What does hip hop, dance and story-telling got to do with democratic practices? What to make of pedagogical experiences to engage youth and marginalised groups across two so different cities like Read more
What does hip hop, dance and story-telling got to do with democratic practices? What to make of pedagogical experiences to engage youth and marginalised groups across two so different cities like Read more
Dr. Mary Lawhon (Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Florida State University) is seeking a Ph.D. student beginning in August 2016 to assist with an international research collaboration on waste and sanitation Read more
The Swedish Research Council decided on the 3rd of November to fund a multi-disciplinary team from Sweden, Uganda, South Africa, UK, and USA to develop crucial knowledge about urban infrastructure Read more
On 30 September Henrik Ernstson will give a talk at a seminar in Paris on environmental stewardship. Invited by Nathali Blanc at LADYSS Université Paris-Diderot, he reflects below on how the talk Read more
A new research collaboration on waste in South African cities has been funded by the UK’s ESRC-DFID. It is lead by Erik Swyngedouw, Mary Lawhon and Henrik Ernstson. This three-year project Read more
The “Cape Town Civic Network Study” is a research project based on a social network survey that focuses on the urban environment and environmental justice. We have interviewed over 130 civil society Read more
University of Manchester, Department of Geography Deadline for applications: 20 August 2015 Preferred start of position: 1 September 2015 The University of Manchester Department of Geography is pleased to announce Read more
The Rupturing the Anthro-Obscene! Conference is an intervention into critical studies, and urban political ecology in particular. The conference celebrates the 20 years since the publication of Erik Swyngedouw’s article on “Cyborg Read more
Henrik Ernstson and Erik Swyngedouw are very happy to announce their conference and book project Rupturing the Anthro-Obscene! Political Promises of Planetary & Uneven Urban Ecologies, with 11 confirmed top-speakers. As Read more
Ahead of an exhibition celebrating the Kampala neighbourhood, Namuwongo, Joel Ongwec showcases the contribution this informal settlement and its inhabitants to Uganda’s capital city. Kampala is the largest city of Read more