First International Conference of Young Urban Researchers - Lisboa

[i]FicyUrb [/i] Presented by CIES - Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology June 11 - 12, 2007 Lisboa, Portugal The First International Conference of Young Urban Researchers (FICYUrb) will take place at ISCTE, in Lisbon – Portugal, June 11th and 12th, 2007. The organization of this scientific meeting was born from the will to create a space of interdisciplinary debate. Young researchers in urban studies that work and develop their researches on cities are expected to play a major role in this scientific meeting dynamic’s. The Conference is intended to be an adequate space to disseminate the most recent academic researches in urban studies from a wide range of disciplinary perspectives of the social sciences. While encouraging an international scientific debate, the Conference will provide a place of interchange between young urban studies practitioners and senior academics with a wide experience, especially those invited to the Opening and Final lectures in the meeting. Call for papers [b]Abstract Deadline[/b]: March 16, 2007 [b]Paper Deadline[/b]: May 14, 2007 Language papers: Portuguese, English, Spanish and French Themes: T01 – Politics, power and negotiating processes T02 – Social movements: cultural practices and contexts T03 – Communication and mediation: awkward relations between immigrants and institutions. T04 – Informal economies in urban contexts T05 – Politics, practices and urban identities T06 – Built Spaces, conflict and social inequalities in the enlarged city T07 – Urban territories planning, design and uses of urban space T08 – Movement, flows and uses of public space T09 – Work, territories and organizations – restructuration and life styles T10 - Dispersion / concentration: urban socialization in the splintered city T11 - World-City/Cities in the World? Competition and hierarchy, differentiation and fragmentation This conference, which uses Open Conference Systems developed by the Public Knowledge Project, enables participants to submit abstracts online at http://conferencias.iscte.pt/submit.php?cf=3