Climate Crisis News: An Analysis of Mainstream Narratives
Sergül Nguyen, Dennis Nguyen and Yijing Wang
Article | Open Access | Media and Communication | Published: 9 April 2026
The “TikTok Messiah”: Ritualized Emotional Performance, Memetic Sound, and Mobilization in Romania’s 2024 Presidential Elections
Radu M. Meza, Andreea-Alina Mogoș, George Prundaru and Hanna Orsolya Vincze
Article | Open Access | Media and Communication | Published: 9 April 2026
“Liars” and “Frauds”: A Longitudinal Study of Negativity on Austrian Election Posters
Lore Hayek
Article | Open Access | Media and Communication | Published: 9 April 2026
Cognitive Implications of Using GenAI in Design Thinking: Insights From Educational Case Studies
Naomi Unkelos-Shpigel, Meira Levy, Sofia Sherman and Irit Hadar
Article | Open Access | Media and Communication | Published: 9 April 2026
Not Just Shrinkage: Left‐Behind Places, the Polycrisis, and Populist Politics
Alan Mallach, Manuel Wolff and Annegret Haase
Commentary | Open Access | Urban Planning | Published: 8 April 2026
Comparative Perspectives on Electoral Integrity Beliefs: A Case Study of Austria and Germany
Maike Bernhard-Rump
Article | Open Access | Politics and Governance | Published: 8 April 2026
Social Sciences and Humanities’ Employability Culture and Public Policy Challenges: International and Greek Contexts
Stylianos Ioannis Tzagkarakis, Nikos Papadakis and Vasiliki Petousi
Article | Open Access | Politics and Governance | Published: 8 April 2026