BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Urban Transformations - ECPv6.6.4.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Urban Transformations REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20180325T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20181028T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20190331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20191027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20200329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20201025T010000 END:STANDARD TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20180101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200624T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200626T170000 DTSTAMP:20260613T062907 CREATED:20190724T152728Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190724T153750Z UID:4950-1592989200-1593190800@www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk SUMMARY:Third Biennial Conference of the Political Ecology Network (POLLEN) DESCRIPTION:The Political Ecology Network (POLLEN) Third Biennial Conference will be held in Brighton\, United Kingdom on 24-26 June 2020 on the theme of Contested Natures: Power\, Possibility\, Prefiguration. \nSubmission deadline: All proposals must be submitted via online form by 31 October 2019. \nPOLLEN 2020 is organized by the ESRC STEPS Centre (IDS/SPRU\, University of Sussex) and The Political Ecology Network (POLLEN) Secretariat (based at Lancaster University 2017 -2019; and moving to the University of Copenhagen 2019 – 2021). The conference is co-hosted by Radical Futures at the University of Brighton\, with support from the BIOSEC project (European Research Council) and SIID at the University of Sheffield. \nThe contested notion of ‘nature’ is one of the central themes in political ecology\, and the third biennial conference of the Political Ecology Network (POLLEN)\, Contested Natures: Power\, Possibility\, Prefiguration\, aims to explore plural natures and plural futures as sites of struggle and possibility whilst critically engaging with and ‘unpacking’ multiple and overlapping crises of our times. \nThe conference will be structured to encourage critical reflection around the entanglements and encounters of political ecology with a variety of approaches and philosophies from post-structuralism and Marxist to anarchist\, feminist and queer perspectives – the ways of knowing\, seeing\, representing\, challenging that often define our work. \nTo these ends\, POLLEN20 will combine the objectives of a traditional meeting with the collegiality and dynamism of a less structured\, more participatory gathering. As is outlined in the call for proposals\, we encourage proposals for themed sessions in a variety of conventional and novel formats\, aspiring to bring together perspectives and ways of sharing from across disciplines and geographic traditions\, welcoming dialog with our allies within and outside the academy. \nPlease refer to the Call for session proposals for more information on the conference theme\, structure and guidance on submitting session proposals. All proposals will be reviewed by a panel and registration will open in early 2020. \nConference news\, updates and CfPs will be announced here and on the POLLEN website. \nInquiries about the conference or questions about contributions to the Solidarity Fund for travel bursaries can be sent by email to POLLEN@sussex.ac.uk (please note that this is not the email address for the POLLEN secretariat). \nMore information on the conference is available here. URL:https://www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk/event/third-biennial-conference-of-the-political-ecology-network-pollen/ LOCATION:Brighton CATEGORIES:Portfolio ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/iStock-467170226-e1563982474528.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200131T083000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200131T190000 DTSTAMP:20260613T062907 CREATED:20191107T122700Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191107T122700Z UID:5083-1580459400-1580497200@www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk SUMMARY:ISULabaNtu end of project event DESCRIPTION:The ISULabaNtu project is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (UK) and the National Research Foundation (South Africa) under the Newton Fund Urban Transformations Programme. The project explores community-led upgrading processes in environmental management and housing construction of informal settlements in the Durban Metropolitan area in South Africa. \nThe project team is holding a final event to communicate and disseminate the project findings in a practical manner to members of academia\, policy makers\, practitioners\, local governments\, community organisations and any other third-sector organisation interested in the future of self-reliance in the informal settlement upgrading space. \nThe event will take place on Friday\, 31st January 2020 between 8:30am-5:30pm\, followed by drinks reception between 5:30-7pm. Please see below for a provisional event agenda (to be updated closer tot he date). \nThose interested should confirm your attendance by Monday\,10th November 2019. More information on how to register is available here. URL:https://www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk/event/isulabantu-end-of-project-event/ LOCATION:University of Westminster\, First Floor (Board Room)\, 309 Regent Street\, London\, W1B 2HW ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/iStock-486780382-e1495806238184.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200109T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200109T173000 DTSTAMP:20260613T062907 CREATED:20190724T144753Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190724T145608Z UID:4946-1578562200-1578591000@www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk SUMMARY:Wales Housing Research Conference 2020 DESCRIPTION:Co-hosted by the WISERD Wales Housing Research Network\, the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence\, Shelter Cymru and Welsh Government. This conference is sponsored by Pobl. \nAbout the conference\nHousing and homelessness are high on the political agenda in Wales and there is an appetite for good evidence to inform better policy. In a world where the broader concern is that policy is increasingly influenced by fake news and systematic misinformation\, the Wales Housing Research Conference 2020 will showcase research and evaluations on contemporary Welsh housing issues\, providing a platform for reflection and knowledge exchange. \nDo you wish to present your research?\nResearchers are invited to submit abstracts on any housing topic that might question\, inform or support housing policies and practices in Wales. Research conducted outside of Wales is very welcome but should still offer lessons to Welsh policy and practice. Abstracts should be submitted via email to wiserd.events@cardiff.ac.uk by 30 September 2019 and should be no longer than 250 words. Decisions on abstracts will be made promptly.\nThe day will conclude with a drinks reception which will finish at 17:30pm. \nDo you wish to attend?\nThis conference will be useful to local authority housing professionals\, representatives from housing associations and third sector organisations\, political researchers\, academics and students in housing and related fields. It is free to attend and lunch will be provided. \nMore information on how to register is available here. URL:https://www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk/event/wales-housing-research-conference-2020/ LOCATION:Glamorgan Building\, Cardiff University\, King Edward VII Avenue\, Cardiff\, CF10 3WA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Portfolio ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/iStock-1094455280-e1563979656115.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191126T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191126T183000 DTSTAMP:20260613T062907 CREATED:20191121T102157Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191121T102307Z UID:5112-1574787600-1574793000@www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk SUMMARY:Borderland Urbanism: Infrastructure for Fragmented Cities DESCRIPTION:Urban transformations in many countries of the Global South produce fragmented cities. These are characterised by the coexistence of fortified enclaves on the one hand\, and informal settlements on the other. Everyday life is often radically different for residents in such areas. For example\, the residents of fortified enclaves tend to benefit from formal infrastructure services provided by the state or private businesses. In urban slums\, infrastructures\, if present\, are often off-​grid\, makeshift and reliant on the skills and resourcefulness of local communities. \nThe sustained functioning of infrastructural systems (infrasystems) under latent stress (e.g.\, resource scarcity; lack of maintenance) and acute shock (e.g.\, extreme weather events; blackouts) has multiple positive effects on human health and wellbeing. Infrastructure is therefore central to the UN Sustainable Development agenda\, featuring in and contributing to multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs; Goals 1\, 3\, 5-​14 among others). The lack of access to sanitation\, water\, transport\, energy or communication infrastructure can curtail sustainable development and entrench existing or create new social inequality dynamics\, for instance in further stigmatising the urban poor. \nThis talk presents a new research programme on infrastructure for fragmented cities. The international and multidisciplinary research examines urban sanitation transitions in rapidly changing and fragmented/-​ing cities in China\, India and Brazil. The approach aims to develop a deeper understanding of infrasystems as complex and evolving socio-​eco-technical entanglements and their potential sustainability outcomes in times of social and ecological crises. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Dr. Deljana Iossifova\nDeljana Iossifova is Senior Lecturer in Urban Studies at the School of Environment\, Education and Development and Director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Manchester. She trained as an architect at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich) and has a PhD in Public Policy Design from Tokyo Institute of Technology. She is the incoming Chair of the Urban Studies Foundation. She is International Lead and PI on two projects examining sustainability and urban infrastructure transitions in China\, India and Brazil. Iossifova is lead editor of ‘Defining the Urban: Interdisciplinary and professional perspectives’ (Routledge\, 2017). \nAlthough her research is well aligned with postcolonial urban political ecology perspectives\, she uses transition theories\, systems theory and complexity theory in combination with practice theory to unravel complex socio-​eco-technical entanglements. Her work is particularly concerned with the triggers and consequences of urban transformation in their context-​specific expressions. \nIossifova has many years of experience as a practicing architect and led on a number of award-​winning master planning and architectural projects\, including ‘Beijing Daxing New Media City’ and ‘DressCode Flagship Store’ in Tokyo. URL:https://www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk/event/5112/ LOCATION:ETH Zurich\, UNO B 11\, Universitätstrasse 41  \, Zurich\, Switzerland CATEGORIES:Portfolio ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/Overpass-project.