Presentations + Panels
> ”Queer-Feminist Urban Perspectives: Claiming Spaces,” Urbane Praxis / Berlin (2025)
> “Making Space(s) for Club Culture – What's Left, What do We Long For?” & “Indexing the Social, Cultural and Economic Value of Nightlife in Our Cities” / Vienna After Dark (2024)
> “Queer Space Project” MIL Lisboa (2024)
> “Co-Creating Neighbourhoods for All - Peer-to-Peer Learning on Safer Cities and Urban Security” UN-Habitat World Urban Forum (WUF) 12 (2024)
> “Creando la ciudad nocturna: Lecciones de Berlin y más allá” / Panama Crossroads (2024)
> “Numbers, Please!: Night Economy Studies and Numbers” & “Awareness in Club Culture – A Model for Safer Nights in Cities” / Stadt Nach Acht (2023)
> “Why Measure The Impact Of The Night As Cultural Heritage, And How Can We Do It?” & “Creating Your Own Space: Who’s Fighting For The Right To The City?” / MIL Lisboa (2023)
> "Creative Footprint Montreal" / Montréal Night Summit (2023)
> “Safer work environments: practical perspectives” / NTIA Nighttime Economy Summit (2023)
> “The A-Team: Awareness Teams in Berlin Club Culture as Self-Governance Practice for ‘Safe(r) Space’” / Franco-German Conference on Night Studies, Université de Paris/Laboratoire ICT, IUT de Paris, EHESS/Laboratoire CESSP, DAAD, Gaîté Lyrique (2022)
>“The Role of Cultural Policies In The Cities’ Transition” & “Safety, not Surveillance: Towards More Inclusive and Safer Nights” / MIL Lisboa (2022)
>“Good Nights: Re-Imagining Urban Safety, Sustainability and Community After Dark” / Stadt Nach Acht (2021)
> "Art in Times of Corona," Alexander von Humboldt Foundation virtual study tour (2021)
> “Rethinking – Changing Roles of Music in Media and Civil Society,” AmplifyMusic (2021)
> "How to Combine Green & Financial Sustainability" / Museums Facing Extinction/We Are Museums (2021)
> “The Future of Dancefloors” / EXPOBAR, Asobares (2020)
> “Amplification of Imagination,” UNESCO High-Level Futures Literacy Summit (2020)
>“(Re-)Building cooperation and communities in the times of post-Corona,” Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Annual Meeting (2020)
> “Future of the nighttime economy: impacts of COVID-19” / Nighttime in Cities, Fraunhofer Institute
>“Nightlife: Practical Actions and Challenges” & “How Data is Collectable/Collected Toward Local Action and Recovery” / Amplify Music (2020)
> “Sustainable Clubbing: Nightlife, the UN SDGs, and Visions of 2030” / CTM/transmediale Festival (2020)
>“Nightlife For The Next Decade: Night Culture, Wellbeing, And Sustainable Cities” / Stadt Nach Acht (2019)
Teaching
Invited lectures:
> University of Pennsylvania Weitzman School of Design / Course: The City at Night / “Queer Space? Safer Space? Third Place? Community and Culture at Night” (2025)
> Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Course: The City at Night / “Studying nightlife: a practitioner perspective” (2023)
> University of the Arts Berlin / Course: Rave and resistance: Politicizing the dancefloor / “The A-Team: Awareness Teams in Berlin Club Culture as Self-Governance Practice for ‘Safe(r) Space’” (2023)
> Willem de Kooning Academy at Rotterdam Univ. of Applied Sciences / Program: Leisure & Events Management (2022) / “Nightlife Research & The Creative Footprint”
> University of Denver, College of Arts & Media / Course: Music Cities (2021, 2022)
> ArtCenter Berlin / Course: ‘Reading’ Berlin Soundscapes / “Preserving & promoting sonic space in a changing city” (2022)
> Coro Southern California Fellowship in Public Affairs / “Nighttime Governance: Responses to COVID-19” (2020)
Workshop facilitation:
> “The SDGs at night: What does ‘sustainable’ look like in nightlife?” / Montréal Night Summit (2022)
> “Using SDGs at Night” / Stadt Nach Acht (2021)
> “Reading & Writing Reality: Practical Dramaturgy” / University of the Underground (2020)
> Workshop facilitator, public speaking, leadership skills and systems thinking / University of California Los Angeles with Coro Southern California (2018-19)
> Workshop facilitator, public speaking, leadership skills and systems thinking / Harvard-Westlake School with Coro Southern California (2018-19)
Arts + experiential education:
> Workshop designer & facilitator (Gr. 9-12), “Police Accountability and Civic Arts Practice” / Jewish Council on Urban Affairs/ONE Northside (2017)
> Educator, environmental & food justice (Gr. K-12) / Common Vision (2015-17)
> Teaching artist (Gr. 9), theater performance and design / American Theater Company/Chicago Public Schools (2013)
> Teaching artist, creative drama and creative writing / 826CHI/Northwestern University (2012)
Publications
Journal Articles
> “Beyond ‘the death of the gay bar’: Linking research with practice in Queer Space Project. Radical Creativities, Issue 2. https://www.radicalcreativities.com/post/beyond-the-death-of-the-gay-bar-linking-research-with-practice-in-queer-space-project
Book chapters
> Fichman, M., Raiselis, D. Leichsenring, L. (2026: forthcoming). “Creative footprints: mapping urban creative space and programming as a tool for night governance,” in Routledge Handbook of the Night-time Economy, eds. Alessio Kolioulis, Jess Reia and Will Straw. Milton Park: Routledge.
