Just a little PSA: Make sure to confirm your participation for #APSA2026 in the submission portal by Thursday, March 26. We are already looking forward to seeing many of you in Boston!

📣 If you have any news or announcements you would like to share with the Urban and Local Politics community, we would love to include it in our March '26 newsletter! DM on here or email [email protected] by Feb 21. Get the newsletter here: 👇https://www.urbanaffairsreview.com/ulp-newsletter-signup

📣 If you have any news or announcements you would like to share with the Urban and Local Politics community, we would love to include it in our March '26 newsletter! DM on here or email [email protected] by Feb 21. Get the newsletter here: 👇https://www.urbanaffairsreview.com/ulp-newsletter-signup

📣 We are accepting nominations for the Urban Affairs Review - Best Paper in Urban or Regional Politics Award! 🏆 Papers must have been presented at APSA 2025. Deadline is October 31st. Please follow this link to learn more about the award and how to submit! connect.apsanet.org/s13/best-pap...

📢 Urban & Local Politics scholars: Do you have news to share? We’re collecting updates for the upcoming newsletter! Send us your announcements (new pubs, jobs, events, awards & more) for the November newsletter via DM or via [email protected] by October 17. If you have any Qs, please reach out!

📢 Urban & Local Politics scholars: Do you have news to share? We’re collecting updates for the upcoming newsletter! Send us your announcements (new pubs, jobs, events, awards & more) for the November newsletter via DM or via [email protected] by October 17. If you have any Qs, please reach out!

🎉 That’s a wrap on #APSA2025 A huge thank you to everyone who helped organize, presented, attended panels, joined our business meeting, and shared their work in Urban & Local Politics. 🏆 On Friday, we honored this year’s award winners - check them out below👇 Safe travels & see you next year! ✈️

🌞 Good morning & happy last day of #APSA2025! We’re closing things out with our Sustainability, Inclusion, and Urban Governance panel: 🕙 10:00 AM 📍 Vancouver Convention Centre (VCC), West Level 2, Room West 215 Hope you’ve had a great APSA — thanks for hanging out with us this week!

Calling all graduate students! Come mingle, grab a bite, and network at the #APSA2025 Graduate Student Happy Hour, located at the Pinnacle Hotel Harbourfront, Ballroom II, 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

☀️ Hope you’re enjoying Day 3 at #APSA2025! Our final Urban & Local Politics panel for today kicks off at 🕒 3:00 PM in the Pan Pacific Vancouver, Oceanview 8. 💡 Share the exciting work you see — and don’t be shy about promoting your own panel or paper! Tag us so we can amplify 📢

🌟 Welcome back to Day 3 of #APSA2025! We’re starting the morning off with another exciting Author Meets Critics event: 📖 Inequality, Crime, and Resistance in New York City by Timothy Weaver Starting soon: 8:00AM in Pan Pacific Vancouver, Oceanview 7

The Urban and Local Politics Section meeting will start at 6:30 in VCC East Meeting Level, East 20 At 7:30 we head to the reception- a joint event with the Federalism & Intergovernmental Relations section. The reception takes place in Crystal Pavilion C in the Pan Pacific. Join us!

👋 Taking a lunch break? Swing by the Urban & Local Politics Poster Session — East Exhibit Level, Hall A. Great research + good conversations starting soon! 🕡 Happening 12:00 – 12:30 #APSA2025

🌟 Day 2 of #APSA2025 is here! We loved seeing so much great work on urban & local politics on day 1— and we’re be back today with more panels, posters, and events. Stay tuned, and check our pinned post for the daily schedule! Lots happening for the Urban & Local Politics Section today: ⤵️

Day 1 is in full swing #APSA2025 🚨 Don’t miss this next event, starting at 2PM! Author Meets Critics: Dark Concrete: Black Power Urbanism and the American Metropolis by Kim Johnson Location: Pan Pacific Vancouver, Oceanview 8

When cities exclude the homeless, it is wrongful discrimination! In @bjpols.bsky.social Knight and I argue that hostile design (anti-sleep benches, spikes on window ledges) should be understood as discriminatory, and wrong for the same reasons as more familiar forms of discrimination. Very proud🥳

✨ Welcome to #APSA2025 in Vancouver! We’re kicking things off today 🎉 What are your plans for Day 1? If you’re interested in urban & local politics, we’ve got some great panels lined up. Check out our suggestions below 👇

📢 📢 Only one week to go! We look forward to APSA 2025 in Vancouver, Sept. 11-15. 🇨🇦 Check out the events in the Urban and Local Politics section and join us for these exciting presentations! For locations (tbd) and more details, use the online program: convention2.allacademic.com/one/apsa/aps...

