Research Group Workshop: Frontiers in Comparative Urban Politics Research
What: APSA 2024 Virtual Research Meeting
When: February 8 and February 9
About: A two-day event that provides a forum for scholars interested in sharing their research, providing constructive feedback for others, and creating partnerships and networks for future collaboration. This 100% digital event will feature opportunities to learn from research workshops, general panels, and a virtual keynote panel around the theme of “Challenges in Political Science”
Application Deadline: October 19, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. Pacific. Submit workshop applications here →
Frontiers in Comparative Urban Politics Research
Workshop Description: Most of the world’s population already live in cities, and as the Global South continues to rapidly urbanize, the global urban population will continue to increase by over two billion people in the next three decades. The process of rapid urbanization will have profound social, economic, and ultimately political implications. Across the Global South, many — and sometimes most — of the urban population live in informal settlements, in precarious housing with insecure property rights, and work in low-paying, volatile occupations in the informal economy. In the Global North, as well, urban housing is becoming increasingly unaffordable for many segments of society, leading to displacement and conflict over space. How will governments respond to increasing pressure over urban resources? And how do these trends shape everyday politics for city-dwellers around the world? Moreover, how can scholars generate timely evidence on these dynamic processes? And how can comparing the implications of urbanization across time and space further an understanding of the politics of cities? This virtual Research Group follows up on key issues addressed at the APSA Comparative Urban Politics Short Course in 2023.
About Research Group Workshops
Research Group workshops involve a series of three related two-hour sessions organized around a common theme. These provide opportunities for intensive discussion and engaged feedback over a total of six hours. Research Groups are designed to facilitate networks on common research projects, such as presenting a series of draft research papers/chapters, working on collaborative data collection, deepening networks and partnerships, and/or developing a grant application for funding a future collaborative research project. Learn more