SubjectSafety and prevention
![Il·lustració © Nicolás Aznárez](https://www.barcelona.cat/metropolis/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/editorial_1100x548_.jpg?itok=Eiyc8nW7)
In recent years, we have witnessed the emergence of new forms of protest that have often spiralled into street violence. They are different types of outbursts that have ended in riots,...
![Il·lustració © Raquel Marín](https://www.barcelona.cat/metropolis/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/dossier_1100x548_7_0.jpg?itok=dt9qlBvT)
Democracy and technology are two poles that engage in odd relationships of attraction and repulsion. The very technologies that provided minimum services while the world was on lockdown...
![Il·lustració © Raquel Marín](https://www.barcelona.cat/metropolis/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/dossier_1100x548_5.jpg?itok=55G6Vk_f)
Ebola was the first in the succession of new diseases that tested humanity’s immune systems in the early 1990s. It was to be followed by avian influenza in 1997, and SARS in 2002. Now,...
![Il·lustració © Laura Borràs Dalmau](https://www.barcelona.cat/metropolis/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/sumari_2_1100x548.jpg?itok=_328JaRy)
It is not by chance that the pandemic has especially hit big cities like Barcelona. Open to the world, its power of attraction and connectivity have made the city more fragile. We must...
![Il·lustració © Laura Borràs Dalmau](https://www.barcelona.cat/metropolis/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/05_peirano_01_ilus_1100x548_11.jpg?itok=4VF9kFJG)
The reaction that countries have in the wake of the coronavirus crisis will reveal a great deal about the sort of democracy they have. Weak democracies will repeal civil rights and...
![Il·lustració © Laura Borràs Dalmau](https://www.barcelona.cat/metropolis/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/03_innerarity_ilus_1100x548_6.jpg?itok=TwIyCdXK)
The coronavirus crisis will not mean the end of globalisation or of European integration, but an incentive to configure them differently. In the wake of crises there are lessons learned...
![Exposició: Gameplay. Cultura del videojoc, DHUB](https://www.barcelona.cat/metropolis/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/expo_gameplay_1100x548.jpg?itok=-lOBR31B)
Set up as a video game, the exhibition Gameplay takes us a journey through the history of video games, understanding how their language works and analysing the impact they have...
![Exposició: La vaga de la Canadenca, Museu d'Història de Catalunya © Goroka](https://www.barcelona.cat/metropolis/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/expo_canadenca_1100x548.jpg?itok=p1Abh8rG)
Barcelona’s labour mobilisation began in the early 20th century to tackle the living conditions endured by the working class. To mark the centenary of the La Canadenca strike...
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