RC21-ISA
Research Committee 21 Urban and Regional Development, International Sociological Association.
- CAS Sofia postdoctoral fellowships 2026/2027. Application deadline: 31 March 2026. cas.bg/en/cas-sofia... #urban #sociology
- The Center for Place, Culture, and Politics at the CUNY Graduate Center in New York City is hiring a postdoctoral fellow for 2026–2027 on Radical Imagination: Temporalities and Geographies of Struggle. Deadline: March 5, 2026. cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/.... #urban #sociology
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- Postdoctoral position at Rice University (Houston, US) in a project examining how social processes and the built environment jointly produce and sustain spatial inequality. Review of applications will begin February 23, 2026. lnkd.in/dZQh-QJT #urban #sociology
- Hybrid Seminar: "The relational side of urban segregation" by Joanie Cayouette-Remblière. Thursday 5 February 2026 | 5:00 - 7:00 pm CET. Sciences Po Paris/Zoom. Registration: www.sciencespo.fr/research/cit... #urban #sociology
- Postdoctoral Associate on Just and Equitable Cities, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (USA). Interests related to informal settlements in sub-Saharan African cities. Deadline: 2026/03/01. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31331 #urban #sociology
- Seed-funding for collaborative primary research proposals that engage with the theme Urban Urgencies. Up to six innovative projects will be awarded up to GBP £35,000 each. Deadline: 23rd March 2026. www.urbanstudiesfoundation.org/funding/urba... #urban #sociology
- New Open Access book: "Extra/ordinary Johannesburg. Centrality, periphery, and the spaces between" by Lindsay Blair Howe. uclpress.co.uk/book/extra-o... #urban #Sociology
- The Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study (NIAS) offers a wealth of fellowships: nias.knaw.nl/news/submit-.... Deadline to apply: 16 March 2026. #urban #sociology
- Fully funded PhD position on cycling futures in Brussels. As the project includes fieldwork in Brussels, a good command of French is necessary and Dutch is an asset. Deadline: 08/02/2026. jobs.vub.be/job/Elsene-P... #urban #sociology
- IJURR Foundation announces Writing-Up Grants. Deadline: Jan 31, 2026. Donor: IJURR Foundation. Grant Type: Grant. Grant Size: $1000 to $10,000. www.ijurr.org/ijurr-founda... #urban #sociology
- Two more weeks to apply for IJURR Foundation Majority Regions Workshops. Applications close 31st January, Midnight GMT. £5000 funding. Apply here: www.ijurr.org/ijurr-founda... #urban #sociology
- Another interesting book has just been published: "Claiming the Right to the City. Rethinking Urban Transformations in Brazil" by Abigail Friendly. www.ubcpress.ca/claiming-the... #urban #sociology
- Interesting new book out: "Women's Empowerment Through Public Space: Gendered Urban Experiences Across the Middle East and Europe" edited by Hooshmand Alizadeh, Selda Tuncer, Josef Kohlbacher & Sonya Karami. link.springer.com/book/10.1007... #urban #sociology
- CfP: Special Issue of AESOP Transactions: “The Interplay Between Health, Housing and Planning: A New Challenge?” Deadline for the submission of full articles: 15 March 2026. transactions-journal.aesop-planning.eu/index.php/Tr... #urban #sociology
- Doctoral and postdoctoral scholarships on urban, housing and architecture in Sweden (for limited periods, not taxed): www.lundbergsstiftelserna.se?lang=en #urban #sociology
- The European Sociological Association (ESA) invites applications for the ESA PhD Summer School 2026, to be held on site in Warsaw from 22 to 24 August 2026. Apply by by January 30th 2026. europeansociology.org/conference/2... #urban #sociology
- Only 4 days left to submit your work to the RC21 Conference in Vienna, 20-22 July 2026. www.rc21.org/en/rc21-conf... #urban #sociology
- CALL FOR SESSIONS | The Common City Conference 2026. Uppsala, Sweden, August 26-28, 2026: "Struggling for Urban Justice in a Time of Authoritarianism and Multiple Crises". Submit your proposal by 30 Jan. 2026: bit.ly/CommonCity2026 #urban #sociology
