First RC21-IJURR-FURS School 2009

in

‘Comparative Urban Studies’

São Paulo (Brazil), 17-22 August 2009

 


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Nr. When Who                                               What

1

Monday 17-08-2009

 

 

17:30-19:30

 

 

 

 

Yuri Kazepov
(University of Urbino, IT, and Vice-President, RC21)

Eduardo Marques
(University of São Paulo, BR and Director of CEM)

Jeremy Seekings
(University of Cape Town University and co-editor, IJURR; arriving late)

Arrival of participants

Introduction to the 1st Joint IJURR-FURS-RC21 ‘Comparative Urban Studies’ Firstschool 2009
(Rationale, format, expectations...)

Welcome reception 

2

Tuesday 18-08-2009

The practicalities of scientific work: publishing, raising funds

 

9:00-13:00

Jeremy Seekings
Eduardo Marques
Yuri Kazepov


 

Publishing articles: premises, opportunities and the peer review process in international scientific journals in urban studies.

How to prepare a sound research proposal for comparative research and get funded: challenges and opportunities on a global scale.

 

13:00-15:00

Lunch break

 

15:00-19:00

Participants+Scholars

Presentation of the participants, of their research interests and projects
(details will be provided to the selected participants)

 

Evening

Documentaries and films about urban topics at the Centro Cultural (might be in Portuguese)

3

Wednesday 19-08-2009

Knowing the city: São Paulo

 

9:00-17:00

São Paulo Urban Tour

This tour will take participants to different kinds of neighbourhood in the city, including Favela Jaguaré, Berrini, etc.  We shall travel by subway and bus, leaving from the hotels at about 08h30, and from Vila Madalena subway station at 09h00.

 

13:00-14:00

Lunch break (brown bag lunch)

 

17:00-18:30

Speakers to be confirmed

Moderation: Eduardo Marques

What has been seen: a discussion on São Paulo

 

Evening

Documentaries and films about urban topics at the Centro Cultural (might be in Portuguese)

4

Thursday 20-08-2009

Northern and Southern cities: Different? Similar?

 

9:00-13:00

Edmond Preteceille (Sciences Po, Paris FR)

John Logan (Brown University, USA)

Raquel Rolnik (University of São Paulo)

How does the diversity of cities across the world challenge our use of theories, concepts, and methodologies if we are to understand cities in ways that are both comparable and sensitive to specificity?

 

13:00-15:00

Lunch break

 

15:00-18:00

Participants

Assignments

 

18:00-19:30

Participants+Scholars

Presentations and discussion

 

Evening

Documentaries and films about urban topics at the Centro Cultural (might be in Portuguese)

5

Friday 21-08-2009

Urban inequalities, poverty and social exclusion: north and south

 

9:00-13:00

Enzo Mingione (University of Milan-Bicocca, IT)

Nadya Guimarães (University of São Paulo, BR)

Francisco Sabatini (Catholic University of Chile)

Similarities and differences in the study of urban segregation, inequality and poverty: what should be considered and how it should be done: travelling concepts and methods?

 

13:00-15:00

Lunch break

 

15:00-18:00

Participants

Assignments

 

18:00-19:30

Participants+Scholars

Presentations and discussion

 

Evening

Documentaries and films about urban topics at the Centro Cultural (might be in Portuguese)

6

Saturday 22-08-2009

Belonging and Excluding in the City

 

9h00-13h00

Jan Willem Duyvendak (University of Amsterdam, NL)

Ilse Scherer-Warren
(UFSC, Florianopolis, Brazil)

1 other speaker to be confirmed

Details to be confirmed.

 

13:00-15:00

Lunch break

 

 

15:00-18:00

Participants

Assignments

 

18:00-19:30

Participants+Scholars

Presentations and discussion

 

Evening

Documentaries and films about urban topics at the Centro Cultural (might be in Portuguese)

 

20:00

Concluding dinner

7

Sunday 23-08-2009

Tour / RC21 Conference

 

Morning

Additional São Paulo Tours

Tours will be available for School and Conference participants,
including of the historical centre of São Paulo.

 

Afternoon/Evening

Opening of RC21 conference

Plenary session on “Identities and Sense of Belonging”

See conference programme

Speakers at opening plenary session include:
Teresa Caldeira (University of California, Berkeley, USA),
Ana Clara Torres (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil),
and Aihwa Ong (University of California, Berkeley, USA)

8

Monday 24-08-2009

RC21 Conference:

 

Morning

Plenary session on “Urban Segregation and Urban Inequalities”

Speakers at plenary session include: Enzo Mingione, John Logan and Edmond Preteceille

See conference programme

 

Afternoon

Parallel conference sessions

9

Tuesday 25-08-2009

RC21 Conference:

 

Morning

Plenary session on “Urban Policies in Neoliberal Times and Beyond”

Speakers at plenary session include: Patrick Le Gales (Science Po, FR),
Raquel Rolnik (University of São Paulo, BR), Manuel Aalbers (University of Amsterdam, NL)

See conference programme

 

Afternoon

Parallel conference sessions