📢Job Opportunity! The Dept. of Political science at DePaul University invites applications for a full-time, tenure track position at the assistant professor level in American Politics (emphasis on state and local politics) Find info at the link and please share widely! apply.interfolio.com/170188

📣 Reminder: Please share this exciting opportunity with any junior scholars who might be interested! To ensure full consideration, all materials should be sent by September 5, 2025, though the position will remain open until filled or the search is closed.

📢 Call for Papers! Urban Politics in the Global South Conference November 6-7, 2025 (fully virtual!) This conference showcases research on urban politics in low- and middle-income countries in different world regions. Deadline for Submissions: Sept. 5 Link: www.globalsouthurbanpolitics.com

"Determinants of Neighborhood Change: A Multilevel Analysis" by Hee-Jung Jun, UAR 49(3), 2013. journals.sagepub.com/share/EFFBWF...

🚨Exciting Opportunity for junior scholars interested in local politics! The Local Politics and Policy Lab at Emory University is recruiting a pre/post doctoral fellow. Applicants with strong quantitative skills are encouraged to apply: apply.interfolio.com/168743

📣New publication! Out in Perspectives on Politics Reassessing the Impact of Local Control: When Smaller Local Governments Permit More Housing Coauthored w/ @mvinaes.bsky.social 👉 doi.org/10.1017/S153... We study the effect of a municipal reform in DK: 🏘️ What happens to housing supply? ⤵️ (1/2)

📢 Calling all Urban & Local Politics scholars! Have news to share? Send your updates—new pubs, job openings, events & more—for the July newsletter via DM or via [email protected] by Friday, June 6. Help highlight the great work happening in our field!🏙️📰 #UrbanPolitics #APSA2025

Deadline approaching! ⌛️The APSA Urban & Local Politics section awards are waiting for your (self-)nomination! ✨

✨ We are excited to announce the launch of our section’s newsletter in 2025! The newsletter will be published three times a year, ensuring you stay connected without overwhelming your inbox. Sign up here: www.urbanaffairsreview.com/ulp-newslett...

📢 It’s time to nominate for the 2025 Urban & Local Politics Section Awards! We’re recognizing outstanding work in urban politics across multiple categories, including best dissertation, book, and career contributions. 🏆 Deadline: March 15, 2025

📢 Stay Connected with the Urban Politics Community! 🏙️✨ Got research updates, upcoming events, or exciting news to share? 📢 We'd love to feature them in our Section Newsletter! 📩 Submit your updates and help us keep our community informed and engaged. 🔗 DM us here or email at [email protected].

Reminder: Deadline is Today!⏰ Join us in Vancouver for #APSA2025 ✨Submit your proposals here: convention2.allacademic.com/one/apsa/aps... We look forward to your contributions and submissions to the Urban and Local Politics Section. 🏙️ #UrbanPolitics

My book, Inequality, Crime, and Resistance in New York City, published by @TempleUnivPress is now available for pre-order with a 25% discount. If you’re interested in using it for a course, I’d be very happy to pop into a class to discuss with students. tupress.temple.edu/books/inequa...

✨ Before the year ends, let's celebrate your latest work! ✨ Got a new publication or achievement in urban and local politics? Share it with us! DM this account, and we’ll amplify it to our community. Let’s spread the word! 📢 #UrbanPolitics #APSA

🌟 One month until the deadline! Submit your research for the APSA 2025 Annual Meeting by Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at 11:59 PM Pacific. We look forward to your contributions and submissions to the Urban and Local Politics Section. 🏙️ #APSA2025 #UrbanPolitics

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DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MAY 1: we are still looking for nominations for the Byran Jackson Award, which recognizes outstanding scholarship by a grad student studying REP in urban setting. $500 prize! Self-nominations welcome. See link for nominating instructions: connect.apsanet.org/s13/byran-ja...

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MAY 1! We are looking for nominations for the Norton Long Career Achievement Award recognizes a senior scholar for distinguished contributions to study of urban politics through scholarship, mentoring, & public service. To nominate: connect.apsanet.org/s13/norton-l...

Hi! We are new here, and eager to get connected with all the polisky folks. Please let people know that our section is now on Bluesky!

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