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This article aims to explore how various actors produce and negotiate representations of Rotterdam as a tech city.

June 17, 2026Urban StudiesOpen Access

Interstitiality as practice: Exploring the discursive practices producing the tech city

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Exploratory article examines how individuals shape the tech city discourse, revealing complex interstitial practices.

This article aims to explore how various actors produce and negotiate representations of Rotterdam as a tech city.
In-depth interviews with individuals involved in tech city institutions
Analysis of text-elicited responses
Identification of four clusters of interstitial practices
Identified practices where individuals addressed rhetorical gaps and positioned themselves as bridges.
Revealed expressions of skepticism and dissent among actors.
Documented tactical reproduction and resignification of dominant narratives.

Fried et al. (2026) studied this question.

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