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191119T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191119T170000 DTSTAMP:20260613T062907 CREATED:20191115T101955Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191115T103032Z UID:5102-1574182800-1574182800@www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk SUMMARY:The politics of memory: Urban cultural heritage in Brazil DESCRIPTION:Book launch: The Politics of Memory in Brazil \nVenue: Latin American Centre \nAuthor: Andreza de Souza Santos in conversation with Sandra Jovchelovitch (LSE) and Katerina Chatzikidi (Graduate Institute Geneva) \nChair: Elizabeth Ewart\, Head of School of Anthropology \nConvener: Eduardo Posada-Carbó \nAndreza de Souza Santos is Director of the Brazilian Studies Programme and Lecturer at the Latin American Centre at the University of Oxford. Her work examines how places can shape political personhood and how politics can determine city forms. The interaction between the built environment and the political life of a city is part of Andreza’s urban ethnography. \nLooking at master plans\, monuments\, street names and participatory city planning\, Andreza has authored the book: ‘The Politics of Memory: Urban Cultural Heritage in Brazil’\, a discussion about which histories are remembered and forgotten in the making of a city and how residents contest or consent to official narratives about their place. She also wrote numerous articles on anthropology and urban studies\, especially in the journals: Ethnography\, Journal of Latin American Geographies\, and Contemporary Social Science. URL:https://www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk/event/the-politics-of-memory-urban-cultural-heritage-in-brazil/ LOCATION:Latin American Centre\, St Anthony's College\, 2 Church Walk\, Oxford\, OX2 6LY CATEGORIES:UT ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/brazil-3-e1480529633863-600x600-2-e1573813785221.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191105 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191106 DTSTAMP:20260613T062907 CREATED:20191003T090419Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191003T090457Z UID:5042-1572912000-1572998399@www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk SUMMARY:The Northern Housing Summit 2019 DESCRIPTION:This year the Northern Housing Consortium launched #OurNorth\, a celebration of the role local authorities and housing associations play in creating the communities in which 15 million people live. But #OurNorth is not just about highlighting the great work already taking place\, it is also about identifying and arguing for the changes that would enable us to go further. \nJoin participants in Manchester for the flagship annual Northern Housing Summit on the 5th November. The event will bring together leaders from our unique membership of 149 registered providers\, ALMOs and local authorities to explore the core features that would make up a housing policy that would truly deliver for the North. \nMore information on the event is available here. URL:https://www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk/event/the-northern-housing-summit-2019-manchester-5-november/ LOCATION:Renaissance Manchester City Centre Hotel\, Blackfriars Street\, Manchester\, m3 2eq\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:/wp-content/uploads/Copy-of-NHC-logo-400x400.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191015 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191016 DTSTAMP:20260613T062907 CREATED:20190814T081119Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190814T081840Z UID:4964-1571097600-1571183999@www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk SUMMARY:2019 Realising Just Cities Conference: Lessons\, Impacts and Outcomes DESCRIPTION:The rapidly growing number of people moving into cities all over the world presents a challenge of unprecedented size. It is crucial to find ways to make urbanisation a source for wealth\, health and sustainability – which is shared. Mistra Urban Futures arranges Annual Conferences about Realising Just Cities\, which are hosted at its research platforms. \nThe 4th Annual Realising Just Cities Conference focuses on lessons\, impacts and outcomes since the start of Mistra Urban Futures in 2010 but with particular emphasis on the current 2016-19 phase of closer international collaborative and comparative research now ending. \nThe Centre has sought to co-produce knowledge and action to support sustainable urban development across cities in the Global North and South\, working through Local Interaction Platforms and other forms of partnership that bring together researchers from different stakeholders in transdisciplinary teams. \nEach of our Annual Conferences has been hosted by a different city: Gothenburg (2016)\, Kisumu (2017) and Cape Town (2018). Our 2019 conference will be in Sheffield\, hosted by the Sheffield-Manchester Local Interaction Platform and will include representatives from partner cities in Buenos Aires\, Cape Town\, Gothenburg\, Kisumu\, Malmö\, Shimla\, and Stockholm. \nThe Centre’s international comparative projects focus on issues such as city governance and participation\, cultural heritage\, migration\, sustainable urban development\, urban food systems\, transport\, waste management\, public finance\, and knowledge transfer. The conference will also offer an opportunity to find out more about local work in our individual city contexts. \nDate: 15 October 2019 \nTime: 0900-1800\, registration from 0815 \nVenue: Cutlers’ Hall\, Sheffield\, UK \nRegistration \nThe conference is open to all and free to attend. Numbers will be limited and registration is required. Sign up by 16 September at the latest. \nMore information on the conference is available here. URL:https://www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk/event/2019-realising-just-cities-conference-lessons-impacts-and-outcomes/ LOCATION:Cutlers Hall\, Church Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1HD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Other Urban ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:/wp-content/uploads/Realising-Just-Cities-e1565770264827.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190918T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190921T170000 DTSTAMP:20260613T062907 CREATED:20181218T012035Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181218T012352Z UID:4614-1568793600-1569085200@www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk SUMMARY:ISA-RC21 Conference: In and Beyond the City: Emerging Ontologies\, Persistent Challenges and Hopeful Futures DESCRIPTION:Across the globe\, cities surpass their own contours. Urban cores expand and intensify in size and height\, and we see connectivities\, nodes and enclaves involving new technologies\, information flows\, migrations\, time/space compressions and everyday rhythms and experiences that defy known cartographies and categories. Meanwhile\, a city’s decision makers\, planners\, politicians\, representatives and all other agents who govern urban life face increasing challenges that exceed their tools of measurement and categorizations in unprecedented ways. \nThis surpassing of the gaze and grip of the city can also be seen as a reworking of everyday ontologies\, or the properties and relations between concepts that we\, as urban scholars\, may long have assumed to be easily understood\, like ‘neighborhoods’\, ‘social networks’\, ‘place’\, ‘urban politics’\, ‘urban movements’\, ‘rural-urban continuum’ or more. While these contours impact how we live in and understand cities\, most traditional urban concerns and vulnerabilities – social and spatial inequalities\, racial and ethnic exclusions\, injustices and exploitations in livelihoods\, inadequacies of housing\, infrastructure\, health\, security and environment – remain. Practices of technology\, design and innovation develop simultaneously which adapt to scale and pressure\, for example\, sustainable\, affordable and resilient building and infrastructure\, or ways to manage urban waste. New urban experiences that produce new cultural formations\, practices\, urban art and aesthetics and modes of being political also emerge. \nThe conference’s location in Delhi – a city that has long exceeded theoretical parameters\, material forms\, planned or unplanned practices both within and outside its limits – provides an ideal starting point to think through emerging and dominant concerns of addressing the city. \nIn this conference\, our call is to search for perspectives that support these changing theoretical\, practical and empirical terrains. We invite discussions that move beyond conventional understandings and encourage an inclusive framing that allow innovative planetary comparisons that are not confined to a North – South divide. We invite proposals on sessions that focus on ways in which city futures are imagined and addressed in scholarship. While we encourage a critical approach to agendas for the future in cities\, we are eager to learn about hopeful futures that may be unfolding over urban terrains.Overall\, the conference invites proposals that address conventional challenges as well those related to changing scales and technologies of the urban. \nAbstracts should be submitted by 20 January 2019. More information is available at the RC21 conference website. URL:https://www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk/event/isa-rc21-conference-in-and-beyond-the-city-emerging-ontologies-persistent-challenges-and-hopeful-futures/ LOCATION:India Habitat Centre\, Delhi\, India CATEGORIES:Other Urban ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/iStock-886981562-1-e1545096199757.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190906T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190911T170000 DTSTAMP:20260613T062907 CREATED:20190711T141505Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190711T141505Z UID:4917-1567760400-1568221200@www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk SUMMARY:Making Cities Work DESCRIPTION:Cities of Making has partnered with Cosmopolis and Building Brussels to host ‘Making Cities Work’\, a series of events\, from 6-11 September 2019\, aimed at contributing to new ways of thinking about the urban economy. \nHow can alliances of policy makers\, citizens\, entrepreneurs and civil society organisations contribute to a more social and sustainable economy? How can we counter the socio-economic polarisation within European cities and regions and\, as a matter of course\, integrate climate protection measures and practices into economic practices? How can innovation be more inclusive? \nThe Cities of Making events include a casual drink and opening of an exhibition on Friday 6th of September and a stakeholder workshop on Wednesday 11th. \nSign up now for tickets (space is strictly limited) or register to keep updated. URL:https://www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk/event/making-cities-work/ LOCATION:Brussels\, Belgium CATEGORIES:Portfolio ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/citiesmaking-e1505494978642.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190718T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190718T180000 DTSTAMP:20260613T062907 CREATED:20190718T103645Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190718T103854Z UID:4930-1563440400-1563472800@www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk SUMMARY:Creating a Movement for Change: Transforming Construction Network Plus DESCRIPTION:The Transforming Construction Network Plus (N+) is hosting its 2019 Annual Conference\, ‘Creating a Movement for Change’\, on Thursday 19 September at the Royal Society in London. This one-day conference seeks to stimulate new perspectives\, new ideas and new projects which will contribute to the transformation of the UK construction sector. The conference will start at 9.00am and finish at 4.45pm\, followed by a drinks reception and networking. \nMore information about the event and how to register is available here. \nThe N+ conference will feature renowned speakers from the UK and beyond – some advocating for new thoughts on the way we should build\, some suggesting alternative routes and unique opportunities\, and some showcasing incredibly promising new projects. \nThe first confirmed speakers are: \n\nSam Stacey\, Challenge Director\, Transforming Construction Challenge\nProf David Gann CBE\, Professor of Innovation\, Imperial College London\nDr Anne Kemp OBE\, Chair\, UK BIM Alliance\, and Director\, Atkins\nJudit Kimpian\, Chair\, Sustainability Group at Architects’ Council of Europe\nProf Tim Vorley\, Co-Director\, Productivity Insights Network\nDr Daniel M. Hall\, Associate Professor\, ETH Zurich\nMike Eggers\, VP\, Product & Innovation\, Project Frog\nDavid Adams\, Technical Director\, Melius Homes\nJohn Pelton MBE\, Programme Strategy Director\, Palace of Westminster\n\nThe event will bring together industry and academic delegates from the construction\, manufacturing\, energy\, social sciences and digital sectors. The N+ will also present for the first time the projects funded to support and contribute to the Transforming Construction Challenge and address some of the biggest obstacles currently facing the construction industry. URL:https://www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk/event/creating-a-movement-for-change-transforming-construction-network-plus/ LOCATION:The Royal Society\, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace\, London\, SW1Y 5AG\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Other Urban ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/iStock-854703132-e1563446309879.