RC21-ISA

Back to school with this news: the Research Handbook on Urban Sociology that was published two years ago is now Open Access!! Authors and colleagues, please spread the word: www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook-o...

📍 RC21 Vienna is here! We've launched a new IJURR Virtual Issue: Vienna at the Crossroads. Read it here👇 www.ijurr.org/virtual-issu... #rc21vienna2026 #rc21 @rc21.bsky.social @univie.ac.at @ifswien.bsky.social

✨ Highlights from Day 2 of #rc21vienna2026: Javier Auyero's keynote highlighted the value of ethnography for understanding urban inequalities. The day concluded with the town hall reception and the Best Poster Award. @univie.ac.at @rc21.bsky.social

Update: Both English and French versions of the interview with Edmond Preteceille, founder and former president of the RC21, are now available online. www.rc21.org/en/rc21-pion... #urban #sociology

Final city tour of the doctoral school preceding the RC 21 Conference in Vienna. The full programme is here: www.rc21.org/en/doctoral-... Thanks to the organisers: Hanna Hilbrandt, Claire Colomb & Alberta Andreotti. Some pictures attached. #urban #sociology

The RC21 Conference in Vienna starts this Monday 20/7. RC21 Board members invite ECR (early career scholars) to an informal and welcoming networking session. Ad-hoc 02 Early Career Researcher Networking Mo, 20 July, 16:00 - 16:30 Venue: Marietta Blau Saal; University of Vienna

📱 Make the most of your #RC21Vienna2026 experience with the conference app! 🔔 Get updates, build your personal schedule, connect with participants, find your next session with room plans and access the full programme anytime. 👉 rc21-vienna2026.org/conference-a... @rc21.bsky.social @univie.ac.at

Open Call for the IV International Summer School, "Future(s) In Dispute: Youth And Global Transformations", 8-11 September 2026, University of Porto. Apply by July 10. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #urban #sociology

🚶‍♀️‍➡️🏙️Discover Vienna during the RC21 Conference 2026! There will be curated excursions before, during and after the conference to explore the city and further engage with the conference theme. 👉Details: rc21-vienna2026.org/excursions/ @rc21.bsky.social @univie.ac.at #RC21Vienna2026

Francesca Artioli and Bruno Cousin conducted an interview with Edmond Préteceille, one of the founders of the RC21 and its president between 1986 and 1990. Only the French version is available for now, but an English translation will be uploaded soon. www.rc21.org/en/rc21-pion... #urban #sociology

For Spanish speakers: Scripta Nova. Revista Electrónica de Geografía y Ciencias Sociales journal has published a special issue on care work at urban spaces with excellent articles. Check them out: revistes.ub.edu/index.php/Sc... #urban #sociology

CfP: Urban Nature at the Margins: Climate Adaptation Governance in Informal Contexts. Environment and Urbanization special issue (April 2027). 📅 Expressions of interest: 1 July 2026 ⏰ Full manuscript submission deadline: 19 July 2026 www.iied.org/environment-... #urban #sociology

📖 Detailed conference programme online now! 💡Head to the conference website to explore the programme and start planning your conference days: rc21-vienna2026.org/programme/#o... We look forward to welcoming you to Vienna! #rc21vienna2026 #rc21 @rc21.bsky.social @univie.ac.at

🚨 New jobs! 🚨 We're looking for 2 Postdoctoral Research Fellows (1 quant, 1 qual), for a full-time, fixed-term position for up to 4 years! The Fellows will have full control over the nature/direction of their research while here 📝🌏 Deadline: 31 July 2026 🔗 www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/event/postdo...

Webinar on Squatting, land occupations and the self-management of urban space, this Monday 29/6 at 6pm (UTC+2). All the information in the poster. #urban #sociology

Do you want to contribute to the RC21 Board? Submit your application by 18 June, 12:00 CET to president@rc21.org and secretary@rc21.org. Include: one page motivation letter, a short CV, contact details of TWO endorsers/supporters (ISA-RC21 members). www.rc21.org/en/ #urban #sociology

Don't miss this new book out: "Logics of Dispossession. Governing by Eviction in Indian Cities" by Liza Weinstein. www.ucpress.edu/flyer/books/... #urban #sociology

📢 RC21 Conference Vienna 2026: Final submissions are now open! 📃Submit the final version of your accepted abstract, a full paper or your presentation now! Guidelines and FAQs: rc21-vienna2026.org/final-submis.... @rc21.bsky.social @kazepov.bsky.social #RC21Vienna2026

Special open-access issue on environmental justice in Europe: journals.openedition.org/belgeo/81567... #urban #sociology

One of the most impressive initiatives of "activist research" I have seen lately: a survey organised by various tenant and labour unions together, run by 1,800 volunteers, 80% responded yes to a general strike. It was implemented in Catalonia on 6/6/2026. enscostalavida.org

Start your week with a new Open Access book to read on urban theory: "Vocabularies for an Urbanising Planet: Theory Building through Comparison" edited by Christian Schmid & Monika Streule. birkhauser.com/en/book/9783... #urban #sociology

CfP: ESPI International Real Estate Conference (ESPI-IREC 2026), which will take place in Paris from 24 to 26 November 2026. Submission deadline: 30 June 2026 (extended deadline for abstracts and full papers). espi-irec-2026.sciencesconf.org #urban #sociology

Webinar Urban Conflicts. Attendance is free of charge, and you can register via the QR code included on the attached poster. The first session, which will take place on 2 June 2026 at 17:30 (UTC+2). For any enquiries, contact acrespo@poli.uned.es and gbetancor@poli.uned.es #urban #sociology

Entangled Urban Inequalities PGR / ECR Conference. University of Sheffield, 1st July 2026. The deadline for abstract submission is Monday 8th June 2026. To apply, please complete the conference application form here forms.gle/3TJCsCp585RW... #urban #sociology

Timely book out: "Renoviction and Resistance in the Capitalist City" by Cole Webber and Philip Zigman. btlbooks.com/book/renovic... #urban #sociology

One month left! ⏰ CALL FOR SESSIONS 🔊 #ISAWCS27 XXI ISA World Congress of Sociology 'Global Sociology in Turbulent Times' July 4 – 10, 2027 Gwangju, Republic of Korea Details about the Call at 🔗 www.isa-sociology.org/en/conferenc...

