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Research Committee 21 Urban and Regional Development, International Sociological Association.
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
January 26, 2026 at 3:41 PM
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
Urban Urgencies - Urban Studies Foundation
The Urban Studies Foundation (USF) is pleased to launch a new research funding initiative to seed-fund collaborative primary research proposals that engage
www.urbanstudiesfoundation.org
January 26, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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
Extra/ordinary Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa, is often associated with inequality and referred to as the quintessential ‘apartheid city’. Yet this book argues that Johannesburg, part of the highly urbanized Gauteng Cit...
uclpress.co.uk
January 23, 2026 at 7:32 AM
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
Opening space for bold ideas: NIAS fellowship calls now open | NIAS
In January 2026, NIAS opens its fellowship calls - welcoming thinkers whose curiosity transcends disciplinary boundaries. Scholars, journalists, artists, and writers come together in a vibrant communi...
nias.knaw.nl
January 21, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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
January 21, 2026 at 8:31 AM
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
Writing-Up Grants - IJURR
IJURR Foundation promotes urban and regional research. Within this broad field it is particularly keen to encourage an understanding of the interconnection between social, economic and political proce...
www.ijurr.org
January 20, 2026 at 11:36 AM
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
IJURR Foundation Majority Regions Workshops - IJURR
Applications for 2026 workshops will open on 1st December 2025. Workshop Information As part of our mission to support early career scholars in the global South, The Foundation will fund one or two wo...
www.ijurr.org
January 20, 2026 at 11:32 AM
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
January 20, 2026 at 11:28 AM
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
January 20, 2026 at 11:16 AM
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
January 20, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Doctoral and postdoctoral scholarships on urban, housing and architecture in Sweden (for limited periods, not taxed):
www.lundbergsstiftelserna.se?lang=en #urban #sociology
January 14, 2026 at 11:53 AM
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
December 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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
December 26, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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
December 19, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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
December 19, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Reposted by RC21-ISA
2️⃣ weeks left to submit an abstract to RC21 Vienna 2026 Conference next July, "Inequalities and the city"

#RC21Vienna2026, organised by @rc21.bsky.social & @urbanfutures.bsky.social

rc21-vienna2026.org/call

Several of our researchers co-chair panels

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December 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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
December 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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
December 12, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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
December 5, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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
December 2, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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
December 1, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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
November 26, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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
Thomas Aguilera, Francesa Artioli & Claire Colomb – Housing Under Platform Capitalism. 04.12.2025, 5:00pm-7:00pm CET
Compulsory registration Housing Under Platform Capitalism: The Contentious Regulation of Short-Term Rentals in European Cities Fifteen years after the launch of Airbnb, most cities around the world ha...
www.sciencespo.fr
November 25, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Special issue of Global Dialogue in memory of Michael Burawoy. globaldialogue.isa-sociology.org/uploads/imge... #urban #sociology
November 24, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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
November 24, 2025 at 8:07 AM