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190717T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190717T170000 DTSTAMP:20260613T062907 CREATED:20190627T130706Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190627T130706Z UID:4891-1563372000-1563382800@www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk SUMMARY:Short-Term Lets: Evidence and Experiences from Scotland\, Ireland and Australia DESCRIPTION:The rapid growth of the collaborative economy has connected individuals and communities via online platforms and enabled the sharing or provision of goods and services\, assets and resources without the need for ownership. These developments have enabled the expansion of online accommodation platforms\, or non-traditional short-term lets\, like AirBnB\, which has raised substantial planning and regulatory concerns in major cities around the world. \nIn this seminar\, hosted by the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) and facilitated by the Urban Big Data Centre\, evidence and experiences of short-term lets in three major cities will be discussed: Edinburgh\, Dublin and Sydney. The session will include presentations by guest speakers from Australia and Ireland\, as well as leading thinkers from the Scottish scene. We will focus\, among other things\, on residential tourism\, local neighbourhoods\, disruptive technology and housing markets. The session also includes a workshop on what effective regulation might look like\, the results of which will feed directly into the current Scottish Government consultation on a regulatory framework for Scotland. \nSpeakers include \n\nProf Nicole Gurran (Professor\, Urban and Regional Planning\, University of Sydney)\nOona Kenny (Researcher\, Dublin Housing Observatory\, Dublin City Council)\nMartin Grehan (Data Analyst\, Housing Data Management Unit\, Dublin City Council)\nProfessor Declan Redmond (UCD and Vice-Chair\, Advisory Board\, Dublin Housing Observatory)\nDr John Boyle (Director\, Research & Strategy\, Rettie & Co)\nDan Cookson (Independent Housing & Spatial Information Specialist\,co-founder of BuiltPlace)\nDr Mark Livingston (Research Fellow\, Housing Research\, Urban Big Data Centre)\nGery McLaughlin (Scottish Government)\n\nMore information on the agenda and how to register (free) is available here. URL:https://www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk/event/short-term-lets-evidence-and-experiences-from-scotland-ireland-and-australia/ LOCATION:The Lighthouse\, 11 Mitchell Lane\, Glasgow\, G1 3NU\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Portfolio ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/iStock-805044034-1-e1505480570446.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190703T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190703T200000 DTSTAMP:20260613T062907 CREATED:20190531T141446Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190531T141602Z UID:4870-1562175000-1562184000@www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk SUMMARY:An Evening with Jam and Justice DESCRIPTION:The Jam & Justice Action Research Collective are getting to ready to share findings and wider lessons\, and celebrate the outcomes of our projects in Greater Manchester. \nPlaces are limited\, so register now to reserve a place here. \nDoors open 5:30pm. Event begins 6:00pm. Food and drinks will be provided. \n\nAbout Jam and Justice \nJam and Justice is a research project funded by the ESRC and Mistra Urban Futures. Our Action Research Collectivecame together in 2016 to “learn by doing” about co-production and urban governance. Join us to find out what we have been up to and what this means for governing cities differently. \n\n\nFor more information about Jam & Justice\, visit the main project website\, jamandjustice-rjc.org\, or follow us on Twitter: @JamandJustice URL:https://www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk/event/an-evening-with-jam-and-justice/ LOCATION:Ziferblat Edge Street 23 Edge Street Manchester M4 1HW\, 23 Edge Street\, Manchester\, M4 1HW\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Portfolio ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/test-tubes-ut.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190627T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190627T170000 DTSTAMP:20260613T062907 CREATED:20190517T130224Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190517T131810Z UID:4824-1561626000-1561654800@www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk SUMMARY:Urban Informality: An International Workshop DESCRIPTION:This workshop will seek to trace the possible relationships between dynamics of informality that cut across governance\, work and ordinary life. It will explore relations between longstanding community practices of survival beyond (but without excluding) the formal institutions of the state\, the persistence and transformation of informal economies and their impact on work\, class formation and collective organisation\, and the modes of local governance that continually (re)emerge to manage and respond to these features of urban informality. The aim is to understand possible configurations of hybrid practices in informal modes of work and life and the informal practices and institutions that emerge in interactions between ordinary citizens\, local authorities and grassroots forms of entrepreneurship\, exploring the various means by which individuals and communities navigate these complex formations of urban informality. Please register a place by 21 June\, see details below. \nContributions will address these themes by asking: \n(1) How do individuals and communities organise their daily lives to survive (or to thrive) in these settings?\n(2) To what extent do they construct alternative modes of social\, political\, and economic organisation to fill gaps left by the withdrawal and/or non-existence of formal institutions?\n(3) How far are these intentionally\, or not\, supported by state institutions and actors?\n(4) What connections can be made between these distinctive areas of urban informality at work\, in everyday life and in the associated forms by which these are governed?\n(5) To what extent does urban informality\, developed through the intersections of work\, community and life\, create identities that help overcome economic\, political or social crises? \nFor more information\, please visit the CURA website. \nProgramme \nWelcome and introduction (9:30-10:15am) \nAdam Fishwick and Valeria Guarneros-Meza (DMU) \nSession 1: Living through the boundaries of urban informality (10:15am-12:00pm) \nColin Marx (UCL): ‘Getting between informal working practices and the governance of everyday life’ \nJacob Nielsen (Liverpool): ‘Navigating formalisation: migrant hostel dwellers and the banking system’ \nBegoña Aramayona (Autonomous University of Madrid) ‘Let’s kick out the trash: (In)formal securitisation and Morality by ‘civilised’ residents in a working-class area of Madrid’ \nLunch \nSession 2: Urban informality and politics beyond waste (1:00-2:45pm) \nMaurizio Atzeni (CEIL\, Argentina): ‘Local politics and workers’ organisational practices in the waste collection and recycle chain in Argentina and Chile’ \nPrecious Akponah (Leicester): ‘The social life of rubbish: an ethnography in Lagos\, Nigeria’ \nLouise Guibrunet (UNAM\, Mexico): ‘Is there a place for informal workers in the urban sustainability project?’ \nCoffee break \nSession 3: Rule-making and breaking under urban informality (3:00pm-4:45pm) \nIsmael Blanco (UAB)*\, Vivien Lowndes (Birmingham) and Yunailis Salazar(UAB)*: ‘What is the relationship between formal rules and informal practices within participatory governance\, and how has this been impacted by austerity? A case study of Barcelona\, 2008-19’ \nRaphael Bischof (DMU): ‘Secure tenure in a world heritage site: alternatives for housing and protection of landscape in central Salvador\, Brazil’ \nTheodor Born (QMUL): ‘Blurring state prosaics: precarity\, bureaucracy\, and urban informalities among Latin American migrants in London’ \nClosing (4:45-5:00pm) \nRegistration is now open\, send your interest in attending by 21 June 2019 to: adam.fishwick@dmu.ac.uk \nOnly a limited number of participants will be able to register for the full-day workshop. \nThe workshop is hosted by De Montfort University\, Leicester. Co-sponsored by the Centre for Urban Research on Austerity (CURA)\, People Organisation and Work Institute (POWI) and Local Governance Research Centre (LGRC). URL:https://www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk/event/urban-informality-an-international-workshop/ CATEGORIES:UT ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/iStock-172196548.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190626T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190626T190000 DTSTAMP:20260613T062907 CREATED:20190602T132047Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190602T132047Z UID:4874-1561568400-1561575600@www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk SUMMARY:Housing for asylum seekers and refugees in Europe DESCRIPTION:How can new arrivals contribute to the revival and regeneration of urban areas\, thus making them more inclusive\, vibrant and accessible? \nA part of Refugee Festival Scotland\, a team from the Governance and the Local Integration of Migrants and Europe’s Refugees (GLIMER) project will be presenting some of the findings from their research on accommodation for refugees and asylum seekers. They will discuss the successes and failures across their case studies in Scotland\, Sweden\, Italy and Cyprus as well as what can be learned to improve housing conditions. \nThis will be followed by a roundtable discussion involving key stakeholders working with displaced migrants in Scotland. \nThis is a free event\, but you should book your ticket here. \nSchedule \n17:00 – 17:20 Housing for asylum seekers and refugees in Calabria/Italy\, Nicosia/Cyprus\, Scotland/UK and Skane/Sweden \nProfessor Nasar Meer\, GLIMER Principal Investigator\, University of Edinburgh \n17:20 – 17:30 Integration Governance in Scotland: Accommodation\, Regeneration and Exclusion \nDr Emma Hill\, GLIMER Research Fellow\, University of Edinburgh \n17:30 – 17:50 Panel commentaries \n\nGayle Findlay\, Policy Manager\, COSLA\nCaroline Chingono\, Project Volunteer Coordinator\, Women Asylum Seeker Housing Project\nCath McGee\, DASS Manager\, Refugee Survival Trust\n\n17:50 – 18:30 Roundtable discussion | chaired by Dr Timothy Peace\, GLIMER Co-Investigator\, University of Glasgow \n18:30 – 19:00 Refreshments \nAny inquiries should be emailed to:\nglimer@ed.ac.u URL:https://www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk/event/housing-for-asylum-seekers-and-refugees-in-europe/ LOCATION:Chrystal Macmillan Building\, The University of Edinburgh\, 15a George Square\, Edinburgh\, EH8 9LD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Portfolio ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/iStock-604356276-e1553188882393.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190501T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190503T170000 DTSTAMP:20260613T062907 CREATED:20180703T193610Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180705T205435Z UID:4353-1556697600-1556902800@www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk SUMMARY:Urbanisation\, Infrastructures and Everyday Life in East Asia DESCRIPTION:University of Manchester\, 1-3 May 2019. \nThe conference invites contributions concerned with the design\, planning\, implementation\, maintenance and use of urban infrastructures (including\, but not limited to\, sanitation\, transportation\, health care and education); the social meanings underpinning infrastructural systems and their processes; wider environmental effects; and their human well-being outcomes (public health in particular). \nThe event will engage in systems approaches and perspectives that place everyday life at the centre and take into account multiple scales (from the human body to the global climate)\, critical resources and human social systems to understand and address infrastructure challenges in urban East Asia. Contributions on other experiences or comparative studies from other regions are welcomed where they fit with the conference themes. \nBursaries for final year PhD students and Early Career Researchers (within three years of PhD) are available on a competitive basis. \nAbstract submission deadline is 15 September 2018. \nThe conference is generously supported by the University of Manchester’s Hallsworth Conference Fund; Complexity Planning and Urbanism at the Manchester School of Architecture; the Confucius Institute at the University of Manchester; and the Sustainable Consumption Institute at the University of Manchester. \nFor more information and to submit an abstract\, visit the conference website. \n  URL:https://www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk/event/urbanisation-infrastructures-and-everyday-life-in-east-asia/ LOCATION:University of Manchester\, Barnes Wallis Buiding\, Manchester CATEGORIES:Portfolio ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/Overpass-project.