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Multilocal mobility in times of polycrisis: Reworking centre and periphery

Call for papers for a two-day workshop on 15-16 December 2026 bringing together scholars interested in multilocal practices across the world and related implications for centre-periphery thinking. Deadline 1st November.
Call for papers AAG 2027NYC: Critical Geographies of the Infrastructure Corrido

Critical Geographies of the Infrastructure Corridor

Call for papers AAG 2027NYC: Critical Geographies of the Infrastructure Corridor
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Writing the City

Delivered by the University of Sheffield Off the Shelf Festival of Words is one of the most vibrant literary festivals in the UK, bringing the best in local, national and international literary talent to Sheffield.
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Sheffield Urbanism Lecture Series 2026

The Sheffield Urbanism Lecture series is an initiative of the Urban Institute to stimulate dialogue, discussion and understanding of processes of urbanisation and urban life.

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Black Urbanities in São Paulo and Beyond: A Conversation with AbdouMaliq Simone

In this exclusive interview conducted at the University of São Paulo (USP), the renowned sociologist and urban theorist AbdouMaliq Simone engages in a conversation with Fraya Frehse, Laura Kemmer, and Carolina Moura Lima.

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The Urban Institute welcomes new member of the team

The UI is delighted to welcome Theodor M Barry Born, an urban geographer working on housing, space, rent, speculation, and social reproduction.
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New Publication: Theorisation of Environmental Justice in Chinese Political Philosophy

Shizhi Zhang, Linda Westman, and Vanesa Castán Broto have published a new paper Political Geography that explores how classical Chinese political philosophy can contribute to contemporary debates on environmental justice (EJ) theory.
TECHNO GARDENING

Rethinking urban nature as technonature

A new Nature Comment by Simon Marvin, Sophia Maalsen and Robyn Dowling argues that urban nature is entering a new phase in which ecological processes are increasingly sensed, modelled and continuously adjusted through digital technologies.

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Live: Second China Shock @BISA26

In June 2026, Zhengli Huang and Shizhi Zhang, were invited to participate in a featured roundtable discussion at the 2026 British International Studies Association Annual Conference in Brighton.