Call for Papers Journal of Urban Affairs Special Issue Theme: Police and Policing in 21st Century Cities Guest Editor: Michael Leo Owens, Ph. D. Emory University, United States Email: michael.leo.owens@emory.edu The urban world is a world of police. Whether in the Global North or South, democracies or autocracies, police are present in our cities and metropoles. In … Read More
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Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Public Policy at the Joaquim Nabuco Foundation – Deadline September 15, 2020
This is a position for research fellow located at the Joaquim Nabuco Foundation based in Recife, a major city in Brazilian Northeast. Please help me spread the word about it. It is a good opportunity to amplify the scope of Urban Research in this “understudied” region of the world. GRANT ACTIVITY Teach graduate courses or … Read More
Special Issue Call for Papers Abstracts due August 3, 2020 (Journal of Community Practice)
In the wake of global protests spurred by acts of police brutality in the United States, the Journal of Community Practice is seeking empirical, theoretical, and practice-based articles for a special issue examining racial justice in Black and Brown communities. Racial justice goes beyond paying lip service to inequalities. Instead, it entails institutional changes aimed … Read More
Special Issue, Unequal Schools and Communities: A Critical Examination of Neoliberal Education Reform (Journal of Urban Affairs)
Articles from The Journal of Urban Affairs’ current Special Issue, Unequal Schools and Communities: A Critical Examination of Neoliberal Education Reform, are available for download now! You can also find videos to use in your remote classes! Introduction By Guest Editors: Julia Sass Rubin , Ryan M. Good & Michelle Fine Over the past twenty … Read More
Register for the July Kauffman Early-Stage Research Professional Development Session!
The next virtual Kauffman Early-Stage Research Professional Development session will take place on July 31 from 1 pm -2 p.m. CST, with mentors Tami Gurley, PhD, Professor and PhD Program Director, University of Kansas Medical Center and Jurnell Cockhren, Founder, Civic Hacker, LCC. Tami Gurley, PhD is the PhD Program Director and an Associate Professor … Read More
Planning Forum Call for Abstracts – Deadline July 15, 2020
Planning Forum, a scholarly journal on planning and urban development, and led by students at the University of Texas at Austin, is now seeking abstract submissions for its 2021 issue on the following, but not limited to, topics: Climate Change and Environmental Planning Historic Preservation in Planning Justice and Equity Land-use Regulations Planning in the … Read More
A Personal Note to the UAA Community from the Executive Director: A follow-up to the “UAA Statement Condemning Both Systemic Racism and Social Injustice”
On a daily and sometimes hourly basis, I receive emails from various businesses, institutions, and organizations that contain statements against racism and injustices, in response to recent tragic events and mass protests. As a person of color, and a veteran of Black students’, anti-war, and women’s rights organizations, who has personally experienced institutionalized racism and … Read More
A Statement Condemning Both Systemic Racism and Social Injustice
The Urban Affairs Association (UAA) community is outraged by the senseless murders of Breonna Taylor, Amaud Arbery, Tony McDade, and George Floyd. We recognize that their deaths are not isolated, and we are saddened that there are so many more victims of systemic racial injustice and police abuse of power in the United States, and around … Read More
Call for Nominations: Jacobs Urban Communication Book Award (deadline: 7/15/2020)
The annual Jane Jacobs Urban Communication Book Award recognizes an outstanding book, published in English, which exhibits excellence in addressing issues of urban communication. All entries must be published between January 1, 2018 and June 30, 2020. The book award is sponsored by the Urban Communication Foundation and brings with it a $500 prize. To … Read More
JUA Special Issue: Promoting Social Justice and Equity in Shrinking Cities (Journal of Urban Affairs)
Articles from the Journal of Urban Affairs‘ current Special Issue, Promoting Social Justice and Equity in Shrinking Cities, are available for download now! Introduction By Robert Mark Silverman Shrinking cities are a global phenomenon, with notable examples in Europe, North America, Asia, and other parts of the world. Past research has examined shrinking cities in … Read More