> Raiselis, D. (2024). ‘“Holding the frame”: awareness as care work and community practice in Berlin club culture,’ in Jóri, A. and Robin, G. (eds.) Living at Night in Times of Pandemic. Bielefeld: transcript verlag.
> Sachse, K, & Raiselis, D. (2022). ‘Recht auf Club: Clubkultur in einer wachsenden, sich verdichtenden Stadt’, Massive Volume—Neue Räume für Clubkultur. Berlin: Universitätsverlag der TU Berlin, pp. 27–31. https://depositonce.tu-berlin.de/handle/11303/12480
Conference proceedings
> Raiselis, D., & Sachse, K. (2020). ‘Clubsterben: Threats to Berlin’s Club Culture and Responses from Nighttime Governance’, in Garcia-Ruiz, M. and Nofre, J. (eds.) 1st International Conference on Night Studies Proceedings, Lisbon, Portugal (online), 2–4 July 2020, pp. 121–138. https://repositorio.iscte-iul.pt/handle/10071/20802.
Selected industry reports
> Salem, A., Raiselis, D., Gillett, E., Thomas, K., Leichsenring, L. et al. (2026) London Nightlife Taskforce Report. London Nightlife Taskforce, VibeLab, in collaboration with the Mayor of London and Greater London Authority. https://nightlife-research.london/#landing
> Teng, M., Thomas, K., Rodriguez, N., Raiselis, D., Murdeshwar, R., Bailey, K., Lobenstine, L., Milan, M. (2025) ‘Nightlife for All,’ Design Studio for Social Intervention (DS4SI), VibeLab. https://boston-nightlife.study/
> Ahrend, K., Sachse, K., Raiselis, D., Reitz, T., von Wurzbach, B. Demir, Z. (2026: forthcoming). ‘Berlin Club Survey,’ Clubcommission Berlin.
> Raiselis, D. (2024). ‘Queer Space Project 2024 Program Report,’ Creative Impact Research Centre Europe (CIRCE). creativeimpact.eu/en/fellowship/diana-raiselis/
> Huynh, D., Gravalos, V., Raiselis, D. (2024). ‘Neighbourhoods for All: Peer to Peer Learning on Safer Cities 2023-24,’ UN-Habitat, UCLG, VibeLab, Habitat Norway. https://learning.uclg.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/PLN39_Neighbourhoods-for-All.pdf
> Fichman, M., Raiselis, D. Hanford, K., Holt, E. et al. (2024). ‘Nashville Independent Venues Study,’ PennPraxis, VibeLab, Culture Shift Team. https://nashville-venues.study/
> Raiselis, D., Salem, A., & van Brederode, M. (2023). ‘Creative Footprint Sydney’, VibeLab. Available at: https://www.creative-footprint.org/
> Raiselis, D., Salem, A., & van Brederode, M. (2023). ‘Creative Footprint Montréal’, VibeLab. Available at: https://www.creative-footprint.org/
> Raiselis, D., Fichman, M., van Brederode, M., Gottung, A., Stamadianos, K., et al. (2023). Toronto Night Economy Review. VibeLab, PennPraxis, Long Winter. https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ec/bgrd/backgroundfile-240722.pdf
> Raiselis, D., Rai Handa, R., & Knap, K. (2023). ‘A Manual for Regenerative Gatherings’, OnEarth Foundation. Available at: https://onearth.io/regenerative-gatherings/
> Salem, A. and Raiselis, D. (2022). ‘Creative Footprint Stockholm’, VibeLab. Available at: https://www.creative-footprint.org/
Editorial leadership
> “Global Nighttime Recovery Plan,” (Chapters 1-7) nighttime.org/recoveryplan. July 2020–December 2021 (eds. Fichman, Foster, Leichsenring, Milan, Raiselis, Salem, Seijas, Yuan).
Blogs, podcasts, digital resources
> Fichman, M. and Raiselis, D. (2025) “How Nashville, Tennessee is championing independent music venues as essential for cultural and economic prosperity.” Brookings: Placemaking Postcards. https://www.brookings.edu/articles/how-nashville-tennessee-is-championing-independent-music-venues-as-essential-for-cultural-and-economic-prosperity/
> Gökce, T. (2024). ‘Club-Studie – Der Wert des Nachtlebens,’ Deutschlandfunk.
> Hafedh, N., Dawood, M. and Raiselis, D. (2023). ‘Engaging in Utopia: Towards More Inclusive, Joyful Civic Engagement’, Salzburg Global Seminar.
> Fortant, E., (2023) “MTL Night Summit: Diana Raiselis, the researcher taking Montreal nightlife picture,” PAN M 360. https://panm360.com/en/interviews-panm360/mtl-night-summit-diana-raiselis-the-researcher-taking-montreal-nightlife-picture/
> White, R., (2022). ‘Nighttime Operating Hours: The Case for Later Nights’, 24Minutes, 24HourNation [Podcast].
> Seijas, A. and Bassett, S. (2021). ‘Having Night Mayors’, Cities After Dark, University of Melbourne Connected Cities Lab [Podcast].
> Seijas, A., Milan, M. and Raiselis, D. (2020). ‘Mapping Night Mayors, Offices and Commissions Worldwide’, Nighttime.org.
> Sambale, E. (2021). ‘Silent Night,’ Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung.
> Beaufils, E. (2021). ‘Podcast: Global Nighttime Recovery Plan w/ Diana Raiselis,’ Systems Radio.