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Life and Death in Latin American Cities Life and Death in Latin American Cities - The Necropolis at Stake; This book explores the complex relationships between the living and the dead in six Latin American cities. Focusing on urban death in...

Interesting book about cemeteries and spaces for the deceased in Latin America: "Life and Death in Latin American Cities: The Necropolis at Stake" by Christien Klaufus. bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/life-and-dea... #urban #sociology

Open access book (in English and Portuguese languages): "FEMINISMURBANA: a theoretical political project" edited by Rossana Brandão Tavares & Diana Helene Ramos. urbanasuff.arq.br/publicacoes/... #urban #sociology

The Antwerp Urban Studies Institute is currently looking for two full-time visiting scholars for a short-term research stay (in-person) at the University of Antwerp in 2026/2027. www.uantwerpen.be/en/jobs/vaca... Apply by 28th May 202623:59 CEST#urban #sociology

OPEN CALL for the Vienna International Summer School on New Social Housing 2026. 14–18 September 2026. HOUSING AND DATA JUSTICE. Deadline for applications: 10 April 2026. newsocialhousing.conf.tuwien.ac.at #urban #sociology

12 Positions for Doctoral Students – Organizing Architectures In the DFG Research Training Group "Organizing Architectures" (3022), in which the Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, the Technical University of Darmstadt,

Call for 12 PhD positions, interdisciplinary Research Training Group "Organizing Architectures", Germany. Apply by April 7th. organizingarchitectures.org/call-for-app... #urban #sociology

Urban Displacements | Governing Surplus and Survival in Global Capital WINNER of the BISA IPEG Book Prize 2021 https://www.bisa.ac.uk/members/working-groups/ipeg/articles/ipeg-2021-book-prize-winner-announced With an eye to further

This great book is now available in open access: "Urban Displacements. Governing Surplus and Survival in Global Capitalism" by Susanne Soederberg. www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mon... #urban #sociology

RC43 Webinar with Raquel Rolnik: "Housing Financialization 2.0. or 3.0.?" The right to shelter is heavily undermined by the assetization of housing, a tension this webinar will engage with critically.

RC43 Webinar with Raquel Rolnik: "Housing Financialization 2.0. or 3.0.?" Online event: Wednesday, Mar 11 from 12 pm to 1 pm CET. www.eventbrite.es/e/rc43-webin... #urban #sociology

Growth of a Megacity: Planning Jakarta in the Post-Suburban Era Jakarta, one of the largest metropolitan areas in Southeast Asia, has grown from 150,000 residents in the first half of the twentieth century to more than 31 million in 2024. This explosive growth …

New book out: "Growth of a Megacity: Planning Jakarta in the Post-Suburban Era", edited by Deden Rukmana and Sonia Roitman. uhpress.hawaii.edu/title/growth... #urban #sociology

Job opening: Lecturer in Urban Sustainability & Climate Change at UCL (London). Deadline to apply: 29-Mar-2026. www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... #urban #sociology

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🔔 Your abstract has been accepted for the RC21 Conference in Vienna? Make sure to complete your registration by 12 March to confirm your participation!

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Open access book: "Living Rome: Space, Identity, and the Politics of Belonging" edited by Isabella Clough Marinaro and Will Haynes. www.fulcrum.org/concern/mono... #urban #sociology

Margot Delon, Thomas Pfirsch & Dominique Rivière – Les métropoles d’Europe du Sud à l’épreuve des crises du XXIe siècle. 12.03.2026, 5:00pm-7:00pm CET Inscription obligatoire Les métropoles d’Europe du Sud à l’épreuve des crises du XXIe siècle. 12.03.2025 Comment « faire face » aux crises socio-économique, financière, sanitaire ? Comment « faire ave...

Book presentation (in French language): Margot Delon, Thomas Pfirsch & Dominique Rivière – Les métropoles d’Europe du Sud à l’épreuve des crises du XXIe siècle. 12.03.2026, 5:00pm-7:00pm CET www.sciencespo.fr/research/cit... #urban #sociology

The Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance (IMFG, Toronto, Canada) invites applications for a one-year Richard M. Bird Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Municipal Finance and Governance. Deadline: April 27, 2026. imfg.org/fellowships/... #urban #sociology

Call for Papers: "Population dynamics in the Global North and the Global South: Age structural transitions, migration, and changing places" Conference of the ISA-RC41, Madrid, Spain, 10-11 September 2026. Deadline: 30 April 2026. www.isa-sociology.org/uploads/imge... #urban #sociology

Online roundtable: Theorizing from Lived Experience: A Roundtable on Phenomenological Approaches. Friday 27 February 2026, 15.30 – 17.00 GMT. Online, free registration:
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Seminar presentation by Malini Sur: "Mobilizing Air: Cycling, Environmental Crisis, and Post-Carbon Futures." 19.02.2025, 10:30am-12:00 CET www.sciencespo.fr/research/cit... #urban #sociology

Career Grant for Early-career Researchers, career age 0–3 years This call welcomes researchers who have recently received a doctorate or who are at an early stage of their career. You can apply for funding to conduct your own research project, where you formulate ...

