Chandan Deuskar, Ph.D. (World Bank) was selected as the recipient of the 2023 Best Book in the Field of Urban Affairs Award for Urban Planning in a World of Informal Politics (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2022). This annual award is given to a book that is well-written and based on rigorous research on an urban...Read More
Dr. Gregory Squires (George Washington University) was selected as the recipient of the 2023 Marilyn J. Gittell Activist Scholar Award sponsored by the Urban Affairs Association and SAGE Publishing. This award was established to highlight field-based urban scholarship and promote the dissemination of work by activist urban scholars. The award is co-sponsored by SAGE Publishing...Read More
Dr. Catalina Muñoz (Universidad de los Andes) and Dr. Friederike Fleischer (Universidad de los Andes) were selected as the recipients of the 2023 Best Article in the Journal of Urban Affairs Award for their paper “Contentious memories and urban redevelopment in Bogotá Colombia.” This award was sponsored by Routledge | Taylor & Francis. This annual...Read More
Boston University’s Initiative on Cities and Department of Sociology are excited to host the first international conference on gentrification studies in over 20 years! This conference brings together academics, activists, policymakers, and various groups of people interested in gentrification’s impact on communities around the world. This conference looks to seek real solutions: What can we...Read More
The Urban Affairs Association (UAA) seeks proposals for the Editorship of the Rights to the City, a new book series sponsored by the Urban Affairs Association and Published by Routledge (Taylor & Francis).Read More
In February, UAA is offering a new professional development opportunity for its members: a virtual panel discussion on “Post-Tenure Career Planning (for Mid-Advanced Career Professionals). Full details are provided below. Sign-up by February 1 to join the discussion!Read More
Join the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the Research-to-Policy Collaboration (RPC) team on January 30, 2023 at 4:00 PM EST to learn about an exciting opportunity to become part of a nationwide network of researchers who collaborate to apply research in the policymaking context! RPC is interested in strengthening the use of entrepreneurial research in policy by facilitating meaningful,...Read More
Application deadline: January 9, 2023 (11:59pm Central US Time) DATE/TIME: Wednesday, April 26, 2023 | 8:30am – 4:00pLOCATION: 51st UAA Conference | Nashville Renaissance HotelWHO CAN ATTEND: Eligible selected applicants onlyCOST: No cost; attendees must apply & be accepted to attend the workshop.ELIGIBILITY: Early career researchers–Ph.D. students; Ph.D. graduates within the last 5 years (2018 to 2022). Women and...Read More
Critical Urban Policy, Call for Papers at 6th International Conference on Public Policy meeting in Toronto, June 27-29, 2023 https://www.ippapublicpolicy.org/conference/icpp6-toronto-2023/17 T08P05 / Critical Urban Policy Topic : T08 / POLICY DISCOURSE AND CRITICAL POLICY RESEARCH Chair : Ronald Vogel (Toronto Metropolitan University) Second Chair : Meghan Joy (Concordia University ) There is a serious gap...Read More
With regret, I must share sad news after learning of Caroline’s death reported on Saturday, November 26. For those of us who knew her well and had the pleasure of working with her, reading her work, attending her well-organized conference sessions, and accepting her warm smile and always encouraging words, the sense of loss is...Read More
Academics and Researchers: The World Urban Campaign is UN-Habitat’s advocacy network contributing to developing solutions and to take action in cities and communities in implementing the New Urban Agenda to accelerate the achievement of the sustainable Development Goals by 2030. (https://www.worldurbancampaign.org/). We encourage you to promote membership in the World Urban Campaign by your universities...Read More
November Entrepreneurship Issues Forum: November 14, 2022 1:30pm CST: This forum will feature various researchers and heartland community partner organizations from the Kauffman Foundation’s Inclusive Ecosystem portfolio— comprised of three-year projects that will explore entrepreneurial ecosystems in the Heartland states, these grants will emphasize holistic, community-led approaches to research on entrepreneurial ecosystems. Grantees will discuss...Read More