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190321T143000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190321T173000 DTSTAMP:20260613T062907 CREATED:20190315T125516Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190315T125516Z UID:4741-1553178600-1553189400@www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk SUMMARY:EU Research and Innovation for Cities of the Future DESCRIPTION:This joint event will show how EU funded Research and Innovation actions are driving Sustainable Urban Development to address major urban challenges. \nThe event aims to: \n\nInform Members of the European Parliament\, City Leaders\, policy makers\, academia\, private sector\, industry and innovation firms on the substantial evidence knowledge base from EU funded Research and Innovation projects /initiatives /actions\nDiscuss EU R&I emerging findings\, challenges and opportunities building on the main highlights of the draft High-Level Expert Group report on “Innovating Cities\nSupport knowledge transfer towards sustainable urban transition\, tapping on the existing EU funding instruments.\n\nSecure your spot at the event that brings together European Parliament (MEPs)\, city leaders and policy-makers\, innovation providers\, representatives of cities networks\, pioneers from technology and economics\, European Institutions senior representatives and UN agencies. \nThe event is structured around 3 sessions\, including inspirational talks\, panel discussions and representative case studies from Horizon 2020 ongoing demonstration projects. \nThe event will be at the European Parliament (Room ASP 3E2) on Thursday 21 March (14:30-17:30) \nMore information is available here. \n\n\n\nFurther information \n\nRegistration URL:https://www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk/event/eu-research-and-innovation-for-cities-of-the-future/ LOCATION:European Parliament\, Brussels\, Belgium CATEGORIES:Other Urban ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/iStock-646404888-e1528057500272_2-e1544519345935.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190314T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190314T170000 DTSTAMP:20260613T062907 CREATED:20190226T113424Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190226T113853Z UID:4699-1552550400-1552582800@www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk SUMMARY:Security on the Move: Exhibition and Panel Discussion DESCRIPTION:Summary/description \nLarge scale migration and forced displacement are among the most dramatic consequences of war and political instability. In the research project ‘Security on the Move’\, forty people who have been displaced to cities took pictures to document their experiences and everyday lives. An exhibition of these images and the photographers’ testimonies will be launched on 14 March 2019. The event is free but registration for the launch is required through Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/security-on-the-move-exhibition-launch-and-panel-discussion-tickets-56556221180 \nLaunch event programme (3-5pm\, 14 March 2019) \n\nIntroduction of the research project and presentations of the main findings\nGuided tour through the exhibition. Visitors can explore the exhibition and talk to the researchers\nPanel discussion featuring humanitarian practitioners and policy makers dealing with challenges of rapid urbanisation and migration.\n\nThere will be opportunities for the audience to ask questions and engage with the panellists and the research team. \n*Although this launch event will take place between 3-5pm\, the exhibition is open to the public from 12-3pm and 5-7pm (no RSVP necessary) \nProject background \nThe ‘Security on the Move’ project is conducted by the Durham Global Security Institute at Durham University\, Noragric at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences\, and the Somali civil society organisation SOWELPA\, in collaboration with UNHabitat. For this research\, interviews were conducted with 120 displaced people in the cities of Baidoa\, Bosaaso\, Hargeisa and Mogadishu. Forty internally displaced people were trained and equipped to take photographs that document their everyday lives in order to present their perspectives on security and urbanisation across these cities. \nAll exhibited photographs were taken by displaced people who have participated in the project. Public exhibitions and discussions have already been held in the four Somali project cities in January 2019. These are now being following with exhibitions in Oslo\, London and Nairobi. \nProject funded by Department of International Development (DFID)\, UK and Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)\, UK \n  URL:https://www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk/event/security-on-the-move-exhibition-and-panel-discussion/ LOCATION:The Arch\, the African Centre\, 66 Great Suffolk Street\, London\, SE1 0BL ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:/wp-content/uploads/yasiin2_security-on-the-move-main-image-web-1-e1551180839964.gif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190222T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190222T170000 DTSTAMP:20260613T062907 CREATED:20190131T153642Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190131T153835Z UID:4658-1550827800-1550854800@www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk SUMMARY:The Economic Implications of Brexit on European Regions DESCRIPTION:Brussels: 22nd February 2019\, 09.30 – 17:00 (registration begins at 9h) \nCity-REDI\, supported by ESRC and The UK in a Changing EU\, are hosting a Brexit Workshop at the European Committee of the Regions. The workshop aims to bring together political and business leaders\, together with academics and civil society organisations to discuss the likely impact of Brexit on European regions. \nDuring the workshop we will share findings from our ESRC funded Brexit project on the likely impacts of Brexit on the Europe’s sectors\, regions\, and cities. Our analysis draws upon the most detailed regional-national-international trade and competition datasets currently available anywhere in the world\, allowing us to examine the impacts of different post-Brexit trade scenarios on European regions. Our results identify a very noticeable patterns to the levels of exposure across Europe with north‐western European regions typically being the most exposed to Brexit\, while regions in southern and eastern Europe are barely affected at all by Brexit\, at least in terms of the trade linkages. \nThe workshop will also provide a platform for city\, regional and national stakeholders to share their own regional-specific research findings and collaborate with us on developing alternative post-Brexit scenarios\, considering both what city-regional authorities want and also what policy responses are likely to be most effective. \nPlease click here to register to attend this free event. URL:https://www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk/event/the-economic-implications-of-brexit-on-european-regions/ LOCATION:European Committee of the Regions\, 101\, rue Belliard/Belliardstraat\, Brussels\,\, \, B-1040\, Belgium CATEGORIES:Portfolio ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/iStock-1034405652.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190221T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190223T170000 DTSTAMP:20260613T062907 CREATED:20181111T204805Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181111T205404Z UID:4499-1550736000-1550941200@www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk SUMMARY:Academy of Science of South Africa / British Academy 'Urban Lives' Workshop DESCRIPTION:Gauteng\, South Africa\, 21-23 February 2019 \nIntroduction \nThe Academy of Science of South Africa and the British Academy are inviting applications from early career researchers in the humanities and social sciences to attend a research collaboration workshop on the broad theme of Urban Lives. The workshop aims to incentivise and establish engagement and collaboration between early career researchers from a broad range of disciplines within the humanities and social sciences in South Africa and the UK\, encouraging the exchange of ideas across both disciplinary and national boundaries. \nPurpose and Focus \nUrban life has always been a significant locus for human interactions\, mediating and influencing the shape of relationships\, cultures\, communities\, systems of governance and imaginations. This importance in the past continues today and will do so in the future. More than half of the world’s population currently lives in cities\, and this is projected to increase to almost five billion by 2030\, with the majority of the urban growth concentrated in Africa and Asia. \nThe challenges and opportunities of living in an urban environment have been responded to in a number of ways across time and space\, and academic\, aesthetic\, artistic\, literary and policy thought is in a constant process of evolution to understand the unique context that cities provide as both a backdrop to and instrument for human life and development\, to best harness the potential of urban life\, and mitigate against threats posed by it. \nThis workshop will bring together early career researchers based in the UK and South Africa who are able to contribute multiple disciplinary and cross-regional insights from the humanities and the social sciences to our understanding of urban life\, and to develop new approaches to the challenges of sustainable urban development\, such as in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals\, and more broadly the challenges and opportunities of life – past\, present and future; real and imaginary – in urban environments. \nIn the workshop\, it is planned that the theme of Urban Lives will be explored through sessions focusing on Livelihoods & Informality\, Spaces & Habitats and Imaginations. The format of the workshop will allow for extensive discussion and debate\, with considerable time set aside for this and wider networking opportunities. \nThe workshop will also provide an opportunity for participants to learn more about the different programmes and activities of ASSAf and the British Academy. \nThe Workshop \nThe workshop will bring together up to forty early career researchers (understood as up to seven years after obtaining a PhD) from across the humanities and social sciences to discuss key questions around the theme of Urban Lives. The workshop is designed specifically to encourage collaboration and networking between early career researchers based in the UK \n\n\n\n\n\n\nand in South Africa. In advance of the workshop\, participants will be able to discuss their research and exchange ideas among themselves; begin to discuss the session themes; and make connections for possible future activities. \nIn order to incentivise long-term collaboration and networking\, seed funding will be made available for which participants can apply. These collaborations must be international in their makeup\, and can be either partnerships or groups. Time will be set aside on the final day of the workshop for a ‘sandpit’ style session in which participants write up their proposed collaboration and submit applications by the end of the session. The application form for seed funding will be circulated in advance of the workshop to ensure participants are fully aware of the opportunity and requirements. \nIn addition to funding a number of collaborative proposals\, the workshop will aim to provide opportunities for a range of other outputs. Participants\, for example\, could be invited to contribute to a publication focused on the workshop theme\, either through individual papers or in partnership with other workshop participants\, record podcasts or write blog posts that will be compiled into a series dedicated to the workshop. \nLogistics \nThe workshop will take place in Gauteng\, South Africa\, from Thursday 21 February to Saturday 23 February 2019. Costs of travel and accommodation for participants over the course of the workshop will be covered. Participants will be expected to attend the entire programme of the workshop and be available to travel at the times chosen by organisers on Wednesday 20 February or Thursday 21 February and Saturday 23 February. \nEligibility \nFor the purposes of this workshop\, early career is defined as being within a seven-year period from the award of a doctorate. Participants must be based primarily either in the UK or in South Africa. \nApplication Process \nApplicants should provide: \n\nA CV which should not exceed two pages;\nA one page summary of their initial thoughts on Urban Lives which could includediscussion on one or more of the three outlined sessions above;\nA one page justification of why they are interested in Urban Lives based on their research and/or teaching areas; what disciplinary and interdisciplinary skills and/or experience they would contribute to the workshop; and how the workshop could help to develop their own research and career.Applicants must submit these documents in word format individually\, and combined as a PDF.Applications should be sent to international@thebritishacademy.ac.uk no later than 5pm GMT on Wednesday 14 November. We will seek to notify successful applicants by mid- December 2018.