3-4 years postdoctoral positions in Sweden on broad areas of "environment" and "spatial planning" (urban and housing included). Deadline: March 4. formas.se/en/start-pag... #urban #sociology

El próximo martes 17 de febrero, a las 17:00 h tendrá lugar la presentación del volumen 17 de la colección “Espacios Críticos” (Icaria Editorial): “Arturo Escobar: Transitar entre mundos desde el Sur”. Retransmisión por Zoom: ub-edu.zoom.us/j/9228524387...
Código de acceso: 102375 #urban #sociology

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Call for Abstracts: Conference on Situated Imagination and Imaginaries for Urban Futures, to be held on July 17, 2026 at the Department of Architecture, University of Cambridge. Deadline to submit abstracts: March 3, 2026. situatedimaginationconference.cargo.site #urban #sociology

CAS Sofia postdoctoral fellowships 2026/2027. Application deadline: 31 March 2026. cas.bg/en/cas-sofia... #urban #sociology

The Center for Place, Culture, and Politics at the CUNY Graduate Center in New York City is hiring a postdoctoral fellow for 2026–2027 on Radical Imagination: Temporalities and Geographies of Struggle. Deadline: March 5, 2026. cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/.... #urban #sociology

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📣Registration for the RC21 Conference 2026 is open now!

Secure your place at the early bird rate and be part of inspiring discussions on urban inequalities and sustainable urban futures.

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Postdoctoral position at Rice University (Houston, US) in a project examining how social processes and the built environment jointly produce and sustain spatial inequality. Review of applications will begin February 23, 2026. lnkd.in/dZQh-QJT #urban #sociology

Hybrid Seminar: "The relational side of urban segregation" by Joanie Cayouette-Remblière. Thursday 5 February 2026 | 5:00 - 7:00 pm CET. Sciences Po Paris/Zoom. Registration: www.sciencespo.fr/research/cit... #urban #sociology

Postdoctoral Associate on Just and Equitable Cities, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (USA). Interests related to informal settlements in sub-Saharan African cities. Deadline: 2026/03/01. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31331 #urban #sociology

Urban Urgencies - Urban Studies Foundation The Urban Studies Foundation (USF) is pleased to launch a new research funding initiative to seed-fund collaborative primary research proposals that engage

Seed-funding for collaborative primary research proposals that engage with the theme Urban Urgencies. Up to six innovative projects will be awarded up to GBP £35,000 each. Deadline: 23rd March 2026. www.urbanstudiesfoundation.org/funding/urba... #urban #sociology

Extra/ordinary Johannesburg Johannesburg, South Africa, is often associated with inequality and referred to as the quintessential ‘apartheid city’. Yet this book argues that Johannesburg, part of the highly urbanized Gauteng Cit...

New Open Access book: "Extra/ordinary Johannesburg. Centrality, periphery, and the spaces between" by Lindsay Blair Howe. uclpress.co.uk/book/extra-o... #urban #Sociology

Opening space for bold ideas: NIAS fellowship calls now open | NIAS In January 2026, NIAS opens its fellowship calls - welcoming thinkers whose curiosity transcends disciplinary boundaries. Scholars, journalists, artists, and writers come together in a vibrant communi...

The Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study (NIAS) offers a wealth of fellowships: nias.knaw.nl/news/submit-.... Deadline to apply: 16 March 2026. #urban #sociology

Fully funded PhD position on cycling futures in Brussels. As the project includes fieldwork in Brussels, a good command of French is necessary and Dutch is an asset. Deadline: 08/02/2026. jobs.vub.be/job/Elsene-P... #urban #sociology

Writing-Up Grants - IJURR IJURR Foundation promotes urban and regional research. Within this broad field it is particularly keen to encourage an understanding of the interconnection between social, economic and political proce...

IJURR Foundation announces Writing-Up Grants. Deadline: Jan 31, 2026. Donor: IJURR Foundation. Grant Type: Grant. Grant Size: $1000 to $10,000. www.ijurr.org/ijurr-founda... #urban #sociology