The editors of the Journal of Urban Affairs are committed to supporting the development of the next generation of urban scholars. To this end, JUA has participated in the publishing workshop at the annual meeting of the Urban Affairs Association. At this workshop, recent graduates and beginning scholars have the opportunity to learn more...Read More
Since 2012, the Urban Communication Foundation (UCF) has provided scholarships to UAA conference presenters to encourage the participation of scholars who demonstrate interests in urban communication, urban journalism, media studies, urban design, and urban architecture related topics. Recipients of this year’s scholarships are listed below. Read more about UCF and the award Collins, Charles Bonding...Read More
Award Recipients Bruce Nissen (Florida International University) Joan Wynne – Honorable Mention (Florida International University) Award Committee Assessment The award committee reviewed several nominees from the Miami area. However, we were unanimous in selecting Dr. Bruce Nissen for this year’s Activist Scholar Award. We agree with the statements made by his nominators that are cited...Read More
Award Recipients Lawrence J. Vale Purging the Poorest: Public Housing and the Design Politics of Twice-Cleared Communities Sonia Hirt – Honorable Mention Zoned in the USA: The Origins and Implications of American Land-Use Regulation Award Committee Assessment From this set of books, we agreed on two that stood out. For honorable mention, we selected Sonia...Read More
Award Recipients George Galster (Wayne State University), Anna Santiago (Case Western Reserve University) and Lisa Stack (Wayne State University) Award Committee Assessment Papers presented at the 2014 UAA Conference in San Antonio, Texas and subsequently submitted to the Journal of Urban Affairs (JUA) in July 2014, were considered for this award. All submitted papers went...Read More
Award Recipient Amy Khare (University of Chicago) Award Committee Assessment For the 2015 Alma H. Young Emerging Scholar Award, the Committee recommends Amy Turnbull Khare at the University of Chicago. Ms. Khare is a doctoral candidate in the Ph.D. Program in the School of Social Service Administration, and she is completing a dissertation entitled “Privatization...Read More
(Based on articles from the Volume year of 2013) Award Recipient T. William Lester (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) Award Committee Assessment After weeks of careful deliberation, the Best JUA Article 2014 Committee has chosen T. William Lester’s article, “The Role of History in Redistributional Policy Discourse,” (36, Nr. 4, pp. 783-806). Committee members...Read More
Award Recipient Clarence Stone (George Washington University) Award Committee Assessment Clarence Stone’s work is truly foundational. Virtually everyone in urban political science and in urban studies is at least acquainted with his writing on urban regimes. With regard to teaching, Clarence Stone has been a much loved mentor to several generations of scholars in the...Read More
(Based on articles from the Volume year of 2013) Award Recipient Timothy J. Haney (Mount Royal University) Award Committee Assessment There were many worthy contenders, but the research question, methodology, writing and execution of “Off to Market: Neighborhood and Individual Employment Barriers for Women in 21st Century American Cities” made it a winner across multiple...Read More
Award Recipient Matthew D. Weber (University of Michigan) Award Committee Assessment Mr. Weber is a doctoral candidate in the Ph.D. Program in Urban and Regional Planning, and he is completing a dissertation entitled “Informal Property Ownership and Shrinking Cities: Causes, Consequences, and Policy Options” (under Margaret Dewar (chair), Richard Norton, Martin Murray, and Trina Shanks)....Read More
Award Recipients George Galster (Wayne State University) and Erica Raleigh (Data Driven Detroit). Award Committee Assessment “Neighborhood disinvestment, abandonment and crime dynamics” is an excellent contribution to knowledge on urban processes. Galster and Raleigh provide a comprehensive analysis of a unique dataset, which was recently produced for Detroit on neighborhood decline, vacancies, abandonment and crime....Read More