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFurther Information \nFor further information or any queries please email international@thebritishacademy.ac.uk. \nAbout the Academy of Science of South Africa \nASSAf was inaugurated in May 1996. It was formed in response to the need for an Academy of Science consonant with the dawn of democracy in South Africa: activist in its mission of using science and scholarship for the benefit of society\, with a mandate encompassing all scholarly disciplines that use an open-minded and evidence-based approach to build knowledge. ASSAf thus adopted in its name the term ‘science’ in the singular as reflecting a common way of enquiring rather than an aggregation of different disciplines. Its Members are elected on the basis of a combination of two principal criteria\, academic excellence and significant contributions to society. \nThe Parliament of South Africa passed the Academy of Science of South Africa Act (Act 67 of 2001)\, which came into force on 15 May 2002. This made ASSAf the only academy of science in South Africa officially recognised by government and representing the country in the international community of science academies and elsewhere. \nAbout the British Academy \nThe British Academy is the UK’s national body for the humanities and social sciences – the study of peoples\, cultures and societies\, past\, present\, and future. The British Academy’s purpose is to inspire and support high achievement in the humanities and social sciences throughout the UK and internationally\, and to promote their public value. We have three principal roles: \n\nA Fellowship of distinguished scholars from all areas of the humanities and social sciences\, elected by their peers\, that facilitates the exchange of knowledge and ideas and promotes the work of our subjects.\nA Funding Body that supports the best ideas\, individuals and intellectual resources in the humanities and social sciences\, nationally and internationally.\nA Forum for debate and engagement and engagement that stimulates public interest and deepens understandings\, that enhances global leadership and policy making\, and that acts as a voice for the humanities and social sciences. URL:https://www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk/event/academy-of-science-of-south-africa-british-academy-urban-lives-workshop/ CATEGORIES:Other Urban ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/iStock-499228184-1-e1590001467886.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181204T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181205T170000 DTSTAMP:20260613T062907 CREATED:20181004T094906Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181004T094906Z UID:4473-1543914000-1544029200@www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk SUMMARY:Post-Doc Early Career Workshop: Methodological Issues and Emotional Labour in Co-Produced Research DESCRIPTION:This workshop\, taking place over one and a half days\, is for post-doctoral early career researchers in universities who engage in co-produced research with varying external partners and pursue different topics. The focus is upon learning from practice through discussion. There will be a maximum of twenty-five attendees to allow for participation and you are asked to prepare short presentations in smaller groups on the first day (please see below the questions for orientation). \nThe workshop is jointly organised by the Sheffield Methods and the Urban Institute and the Jam and Justice Project (ESRC)\, with partners in Birmingham and Manchester Universities\, as well as Mistra Urban Futures. For those who cannot obtain funding from their institutions or grant awarding bodies\, it is possible to apply for a maximum £50 bursary towards travel and accommodation. Aside from lunch on the first day and refreshments\, the workshop will also provide a dinner on the 4 December for all participants to attend. \nWhen applying for the workshop please include the following: your name; full contact details; date of obtaining your PhD; institutional affiliation; the topic of your research; the partners with whom you work; your sources of funding and if you wish to apply for a £50 bursary. \nPlease send your application to: Amy Clare\, Sheffield Methods Institute (amy.clare@sheffield.ac.uk). \nBackground to the Workshop \nThe impact and engagement agendas\, REF and now TEF\, embody the need for the social sciences to be both excellent and relevant to users. Research Councils UK defines academic impact as: “The demonstrable contribution that excellent research makes to academic advances\, across and within disciplines\, including significant advances in understanding\, methods\, theory and application”. Academic beneficiaries are expected to be outlined in applications\, although an exception is: “where academic impact forms part of the critical pathway to economic and societal impact”. Societal and economic impacts are defined as: “The demonstrable contribution that excellent research makes to society and the economy”. (http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/innovation/impacts/). However\, RCUK is one of many funders of research who have different expectations with the ‘value’ of research varying among groups. \nIn this climate issues associated with co-production include who owns the knowledge and who can be attributed with having produced it? These can seem in tension\, even contradiction\, to the very spirit of its methodology leading to questions such as: how are the values of different methods of inquiry recognised\, negotiated and acted upon? How are the boundaries between justification and application in research negotiated and understood\, from what positions and \n\n\n\n\n\n\nwhat implications does this have for its process and judgements of value? At the same time the practice of co-produced research\, whilst apparently in accord with the need to demonstrate relevance and impact\, can be labour-intensive\, time consuming and requires constant negotiation in order to build trust\, ensure clarity and work towards commonly agreed outcomes. Recognition and the value attributed to such work in academic cultures are variable with resulting tensions between credibility and applicability and the pursuit of excellence and relevance. \nAim \nIn view of the above issues\, the aim of this workshop is to create a context for discussions among early career researchers who engage in co-production. The wish is to enable collective reflection\, in a supportive manner\, on practice. It starts with a consideration of experiences. Therefore\, those attending the workshop are requested to reflect on their motivations for doing research\, what outcomes they seek in doing the work and how they practice in its process. In doing this we hope that the discussion will examine the issues that regularly arise in such work and shed light on how they are negotiated and with what implications for practice. \n\n\n\n\nDay 1 – Morning: Issues \nCoffee and Registration: 10.30 – 11.00\nIntroduction: 11.00 – 11.20 (Tim May and Beth Perry)\nBiographical Exchange in Groups: 11.20 – 12.30\nPlenary Session: 12.30 – 1.00 \n\n\n\n\nFollowing an introduction to the workshop\, participants will be divided into groups and each person will be asked to speak to the group for ten minutes oriented around the following questions: 1) what are the topics of your inquiries? 2) How did you become involved in these and with whom do you normally work? 3) From your experiences\, what issues and obstacles have you encountered in the conduct of your work? \nThere is no expectation that you present a finalized and polished paper in advance. Instead\, you are asked to bring with you a one-page summary for participants (eight copies please) addressing the above questions which can be elaborated upon during your presentation in the group sessions. The purpose is to provide reflection on your experiences and generate discussion on the issues associated with practice and how they are addressed. After time for these discussions\, we will come to a more collective reflection and discussion at the end of the morning. \nLunch: 13:00-14:00 \n\n\n\n\n\n\nDay 1 – Afternoon: Learning from Practice \n\n\n\n\nIntroduction: 14.00 – 14.15\nGroup Focus: 14.15 – 15.45\nComfort Break: 15.45 – 16.00\nPlenary Session: 16.00 – 16.30 \n\n\n\n\nThe afternoon session moves from consideration of your topics\, involvement and the issues and obstacles you encounter\, to examine what you hope to achieve from your work and how you seek to resolve the issues you have identified in your practice. The aim is to consider experiences\, including similarities and differences and learn from each other. Two questions may assist in orientating your presentations and discussions: 1) what do you think is important about the work you do and how\, personally\, do you judge its success? 2) Given the issues you identified in the morning\, how have you sought to address those in your practice and what have you learnt from your experiences? Again\, participants are asked to present a one-page summary to the group. After allowing time for group discussions\, there will be collective reflection and discussion at the end of the afternoon. We will then have sufficient time before meeting for dinner. \nDinner: 18:15 \nDay 2: Emotional Labour in Research \nThere will be a talk given by Dr Kate Read (Reader in Medical Sociology\, University of Sheffield)\, who will discuss emotional labour in research practice (https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/socstudies/staff/staff-profiles/reed). This will be followed by a discussion among participants and provide an opportunity to consider how the process of dialogue among participants might continue in the future. \n\n\n\n\nCoffee/Tea: 10.00 – 10.15\nKate Reed: 10.15 – 11.15\nQuestions: 11.15 – 11.30\nGroup Session: 11.30 – 12.30\nSum Up and Ways Forward: 12.30 – 1.00 URL:https://www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk/event/post-doc-early-career-workshop-methodological-issues-and-emotional-labour-in-co-produced-research/ LOCATION:Sheffield University CATEGORIES:UT ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:/wp-content/uploads/download-11.