Seeking Attractiveness. Large-scale urban renewal projects in the metropolitan areas of Lille and Hamburg. 13 November 2025 from 17:00 until 19:00 (Paris time); online & onsite. www.sciencespo.fr/ecole-urbain... Organized by #Cities_are_Back_in_Town, Urban School of Sciences Po. #urban #sociology

📢 Open Calls for RC21 Vienna 2026! The sessions for the RC21 Conference 2026 are set – now it’s your turn to contribute! 📅 Deadline: 29 Dec 2025 👉Find out more here: rc21-vienna2026.org/call/ #rc21vienna2026 @rc21.bsky.social @univie.ac.at @kazepov.bsky.social @ifswien.bsky.social

Call for abstracts for the kick off meeting of the DIAMETROIT project: Abstracts should be sent by November 30 to [email protected]. Abstracts should be sent by November 30 to [email protected]. sites.google.com/view/diametr... #urban #sociology

New Open-access book: "Rent Strikes. A history of collective tenant actions across the world" edited bu Lucas Poy and Hannes Rolf. uclpress.co.uk/book/rent-st... #urban #sociology

CfP: II Ibero-American Symposium on Urban Socio-Spatial Segregation. January 21 to 23, 2026 (hybrid format – in-person and online). IGOT-ULisboa (Lisbon). Deadline to submit abstracts: 11/11/2025. www.igot.ulisboa.pt/eventos/ii-s... #urban #sociology

REST – City and Regional Sustainability Transitions Webinar Series. 6th November 12pm GMT / 1pm CET: Commons, Place and Landscapes for Sustainable Transitions. www.regionalstudies.org/events/rsa-o...! #urban #sociology

CfP: Alternative Futures & Popular Protest conference, 15-17, June 2026. Deadline for abstract submission: December 19, 2025. docs.google.com/forms/d/1SEy... Webpage from last year: www.movements.manchester.ac.uk/afpp/ #urban #sociology

The deadline to submit abstracts to Sociologidagarna (at Linnéuniversitetet, Växjö, Sweden, 18–20 march, 2026) is approaching: 10 November 2025. Please, consider contributing to our Urban Sociology group! lnu.se/mot-linneuni... #urban #sociology

New interesting book: "Global Urban Policy. A Framework for Analyzing State and Society" edited by David Kaufmann & Mara Sidney. press.umich.edu/Books/G/Glob... #urban #sociology

Amani Hassani – Navigating Colour-Blind Societies: Racial Governance and Urban Erasure in Denmark’s Ghetto Policies. 6.11.2025, 5:30pm-7:00pm CEST. www.sciencespo.fr/research/cit... #urban #sociology

Conference "Villes en transformation : Défis, (pré)visions, perspectives", Sofia, 18-19 June, 2026. Deadline to submit abstracts (French and English language): 30 November 2025. www.auf.org/europe-centr... #urban #sociology

Open-access book: " City Makers and the Politics of Urban Diversity Governance. Comparative Approaches from Europe and Asia" edited by Jeremie Molho, Marie Gibert-Flutre & Kong Chong Ho. link.springer.com/book/10.1007... #urban #sociology

"Inhabiting debt" book edited by Antonio di Campli, examines the relationship between access to housing and indebtedness in four emblematic neighborhoods in Ecuador. link.springer.com/book/10.1007... #urban #sociology

Fixed-term Post-Doctoral Research Associate for a project on the "Rentierization of Supported Housing" at UCL (London). Closing Date: 21-Nov-2025. www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... #urban #sociology

Tenure-track position at the College of Wooster. The position is half Urban Studies, half Sociology—we are looking for an Urban Sociologist, doing research on housing or transportation. Deadline: Dec. 1, 2025. wooster.edu/job/assistan... #urban #sociology

Relevant Open-access book: "Framing Solidarities in Times of Multiple Crises. Social Movements across European Cities" edited by Mojca Pajnik, Helge Schwiertz, Donatella della Porta, Franz Bernhardt & Marko Ribać. link.springer.com/book/10.1007... #urban #sociology

Sociologists! Consider applying for the Kohli Fellowship for Sociology, which provides financial support for a two-year postdoctoral stay at the WZB in Berlin. Deadline is Nov. 16. bit.ly/4opl1ms

Today I presented a summary of key urban and housing sociology topics at an internal seminar of the IBF (Uppsala). A further discussion on these issues can be found in the book I recently edited: Research Handbook on Urban Sociology. (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/res...)

The Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) will host the twelfth edition of the Annual PhD Workshop from 12–14 January 2026, at the IIHS Sadashivnagar, Bengaluru, with limited options for online participation. Deadline: 10 November 2025. iihs.co.in/research/phd... #urban #sociology

PhD opportunity in Australia, on the lived experience of housing and offsite construction, while being part of the RMIT Post-Carbon Research Centre. Apply before 15 November 2025. Contact: www.rmit.edu.au/profiles/d/l... #urban #sociology

European Compendium of Housing Policies. Open-access report: www.espon.eu/publications... #urban #sociology

On #WorldHomelessDay, we are delighted to announce the publication of "Debt Trap Nation" by Prof Katherine Brickell & Dr Mel Nowicki, supported by a hashtag#USFPandemics & Cities grant. www.debt-trap-nation.org/book #urban #sociology

CALL FOR VENUES FOR THE RC21 CONFERENCE 2028. We are calling for interested groups of scholars of our community to send their proposal to host and organise the RC21 2028 Conference and Doctoral School. The deadline for proposals is 27 MARCH 2026. www.rc21.org/en/call-for-... #urban #sociology

All about urban Brazil impressively reunited in this recent book (Open Access) edited by José Júlio Ferreira Lima & Raul da Silva Ventura Neto: "ANPUR 40 years. New times, new challenges in a diverse Brazil". anpur.org.br/wp-content/u... #urban #sociology

CRACKED FOUNDATIONS by @m-r-glass.bsky.social (out this week!) examines how debt and speculation financed the suburban American dream and led to today’s inequalities. Listen to Glass's conversation with Jenna Pittman on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social to learn more! newbooksnetwork.com/cracked-foun...

Sixteen refugees attended a collaborative mapping workshop in Berlin. Their goal: reconstitute the city of Homs, Syria, through overlapping memories of a place they once called home. As music by Lebanese singer Fairuz played in the background, memories poured forth of a city leveled by war. (1/5)

FinGeo School and Workshop at Bologna (Italy) from the 31st January to 3rd of February 2026. Deadline to apply: 15 October 2025. www.unibo.it/sitoweb/s.gr... #urban #sociology

🔔 The Iméra Call for Applications 2026–2027 is open! 6 fellowships available in Marseille, in an interdisciplinary, international, and bilingual research environment. 📅 Deadline: October 20, 2025 📍 Duration: 5 or 10 months in Marseille www.imera.fr/en/applicati... #urban #sociology

"Cities at War" – Online Lecture Series 🔸 By scholars from war-torn cities 🔸 Sharing embodied knowledge of conflict & urban life 📅 Fully online | Free & open to all 👉 ow.ly/6eiM50X2pZz #urban #sociology

Swiss Habitat Conference (12-13th Feb. 2026 in Lausanne). Abstracts to be submitted by Oct 20th 2025. mcusercontent.com/edbc5eae91ed... hashtag#urban hashtag#sociology

VACANCY: Lecturer in Sociology (13 months, starting Jan 2026) Closing date: 20 Oct 2025 Teaching PG modules on ‘Social Theory: Structure, Relations & Interaction’ & ‘Research Design’. @britsoci.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION /// Intensive Short PhD/ECR Course “DISCLOSE”, 27-30 October 2025, Pavia (Italy): De-commodifying cIties towards SoCiaL and envirOnmental juSticE (DISCLOSE). Deadline for registration: 10 October 2025. Link for registration: forms.gle/TqZpfHJ9RR7t... #urban #sociology

Research Associate (Post-doc, f/m) in Social Sciences at The Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) on cross-border housing governance. jobs.liser.lu/job/Esch-sur... #urban #sociology

