On 9-11 March 2016 UCSIA organizes an international academic workshop on “The City As Global Political Actor” at the University of Antwerp, Belgium.
This workshop aims for a critical reflection on the popular claim that the city has the capacity to address problems that are too intractable for nation-states.
Confirmed guest lecturers:
- Martin Melosi, Director, Center for Public History, University of Houston (USA)
- Enzo Mingione, Professor of Sociology, University of Milano-Bicocca (Italy)
- Gilles Pinson, Professor of Political Science, Universities of Bordeaux and Paris (France)
- Jennifer Robinson, Professor of Human Geography, University College London (UK)
- Kevin Ward, Professor of Human Geography, University of Manchester (UK)
The workshop consists of a two-day international meeting with specialized lectures and presentations and debates by invited senior and junior scholars. The aim is to offer a platform to scholars to present their research on the topic and exchange their ideas on research findings. Such a meeting may open up new multidisciplinary horizons to think about the topic. Besides empirical research, also conceptual or methodological contributions from various disciplines are welcomed for submission.
Researchers, doctoral students and other experts are welcome to submit their application until 15 November 2015. Full details on www.ucsia.org.
Organizing committee:
- Bert de Munck, Centre for Urban History, Faculty of Literature and Philosophy & Urban Studies Institute, University of Antwerp
- Stijn Oosterlynck, Centre on Inequalities, Poverty, Social Exclusion and the City & Urban Studies Institute, University of Antwerp
- David Bassens, Political, Economic and Urban Geography & Cosmopolis Centre for Urban Research, Department of Geography, Free University of Brussels
- Luce Beeckmans, Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Ghent
- Ben Derudder, Human Geography, University of Ghent & Globalization and World Cities research group and network (GaWC)
- Robert Kloosterman, Economic Geography and Planning, Centre for Urban Studies, University of Amsterdam
- Luc Braeckmans, Philosophy, University of Antwerp and Director of Academic Affairs, UCSIA
- Barbara Segaert, Scientific Coordinator, UCSIA
Contact: Ms. Barbara Segaert, Project Coordinator, barbara.segaert@ucsia.be, T +32 (0) 3 265 45 94
More information: www.ucsia.org