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181115T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181116T170000 DTSTAMP:20260613T062907 CREATED:20180821T195450Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180821T195450Z UID:4426-1542272400-1542387600@www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk SUMMARY:New Horizons for Cities and Regions in a Changing World DESCRIPTION:Abstract submission deadline has been extended: 3rd September 2018 \nWe are living through a period of profound change. Fundamental shifts occurring economically (increasing leadership in Asia\, new opportunities in Africa\, raising connectivity through global investment flows)\, demographically (aging populations\, migration)\, politically (resurgent secession movements\, isolationism and protectionism)\, democratically (unexpected electoral outcomes)\, technologically (Industry 4.0\, ‘big data’)\, environmentally (smart urbanism)\, and socially (raising inequalities\, security concerns) all have important implications for cities and regions. In times of growing uncertainty and instability\, regional research is vital to inform public debates and invoke appropriate policy responses. Indeed\, regional research can once more be seen spearheading major efforts to provide the type of reliable\, robust knowledge necessary to correct the opening up of gaps between people and places which are emerging as winners and losers from these processes. But the stakes have never been higher\, and with more major changes on the horizon – e.g. Brexit\, post-2020 EU Budget – there is an urgent need to examine how they will impact the futures of cities and regions\, and equally important\, the nature of regional research in the years ahead. \nThe Regional Studies Association Winter Conference 2018 presents a timely opportunity to discuss and debate these important issues\, to establish the need and nature of future research imperatives in the field\, and to address the concerns and challenges confronting practitioners and policymakers. The focus on ‘horizons’ is an invitation to step outside the narrow confines of existing debate to address issues of profound relevance\, significance and importance to the rapidly changing urban and regional world(s) in which we live and work. The conference organisers are keen to attract papers and sessions which extend our urban and regional horizons by identifying new fields of enquiry\, which address a broad research and policy agenda\, and including contributions from any discipline which can offer relevant insights at local and regional levels. Papers which are highly innovative\, collaborative\, international or multi-disciplinary are especially welcome. \nBroad themes and key shifts the organisers are keen to facilitate discussion around include\, but are not limited to: \n\nPost-2020 EU Budget\, the future of EU Policies and their likely implications for cities and regions\nEnergy transitions\, environmental sustainability\, and designing urban and regional futures\nIndustry 4.0 and the future shape of innovation\, industrial development and strategy\nNew Financial Instruments for city and regional development\nBrexit geographies and the future for investment\, trading relations and their regional impacts\nThe future of city and regional planning\, governance and devolution\nStress-testing new and established concepts\, theories\, frameworks\, methods\, vocabularies for understanding regional change and development\nThe role of universities and other institutions in shaping places and their futures\nTools and techniques for extending our horizons through comparative regionalism\nGlobal investment flows\, Global Value Chains and global connectivity: their geography and spatial impacts\nGlobal migration flows and the integration of migrants into cities regions: challenges and opportunities for economic development\nTechnological change\, innovation and its implications for cities and regions\n\nSubmission details:\nPlease submit your abstract (250 words) by 20th August 2018. Proposals will be considered by the conference programme committee against the criterial of originality and interest\, subject balance and geographical spread. \nConference Fees\nThe conference is open to RSA members and non-members. RSA members benefit from a lower registration fee. The Non-members fee now includes 1 year RSA Membership\, please click here to find out more about the member benefits. \nMore details on the event are available here. URL:https://www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk/event/new-horizons-for-cities-and-regions-in-a-changing-world/ CATEGORIES:Other Urban ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:/wp-content/uploads/download-1-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180711T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180712T170000 DTSTAMP:20260613T062907 CREATED:20180628T084501Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180709T093530Z UID:4344-1531328400-1531414800@www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk SUMMARY:City Futures and contemporary urban research DESCRIPTION:Beijing 11-12 July 2018 \nThis workshop will bring together senior researchers from the UK and China whose work focuses on thinking about city futures. The globe is increasingly urban. The future of China and the future of most of the world is urban. So how we understand the cultures of the future city\, its private interests and public spaces that bring together rich and poor\, migrants and residents\, old employment and new companies\, old ways of working and revolutions in technology will generate challenges that are common across the world. Whether the answer to these challenges is bespoke and local or universal and scalable is less clear. The workshop will consider these futures and how a dialogue between research in China and urban studies globally might open up new ways of thinking about the future city. \nPlease click here to download the full programme. \nOrganisers \nDr Andreza De Souza Santos: andreza.desouzasantos@compas.ox.ac.uk \nProfessor Michael Keith: michael.keith@compas.ox.ac.uk \nDr Samuel Chen: samuel.chen@compas.ox.ac.uk URL:https://www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk/event/city-futures-and-contemporary-urban-research/ LOCATION:Beijing CATEGORIES:UT ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/Beijing.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Centre on Migration%2C Policy & Society (COMPAS)":MAILTO:communications@compas.ox.ac.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180709T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180712T170000 DTSTAMP:20260613T062907 CREATED:20180531T210514Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180601T140342Z UID:4276-1531126800-1531414800@www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk SUMMARY:Urban Transformation and ‘New Style’ Urbanisation in China DESCRIPTION:9 – 12 July 2018\, University of Glasgow \nThe 2018 International Conference on Urban Development will bring together researchers from urban studies\, geography\, sociology\, political science\, urban planning\, urban management and public policy as well as China studies\, from all over the world\, to share research findings on the process of urban transformation. It will provide a platform to explore the multiple dimensions of urban development in China\, and the special features of recent development and their implications for existing theories. There will also be the opportunity for young researchers to share their experiences on studying and researching Chinese cities. \nFollowing previous conferences in Cardiff\, Hong Kong\, Shanghai\, and London\, the conference will be held in Glasgow in 2018. Post-conference field trips will be organised to allow delegates to explore the city and Scotland. \nFull details of the event can be found here. \nRegistration \nRegistration for the conference is now open. URL:https://www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk/event/urban-transformation-and-new-style-urbanisation-in-china/ LOCATION:University of Glasgow\, Glasgow\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Portfolio ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/Hangzhou-project-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180704 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180705 DTSTAMP:20260613T062907 CREATED:20180501T142951Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180501T143827Z UID:4224-1530662400-1530748799@www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk SUMMARY:Creating Diverse Coalitions for Equality in Neoliberal Times : Locating the Emancipatory City DESCRIPTION:Panel: Professor Chrissie Rogers (Bradford)\, Francis Ryan (The Guardian)\, Professor Kathleen Richardson (DMU) and Kitt Bolton (DPAC) – other speakers tba \nhttps://www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-bsa-events/creating-diverse-coalitions-for-equality-in-neoliberal-times-locating-the-emancipatory-city/ \nCall for Abstracts \nWe are seeking abstracts for paper presentations that fit with the conference theme. It should be no more than 250 words\, and in British English. Please send by email to the organisers on or before Friday\, 30 May 2018. \nBursaries \nWe are pleased to offer a number of bursaries and especially encourage independent researchers\, activists\, PhD students and ECRs to apply. Bursaries will cover travel and conference attendance. Please email explaining in up to 150 words how attending or presenting is relevant to the work you are currently doing and providing estimated travel costs. Please apply by 30 April 2018 to the organisers. \nExhibition and workshop \nAn exhibition linked to urban life and disability and workshop about research involvement are also being organised by The People’s Forum and the Service User and Carer Research Audit Network (SUCRAN)\, De Montfort University. URL:https://www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk/event/creating-diverse-coalition-for-equality-in-neoliberal-times-locating-the-emancipatory-city/ LOCATION:De Montfort University\, Leicester\, UK \, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Portfolio ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/iStock-459006975-1-e1525185429576.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180628T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180628T193000 DTSTAMP:20260613T062907 CREATED:20180607T202412Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180608T154703Z UID:4305-1530207000-1530214200@www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk SUMMARY:50 eyes on a scene DESCRIPTION:St John’s College\, Oxford\, OX1 3JP \nShannon Mattern from the New School (NYC) will be delivering an exciting talk\, titled Fifty Eyes on a Scene. This talk replays a single urban scene from the perspective of several sets of machinic and creaturely eyes. By trying on the seeing subjectivities of other lookers\, it will examine how various visual organs and tools render the world perceptible and knowable\, and how that operationalization plays out a politics of recognition within the visual field. A drinks reception will follow in the auditorium courtyard. \nThe event is free: those wishing to attend can register here. URL:https://www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk/event/50-eyes-on-a-scene/ LOCATION:St. John’s College Auditorium\, St. Giles St.\,\, Oxford\, OX1 3JP\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Other Urban ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/https_2F2Fcdn.evbuc_.com2Fimages2F439577242F2313952290542F12Foriginal.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180612T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180613T170000 DTSTAMP:20260613T062907 CREATED:20180223T150215Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180312T165302Z UID:4078-1528794000-1528909200@www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk SUMMARY:Cities and mental health: Interdisciplinary experiments DESCRIPTION:During the last 15 years\, a flowering literature has investigated in different disciplines across the social and the life sciences the relations between urban living and mental health. One of the important research foci has been the troubling correlation between city life and schizophrenia. Very recently\, a series of interdisciplinary research teams have attempted with differing methodologies and in differing urban contexts to better grasp the mechanisms underlying this correlation. First results of these interdisciplinary experiments are now available. \nTherefore\, the aim of this conference is to bring together these groups and other scholars working on related issues to discuss recent results\, new methodologies and forms of interdisciplinary collaboration on the city / psychosis nexus. \nSpeakers will address the following questions : \n\nWhat are the recent findings on the city/psychosis nexus?\nWhat are the most promising methods for investigating this nexus?\nWhat are the benefits and problems of interdisciplinary research in this domain?\nHow should we more broadly contextualize historically and socially the relation between cities and mental health?