- Only 10 days left to submit your work to the RC21 Conference in Vienna, 20-22 July 2026. www.rc21.org/en/rc21-conf... #urban #sociology
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[Not loaded yet] - The Leibniz Institute for Research on Society and Space (IRS) invites doctoral and postdoctoral researchers to its 2026 Spring Academy on "Urban Scholarship and Activism." Deadline for applications: 16 February 2026. leibniz-irs.de/en/springaca... #urban #sociology
- Post-doctoral position in TU Berlin on how digital technologies are involved in the socio-material production of "encapsulations“ within South Korean society (Korean language required). Application deadline is 1 January 2026. www.jobs.tu-berlin.de/en/job-posti... #urban #sociology
- The INRS Centre Urbanisation Culture Société is accepting applications for a a tenure-track professor position in teaching and research on the theme of cities and immigration (French language is required). Deadline: January 19, 2026. atlas.workland.com/work/70383/p... #urban #sociology
- Tenured Professor in the interdisciplinary Department of Human and Organizational Development at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN, on topics such as community development and organizing, affordable housing and homelessness... jobs.chronicle.com/job/37921091... #urban #sociology
- New book out "Renewing Urban Critical Theories. Rediscovering Thinkers, Reimagining Texts, and Reframing Questions" edited by Francesco Biagi. www.routledge.com/Renewing-Urb... #urban #sociology
- CfP: "La perspectiva espacial crítica en las ciencias sociales", revista Encrucijadas. Fecha Límite para recepción de trabajos: 30/05/2026. recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/en... #urban #sociology
- Book presentation: Thomas Aguilera, Francesa Artioli & Claire Colomb – "Housing Under Platform Capitalism". 04.12.2025, 5:00pm-7:00pm CET. www.sciencespo.fr/research/cit... #urban #sociology
- Special issue of Global Dialogue in memory of Michael Burawoy. globaldialogue.isa-sociology.org/uploads/imge... #urban #sociology
- Interesting new book (with the Introduction and one chapter as open access): "Informal Housing in the Global North. Exploring Practices, Actors and Processes in a Transforming Housing System" edited by Jakub Galuszka. www.routledge.com/Informal-Hou... #urban #sociology
- 8TH RC21-IJURR FOUNDATION-IJURR DOCTORAL SCHOOL IN COMPARATIVE URBAN STUDIES. VIENNA (AUSTRIA), 9-22 JULY 2026. Apply by 2 January 2026 at midnight GMT. See the instructions here: www.rc21.org/en/8th-rc21-... #urban #sociology
- Open access book: "Discourses on Sustainable Urban Mobility" by Robin Hickman. uclpress.co.uk/book/discour... #urban #sociology
- Call for abstracts: Degrowth and the Politics of Space: Tools for Thought and Action, AMSTERDAM 21-23 October 2026. 1st December, 2025: deadline for abstract submission www.degrowthpsc.com #urban #sociology
- Open access book (in Spanish language): "Sociología del territorio. Conceptos, enfoques y perspectivas iberoamericanas" edited by Luciano Martínez Valle, Arilson Favareto & Diego Martínez-Godoy. www.teseopress.com/sociologiade... #urban #sociology
- 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
- Reposted by RC21-ISA📢 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 diametroit@gmail.com. Abstracts should be sent by November 30 to diametroit@gmail.com. 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
- Reposted by RC21-ISASociologists! 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
- 📢𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻!📢 We’re now accepting applications for the 𝗞𝗼𝗵𝗹𝗶 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center @wzb.bsky.social Apply via our online portal: kohlifoundation.eu/programs-koh... 📆 Deadline 16 November 2025
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- 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