Research Seminar DIAMETROIT: Jonathan Pratschke, “Following the tide: Variations in the spatial distribution of affluence and disadvantage in the Republic of Ireland, 2002–2022” 📅 Date: 9 June 2026 🕒 Time: 12:30–13:30 (CET) 💻 Teams. teams.microsoft.com/meet/3948484... #urban #sociology

Call for papers on historical centres. "Ciudades" journal. Languages: Spanish, English, French, Italian and Portuguese. Deadline: 30/9/2026. revistas.uva.es/index.php/ci... #urban #sociology

Job opening: Post-Doctoral Fellow at the The Housing, Mobilization & Engagement Research Lab (HOME-RL) housed at the University of New Brunswick (Canada). Contact homerl@unb.ca. Deadline: May 11th. homerl.ca/en/ #urban #sociology

Open Access book: "Urban Struggles in Sweden. In Need of a New Approach?" by Lisa Kings & Dominika Polanska. link.springer.com/book/10.1007... #urban #sociology

Various job openings (professor, associate prof., assistant prof. and postdocs) at the IIHS (Bengaluru, India): www.iihs.ac.in/careers/ and iihs.co.in/iihs-people/... #urban #sociology

Webinar: Wednesday 30 April 2026, 5:30PM–7:00PM CET. Compulsory registration: www.sciencespo.fr/ecole-urbain... #urban #sociology

Lisbon Early-Career Workshop in Urban Studies (November 4-6, 2026). Deadline for submissions: April 27th, 2026. urbantransitionshub.org/the-lisbon-e... #urban #sociology

📢 2026 USF International Fellowships - CALL FOR APPLICATIONS This fully-funded program offers 3-9 month sabbatical research visits for urban scholars from the Global South. Deadline: 6 July 2026 Read more & apply : https://ow.ly/ezMb50YILbw

Open Access book: "Contingencies in Urban Future-Making. Pitfalls, Potentialities, and Transformative Practices" edited by Joachim Thiel, Monika Grubbauer & Lucas Pohl. www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-7... #urban #sociology

Call for Papers: Right to Housing: Projects, Policies, and Knowledge Exchange after the Second World War. Zagreb, 22 to 24 October 2026. Submit an abstract of 200 to 300 words, and a short biographical note of up to 150 words by 1 June 2026: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #urban #sociology

The Gran Sasso Science Institute (L'Aquila, Italy) has advertised 10 fully funded doctoral positions in its 4-year, English-taught PhD programme in Regional Science & Economic Geography. Deadline: May 4, 2026, 3:00 p.m. applications.gssi.it #urban #sociology

PhD positions in Urban Studies (URBEUR): Deadline: April 17. URBEUR is an international Doctoral Programme, rooted at the Department of Sociology and Social Research of the University of Milano-Bicocca (Italy). en.unimib.it/study/doctor... #urban #sociology

We inform you that we have extended the deadline for the Local organising teams and cities interested in organising and hosting our own RC21 Conference and Doctoral School in 2028. The deadline for proposals is now 30 APRIL 2026, midnight CET. www.rc21.org/en/call-for-... #urban #sociology

Webinar: Stephanie Ternullo – Suburban Blues: The Clash of Local and National Politics in America’s Suburbs. 26.03.2026, 5:30pm-7:00 CET www.sciencespo.fr/research/cit... #urban #sociology

Online event: Urban interventions, art and direct action. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/taking-the... #urban #sociology

Open position: Professor of Urbanism in the Global South at L’Université Gustave Eiffel, l’Ecole d’Urbanisme de Paris. Apply by 3 April. latts.fr/ouverture-du... #urban #sociology

PhD position at The Interdisciplinary Centre for Urban Culture and Public Space, at the Institute of Spatial Planning of the Faculty of Architecture and Planning, TU Wien, in the field of urban studies. The expected start date is September 2026. jobs.tuwien.ac.at/Job/264325 #urban #sociology

Interesting book about cemeteries and spaces for the deceased in Latin America: "Life and Death in Latin American Cities: The Necropolis at Stake" by Christien Klaufus. bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/life-and-dea... #urban #sociology

Open access book (in English and Portuguese languages): "FEMINISMURBANA: a theoretical political project" edited by Rossana Brandão Tavares & Diana Helene Ramos. urbanasuff.arq.br/publicacoes/... #urban #sociology

The Antwerp Urban Studies Institute is currently looking for two full-time visiting scholars for a short-term research stay (in-person) at the University of Antwerp in 2026/2027. www.uantwerpen.be/en/jobs/vaca... Apply by 28th May 202623:59 CEST#urban #sociology

OPEN CALL for the Vienna International Summer School on New Social Housing 2026. 14–18 September 2026. HOUSING AND DATA JUSTICE. Deadline for applications: 10 April 2026. newsocialhousing.conf.tuwien.ac.at #urban #sociology

Call for 12 PhD positions, interdisciplinary Research Training Group "Organizing Architectures", Germany. Apply by April 7th. organizingarchitectures.org/call-for-app... #urban #sociology

This great book is now available in open access: "Urban Displacements. Governing Surplus and Survival in Global Capitalism" by Susanne Soederberg. www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mon... #urban #sociology