\nTo what extent is recent research on this question announcing new alliances between the social and the life sciences?\n\nOn June 12 2018 a symposium will be held\, composed of scientific presentations from various international researchers in the domain. There will be a poster session during lunch time. A maximum of 100 seats are available. \nOn June 13 2018 a workshop (in principle for a maximum of 30 people) is organised on the present and future of interdisciplinary collaborations between psychiatry and the social sciences. \nProgramme: \nJune 12 – Conference \n9.00-9.15 :           Philippe Conus (CHUV\, Lausanne) and Ola Söderström (University of Neuchâtel) \n                               Introduction \n9.15-10.15 :        Nikolas Rose (King’s College\, London) \n                               The Urban Brain ? Conceptualising the ‘neurosocial city’ \n10.15 -11.15 :     Mazda Adli (Charité\, Berlin) \n                               Stress and the City : why cities drive us mad and why they’re still good for us \n11.15-11.30 :      Coffee break \n11.30-12.30 :      Lydia Krabbendam (University of Amsterdam) \n                               Urban upbringing and psychosis : insights from epidemiology and neuroimaging \n12.30-14.00 :      Lunch break and poster session with research by doc and postdoc researchers \n14.00-15.00 :      Philippe Conus (CHUV\, Lausanne) and Ola Söderström (University of Neuchâtel) \n                               Stress and ways of dealing with it in Lausanne \n15.00-16.00 :      Jessie Li\, Lisa Richaud (King’s College\, London)\, Ash Amin (University of Cambridge)\nand Des Fitzgerald (University of Cardiff) \n                               Looking for stress in Shanghai and Sao Paolo : how migrants experience the city \n16.00-17.00 :      Hester Parr (University of Glasgow) \n                               Encountering madness/illness in the city : changing geographical perspectives \n17.00-17.30 :      Philippe Conus (CHUV\, Lausanne) and Ola Söderström (University of Neuchâtel) \n                               Concluding comments \n  \nJune 13 – Workshop \n9.00-9.15 :           Philippe Conus (CHUV\, Lausanne) and Ola Söderström (University of Neuchâtel) \n                                Introduction \n9.15-10.15 :        Martina Klausner\, Milena Bister\, Patrick Bieler and Jörg Niewöhner(Humboldt University\, Berlin) \n                                Ethnographic and para-ethnographic knowledges \n10.15-11.15 :      Jessie Li\, Lisa Richaud\, Nick Manning (King’s College\, London) and Des Fitzgerald (University of Cardiff) \n                                Cortisol\, ethnography and epidemiology – how can we bring these together ? \n11.15-11.30 :      Coffee break \n11.30-12.30 :      Lilith Abrahamyan Empson\, Zoé Codeluppi\, Sara Merlino\, Lorenza Mondada\,\nPhilippe Conus\, Dag Söderström and Ola Söderström (Universities of Basel\, Lausanne and Neuchâtel) \n                                From the clinic to video-recorded go-alongs : connecting milieus \n12.30-14.00 :      Lunch Break \n14.00-14.30 :      Discussion of the morning presentations: Chris Philo (University of Glasgow) and\nLydia Krabbendam (University of Amsterdam) \n14.30-15.30 :      Where further ? \n  \nVenues \n\n12th of June 2018 : Auditoire Jequier Doge\, 44 rue du Bugnon\, Lausanne (access map)\n13th of June 2018 : Salle Bovet\, 18 place Chauderon\, Lausanne (access map)\n\n  \nSubmission of abstracts for posters \nAbstracts (250 words) for posters can be  sent until May 1st 2018 to sandrine.friaut@chuv.ch \nInformation regarding acceptance and size for posters will be sent by May 10th. \n  \nSecretariat & information \n\nSandrine Friaut – Department of psychiatry – CHUV\nTel : +41 21 314 29 67   or         E-mail : sandrine.friaut@chuv.ch\n\nRegistration \n\nDeadline for registration: 15th of May 2018\nLink to the registration webpage : Registration URL:https://www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk/event/cities-and-mental-health-interdisciplinary-experiments/ LOCATION:Lausanne\, Switzerland CATEGORIES:Other Urban ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/subway.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180418T153000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180420T140000 DTSTAMP:20260613T062907 CREATED:20171023T190610Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180509T115744Z UID:3704-1524065400-1524232800@www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk SUMMARY:The Good City: Urban Transformation\, Comparison and Value DESCRIPTION:From 18-20 April\, the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Urban Transformations (UT) network hosted an international conference in Oxford offering a gathering space for researchers focusing on issues of comparative urbanism across Global\, European and UK scales. The conference aimed to summarize UT’s work\, and then benefit from the range of experiences to outline new methodologies and vocabularies for conducting comparative and future-oriented urban research. \nThe central focus of this conference was on how scholars and policy makers can talk across cities and times (past\, present and future) in normative but non-homogenizing ways. We therefore structured sessions to address the relationship between desirable values in urbanization and co-existing diverse themes (whether based in reality or perception) of the city. This approach embraced new efforts to quantify cities and catalogue comparative indicators for global urbanism\, while also being critical of the dangers in setting universal standards. When pairing together desirable values for setting goals for urban futures with different themes for structuring urban comparison – documenting and narrating such values across time and space – we aimed to account for multiple appropriate forms of urban life as well as universal aspirations for every context: what should your city be and become? Based on what principles and priorities? How can these principles and priorities be shared with other cities to set tailor-made goals and paths to meet those goals? \nProgramme Registration URL:https://www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk/event/3704/ LOCATION:University of Oxford CATEGORIES:UT ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/reflection-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180212T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180212T160000 DTSTAMP:20260613T062907 CREATED:20180104T174820Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180206T080326Z UID:3894-1518429600-1518451200@www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk SUMMARY:Rethinking the Urban Commons in European City-Regions DESCRIPTION:Bridging European Urban Transformations Workshop Series in Brussels 2016-2018 \nCo-organised in partnership by the University of Oxford – Urban Transformations  and  VUB – Brussels Centre for Urban Studies\nMonday 12 February 2018\, 10:00-15:45\, Visit Brussels\, Zinneke Room\, Koningsplein 10-11 Place Royale – 1000 Brussels\, Belgium. To register\, please visit the event webpage here. For more information\, please contact Dr Igor Calzada. \nAlthough the “urban commons” has increasingly appeared as a topic of scholarly inquiry related to the urban politics and governance of social innovation in austerity\, there has yet to be sustained attention to the research questions\, methodologies\, and disciplinary approaches necessary to more fully conceptualize and develop the idea of the “urban commons” and the new challenges and facets it introduces into the ongoing study of the commons in diverse fields (Ostrom\, 1990\, 2000\, 2010). \nGenerally speaking\, the problem of governing resources used by many individuals in common has been long discussed in economics\, migration\, data science\, smart urbanism\, and environmental studies literature in certain European city-regions (Calzada\, 2015; Calzada & Cowie\, 2017; Keith & Calzada\, 2016\, 2017; Kitchin\, 2015; Labaeye\, 2017; McCullough\, 2013; Nordling\, Sager\, & Söderman\, 2017; Parker & Schmidt\, 2016; Subirats\, 2012). Depending on the type of common resource\, attributes of the group of users and property regime\, collective action can either preserve the commons or deplete it. The condition of common resources in urban areas is currently affected by privatization and deregulation of public services\, as well as by dismantlement of the traditional residential community due to rapid urbanization. As cities become denser from large-scale urban development projects\, the “urban commons” is either privatized or left in open access. While the latter puts the commons at risk of wasteful usage\, the former limits access to shared resources to a group of privileged users at a cost of excluding others. \nBased on the assumption that the collectivity is incapable of managing common resources\, conventional solutions to the tragedy of the commons (Hardin\, 1968) have focused on either centralized government regulation or privatization of common pool resources. Challenging established economic theory\, however\, Ostrom showed how collectivities (from locals in Africa to Western Nepal) have developed institutional arrangements for effective management of common resources. \nExtrapolating (and somewhat expanding) Ostrom’s analysis to the level of cities (Amanda\, 2017; Bieniok\, 2015; Bollier\, 2015 and 2016; Bollier & Helfrich\, 2016a\, 2016b; Borch & Kornberger\, 2015; Bruun\, 2015; Dellenbaugh\, Kip\, & Bieniok\, 2016; S. Foster\, 2011; S. R. Foster & Iaione\, 2016; Harvey\, 2011; Iaione\, 2017)\, it seems evident that rethinking the notion of the “urban commons” is likely to generate interesting and diverse perspectives in the European city-regional scope: How are the boundaries of the commons in an urban context defined? What processes regulate the use of the “urban commons”? What exclusionary processes are involved in such definitional and regulatory processes\, and what organizational and political implications follow in the wake of such endeavours? What are the cognitive\, symbolic\, technological\, and material infrastructures that render the commons and citizens visible and hence constitute them as objects for governance\, not just individually but also collectively (Calzada\, 2018)? What conceptions of value(s) constitute the “urban commons”\, and how do managerial ‘smart’ technologies organize them? \nThese days\, it has become fashionable to talk about the “urban commons”\, and it’s clear why. What we traditionally conceive of as “the public” is in retreat: public services are at the mercy of austerity policies\, public housing is being sold off and public space is increasingly non-public. In a relentlessly neoliberal climate\, the commons seems to offer an alternative to the battle between public and private. The idea of land or services that are commonly owned and managed speaks to a 21st-century sensibility of\, to use some jargon\, participative citizenship and peer-to-peer production. In theory\, at least\, the commons is full of radical potential to implement social innovations in European city-regions. \nHence\, the workshop will seek to better understand the idea of “urban commons” as a way to rethink the city as a ‘commons’\, as a ‘platform’ ( Bollier\, 2016; Borch & Kornberger\, 2015; Foster & Iaione\, 2016) at different European city-regional scales\, under what circumstances and contexts urban commons emerge\, what contributes to their durability and effectiveness\, and what undermines them. In a policy context entirely dominated by urban data in the realm of the so-called ‘smart city’ hegemonic discourse\, this workshop is presented as an invitation for reflecting upon and beyond the technocratic idea of the city by reclaiming public space and urban ownership in different fields as an experimental way to address the ‘urban commons’ (Calzada\, 2018; Labaeye\, 2017) through: \n\nsocial innovation and anti-austerity public policy for generating resources through alternative finance\, harnessing social energy through grassroots mobilisation; and\nmeeting needs through community provision in land use\, housing and rental cooperatives\, cooperative food initiatives\, etc.\n\nThe workshop will stress the importance of transitions as a new “urban commons” narrative for urban infrastructure (housing\, food\, mobility\, etc.)