Through a close partnership with the Geography Department at Open University (UK), Isandla Institute co-initiated an innovative research programme on Postcolonial Urbanism and Enculturing Urban Development Policy in 2003. In February 2006, the papers arising out of this process have been published in a special issue of the prestigious journal Urban Studies on Urban culture and development: Starting with South Africa (Vol 43, No 2, 2003-2005).