Lecture series of the DFG Research Training Group 'Societal Transformation and Spatial Materialization of housing' in the winter semester 2025/26. Topic: How does war affect housing? On site (Frankfurt) and online attendance. gewohnter-wandel.de/veranstaltun... #urban #sociology

New book: ‘Collaborative Housing, Ageing and Social Care Lessons from Europe' edited by Melissa Fernandez Arrigoitia, Aimee Felstead, Jim Hudson, Misa Izuhara, Kath Scanlon and Karen West. policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/collaborativ... #urban #sociology

📢 The September Issue of IJURR is out! Explore cutting-edge research on urban politics, housing, mobility, inequality, and resistance from across the globe. 🔗 Read the full issue here: www.ijurr.org/issue/vol-49...

Two open posts: Assistant/Associate Professor in Urban Planning in the Department of Geography and Environment at LSE. Deadline: 26 October 2025. jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/... #urban #sociology

Fully-funded 3.5 year ESRC PhD studentship at the University of Cambridge on the topic “Climate urbanism: sustainability for the affluent?” Deadline to apply: 2 Dec., 2025. www.geog.cam.ac.uk/postgraduate... #urban #sociology

Postdoctoral position to investigate whether subsidized affordable housing promotes social integration across the United States, using large-scale cell phone mobility data. Univ. of California, Santa Barbara. Deadline: Oct 6, 2025. recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF03012 #urban #sociology

Open Access book edited by Claire Cameron: Urban Childhoods. Growing up in inequality and hope. uclpress.co.uk/book/urban-c... #urban #sociology

@isa-sociology.org Webinar: Global Cities, People and Crises, on the reactions to several crises through alternative ways of knowing and organizing in urban communities. October 10, 2025, 10:00 - 11:30 GMT. Organized by RC20, RC21 and RC26. www.isa-sociology.org/en/conferenc... #urban #sociology

⏰ Don’t miss your chance to contribute to the RC21 Conference 2026! 📅 Deadline: 6 October 2025 👉See the guidelines and details: rc21-vienna2026.org/call-for-ses... #rc21 #rc21vienna2026 @univie.ac.at @ifswien.bsky.social @rc21.bsky.social @kazepov.bsky.social

Call for applications to the Summer Institute for the Study of East Central and Southeastern Europe (SISECSE) two-week residential workshop in Sofia (Bulgaria), June 3-19, 2026. Apply by: December 2, 2025. www.acls.org/competitions... #urban #sociology

Seminar: Managing ordinary life: (Im)predictability, Violence and Solidarity in Latin American Urban Margins, by Ana Beraldo de Carvalho, on 2 October 2025 – 5-6:30 pm (online). Sciences Po. www.sciencespo.fr/research/cit... #urban #sociology

PhD position on urban studies at the University of Barcelona. Deadline to apply: 7 October 2025 seu.ub.edu/ajutsPublic/... #urban #sociology

New open access book: "Co-production of Knowledge in Action: Emancipatory strategies for urban equality", edited by Cassidy Johnson, Vanesa Castán Broto, Wilbard Kombe, Catalina Ortiz, Barbara Lipietz, Emmanuel Osuteye and Caren Levy. uclpress.co.uk/book/co-prod... #urban #sociology

The Nuffield College Sociology Group invites applications for a Visitorship at the College during the 2026-27 academic year (between early October 2026 and late June 2027). Deadline: 29 September 2025. www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/our-research... #urban #sociology

CfP: Cartographies of Platform Labour in the Digital City 5th–7th November 2025. Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED, Madrid, Spain). Deadline for submission: 30th September 2025. estudioscriticosurbanos.com/2025/09/04/i... #urban #sociology

One-year scholarship program sponsored by the Free State of Bavaria for graduates of Central, Eastern and Southeastern European states for the funding year 2026/27. Deadline: December 1, 2025. www.uni-regensburg.de/bayhost/engl... #urban #sociology

Funding opportunities for ECRs to develop and lead high-risk, high-reward interdisciplinary research: CIFAR Global Scholars Program (Canada). Apply by Nov. 5, 2026. cifar.ca/next-generat... #urban #sociology