\, collaborative civilian empowerment\, network governance\, alternative finance\, urban co-operatives\, energy grassroots mobilisation\, data-driven sovereignties/devolution\, urban welfare\, and urban development. Additionally\, the workshop will focus on questions of urban governance and will explore different frameworks for governing common urban resources. \nHence\, after consideration of the above\, we should also ask whether another urban governance model is possible\, a ‘third way’ of urban experimentation between state and market (Keith & Calzada\, 2017) (Keith & Calzada\, 2016); (Dellenbaugh et al.\, 2016). \nThe UT programme is directed and coordinated by Prof Michael Keith (Director of COMPAS & Co-director of the Future of Cities Programme\, at the University of Oxford). This is the final workshop of the series ‘Bridging European Urban Transformations 2016-2018’. To conclude\, this workshop series: \n\naimed to bring about academics and non-academics to reflect on urban challenges affecting cities and regions in Europe.\nemphasized an interdisciplinary dialogue\, bridged the gap between theory and practice\, and encouraged knowledge exchange between academics\, policymakers\, citizens\, and activists.\nbuilt on the first\, second\, third\, and fourth Brussels workshop of the ESRC Urban Transformations programme and formed part of a series of interventions in partnership.\n\nHere are the executive summaries of the previous workshops: \n\n1st Workshop ‘(Un)Plugging Data in Smart City-Regions’ (#UnpluggingData):\n\nhttps://www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk/blog/2016/unplugging-data-in-smart-city-regions-bridging-european-urban-transformations-esrc-workshop-series-european-smart-citizens-as-decision-makers-rather-than-data-providers \n\n2nd Workshop ‘Experimenting Urban Living Labs (ULLs) Beyond Smart City-Regions’ (#ExperimentingULL):\n\nhttps://www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk/blog/2017/european-urban-living-labs-as-experimental-city-to-city-learning-platforms/ \n\n3rd Workshop ‘Scaling Migration Through European City-Regions’ (#ScalingMigration):\n\nhttps://www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk/event/scaling-migration-through-the-european-city-regions/ \nHence\, building on the emerging body of ongoing initiatives\, the workshop Rethinking the Urban Commons in European City-Regions will bring together a group of European academics and policymakers to reflect on and debate about the potential of the “urban commons” and social innovation through European cities and regions. \nThis workshop considers the participation of a broad scope of participants\, such as activists\, policy-makers\, academics\, companies\, social entrepreneurs\, and citizens to react upon the challenges austerity policies are posing in our European cities and regions by not only overcoming side effects of the lack of a comprehensive governance framework but also empowering city-to-city learning in order to remodel Europe through its cities and regions. \nProgramme \nThis one-day workshop commences with an introduction from Prof Michael Keith\, co-ordinator of the Urban Transformations ESRC portfolio\, and Prof Bas van Heur\, co-ordinator of the Brussels Centre for Urban Studies. This will be followed by six slots and speakers who are experts in the field: three from the Urban Transformations ESRC portfolio projects and three from the VUB. \nIf you are interested in participating in the workshop please register to the workshop via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rethinking-the-urban-commons-in-european-city-regions-tickets-41603618543 \nFor further questions\, please contact the coordinator directly: igor.calzada@compas.ox.ac.uk \nThis workshop builds on the first\, second and third Brussels workshop of the ESRC Urban Transformations programme and forms part of a series of interventions in partnership. The workshop series entitled ‘Bridging European Urban Transformations’. \nCoordination: \n\nDr Igor Calzada\, MBA (UOxf-UT)\n\nwww.igorcalzada.com/about \n@icalzada & igor.calzada@compas.ox.ac.uk \n\nProf Bas Van Heur (VUB-BCUS)\n\n@basvanheur & bvheur@vub.ac.be \n  \nPreliminary Agenda: \n10:00-10:20 Welcome: Organisers \nProf Michael Keith (UOxf-UT) & Prof Bas van Heur (VUB-BCUS) \n10:20-10:40 Policy Welcome: \nThe Urban Commons in the EU \nMr Richard Tuffs (ERRIN Advisor)  \n10:40-11:40 Section 1/3: Introduction to the “Urban Commons” \n\n10:40-11:10 Rethinking Social Innovation\n\nProfessor Joe Painter (Durham University) \nhttps://www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk/project/the-urban-politics-governance-austerity/ \n\n11:10-11:40 Reproducing Housing Commons: Government Involvement and Differentiated Forms of Commoning in a Rental Cooperative\n\nNele Aernout (VUB) \nhttp://urbanstudies.brussels/people/nele-aernouts \n11:40-12:00 Debate 1/3: Introduction to the “Urban Commons” \n12:00-12:20 Coffee-break & Networking  \n12:20-13:20 Section 2/3: Critical Reflections on the “Urban Commons” \n\n12:20-12:50 Critical Reflections on Austerity\, Innovation and the Urban Commons?\n\nProfessor Jonathan Davies (De Montfort University) \nhttps://www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk/project/collaborative-governance-under-austerity-an-eight-case-comparative-study/ \n\n12:50-13:20 Re-Commoning Land in Informal Settlements as Strategies Against Dispossessions\n\nLine Algoed (VUB) \nhttp://www.cosmopolis.be/people/line-algoed \n13:20-13:40 Debate 2/3: Critical Reflections on the “Urban Commons” \n13:40-14:20 Lunchtime \n14:20-15:20 Section 3/3: Social Innovation Initiatives and the “Urban Commons” \n\n14:20-14:50 Governing the commons: types\, tensions and tyrannies of coproductive governance\n\nProfessor Beth Perry (University of Sheffield) \nhttps://www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk/project/jam-and-justice-co-producing-urban-governance-for-social-innovation/ \n\n14:50-15:20 Food Commoning in Practice. Investigating the Hybrid Governance of Local Food Networks in Brussels\n\nAlessandra Manganelli (VUB) \nhttp://www.cosmopolis.be/people/alessandra-manganelli \n15:20-15:40 Debate 3/3: Social Innovation Initiatives and the “Urban Commons” \n15:40-15:45 Wrapping-Up and Conclusions \nIn cooperation with: \n\nERRIN (European Regions Research and Innovation Network)\n\nHost institution: \n\nBrussels Academy\n\nHashtag: \n#RethinkingCommons \nReferences \nAmanda\, H. (2017). Theorising the urban commons: New thoughts\, tensions and paths forward. Urban Studies\, 54(4)\, 1062-1069. doi:10.1177/0042098016685528 \nBieniok\, M. (2015). The Complexity of Urban Commoning from a Psychological Perspective Urban Commons: Moving Beyond State and Market: Birkhäuser and Bauverlag. \nBollier\, D. (2015). Commoning as a Transformative Social Paradigm. \nBollier\, D. (2016). The City as a Commons.   Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3itmhDuem8 \nBollier\, D.\, & Helfrich\, S. (Producer). 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Retrieved from https://www.opendemocracy.net/joan-subirats/commons-beyond-market-vs-state-dilemma URL:https://www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk/event/rethinking-the-urban-commons-in-european-city-regions/ LOCATION:Visit Brussels\, Koningsstraat 2-4 (Agora Room)\, Brussels 1000\, Belgium CATEGORIES:UT ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/iStock-639624980-1-e1505495379716.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180131 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180201 DTSTAMP:20260613T062907 CREATED:20171020T135347Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180208T164030Z UID:3695-1517356800-1517443199@www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk SUMMARY:Cities in transition: unequal innovation in African cities DESCRIPTION:Urban Transformations Workshop\nCape Town\, 31st January 2018 \nDownload the full programme here. An edited volume of contributions\, based on the presentations around the event\, is forthcoming: for more information\, please contact Andreza de Souza Santos at andreza.desouzasantos@compas.ox.ac.uk.  \nWhen post-apartheid South Africa faces the challenges imposed by informal settlements\, energy transition\, living experiences of inequality\, legacies of prejudice and hate\, food scarcity and poverty\, natural hazards\, infrastructure and economic change\, waste management\, governance innovation and sanitation\, society finds no ready enemy to blame. Ranging from community-led or state-centred growth\, to evidence-based sites of policy innovation\, cities seem too commonly ‘emergent’\, at times a model to other African cities\, and yet too often characterised by short-lived projects that do not live up to their expectations. \nThis workshop invites currently funded ESRC projects to consider contemporary discussions of South African cities and their interaction with other African metropolises using a multi-disciplinary perspective that combines environmental\, social\, economic and political research. It offers an opportunity for projects that are linked to a single ESRC research stream both to air early findings and network with other projects in the ESRC Urban Transformations programme. Papers should combine research challenges and outcomes when discussing contemporary urban problems. URL:https://www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk/event/cities-in-transition-unequal-innovation-in-african-cities/ LOCATION:Cape Town\, South Africa CATEGORIES:UT ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/iStock-172196548.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180123T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180123T173000 DTSTAMP:20260613T062907 CREATED:20171130T113300Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171130T113416Z UID:3826-1516723200-1516728600@www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk SUMMARY:Brutalist Architecture and Creative Activism DESCRIPTION:School of Geography and the Environment\, Oxford\, South Parks Road\, Oxford\, OX1 3QY\n23 January 2018\, 16.00 – 17.30 \nChristoph Lindner is Professor and Dean of the College of Design at the University of Oregon and Honorary Research Professor in Cultural Analysis at the University of Amsterdam. Christoph is an interdisciplinary urban and cultural theorist whose work spans the fields of architecture\, geography\, media arts\, visual culture\, and urban planning and design. His work focuses in particular on the interrelations between globalization\, cities\, and creative practice. Recent book publications include Imagining New York City (Oxford University Press\, 2015)\, as well as the edited volumes Deconstructing the High Line (Rutgers University Press\, 2017)\, Global Garbage (Routledge\, 2016)\, Cities Interrupted (Bloomsbury\, 2016)\, and Paris-Amsterdam Underground (Amsterdam University Press\, 2013). He is currently working on a new book about creative slow practices in global cities. \nHis talk explores brutalist architecture and creative activism in locations such as Caracas\, London\, and Venice. It argues that the current\, popular fascination with brutalism is part of the same\, larger phenomenon that has led to the recent explosion of interest in postindustrial ruin aesthetics\, which has its roots in an anxiety over the ways in which globalization is transforming urban space\, reshaping the built environment\, and exacerbating social-spatial divisions. The talk focuses on a case study that combines brutalism and ruin aesthetics in a new\, hybrid form specific to the era of globalization: the Torre David\, an unfinished corporate skyscraper in Caracas that was occupied by the city’s poor and temporarily transformed into a vertical squat. Adapting Arjun Appadurai’s concept of spectral housing\, the talk considers how the photographic and filmic treatment of Torre David’s “accidental brutalism” produces a transnational spectacle of the abject. For from being subversive\, this spectacle ultimately reinforces contemporary urbanism’s addiction to gentrification\, stylized boutique living\, and glossy\, generic architecture. \nThe event is free\, but if you wish to attend please register for the event here. URL:https://www.urbantransformations.ox.ac.uk/event/brutalist-architecture-and-creative-activism/ LOCATION:School of Geography and the Environment\, Oxford University\, School of Geography and the Environment\, Oxford\, South Parks Road\,\, Oxford\, OX1 3QY\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Other Urban ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/iStock-876508110.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR