Michele Acuto
@acuto.bsky.social
Pro Vice-Chancellor at University of Bristol & Prof of Urban Resilience • 🏀🏳️🌈 • all views my own, sort of...
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🌍📢 Call for Papers!! Urban Studies seeks submissions for a special issue on Climate Urbanism, Resilience & Justice — exploring how cities confront the climate crisis, risk, & inequality. @urbanstudiesjournal.com @acuto.bsky.social
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Climate Urbanism, Resilience, and Justice - Urban Studies
Urban Studies Journal Call for Papers is now open: Climate Urbanism, Resilience and Justice. Submission deadline: 31 January 2026.
www.urbanstudiesjournal.com
September 19, 2025 at 10:23 AM
🌍📢 Call for Papers!! Urban Studies seeks submissions for a special issue on Climate Urbanism, Resilience & Justice — exploring how cities confront the climate crisis, risk, & inequality. @urbanstudiesjournal.com @acuto.bsky.social
www.urbanstudiesjournal.com/callforpaper...
www.urbanstudiesjournal.com/callforpaper...
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Roger Keil @rkeil.bsky.social and I are proud to announce the release of an @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social collection celebrating the life and work of the late political theorist and scholar of cities Warren Magnusson, who passed away earlier this year. www.urbanaffairsreview.com/walter-magnu...
August 21, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Roger Keil @rkeil.bsky.social and I are proud to announce the release of an @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social collection celebrating the life and work of the late political theorist and scholar of cities Warren Magnusson, who passed away earlier this year. www.urbanaffairsreview.com/walter-magnu...
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In this episode, you will hear:
Michele Acuto @acuto.bsky.social , Alessio Kolioulis and Andreina Seijas J.
urbanpolitical.online/95-the-urban...
Michele Acuto @acuto.bsky.social , Alessio Kolioulis and Andreina Seijas J.
urbanpolitical.online/95-the-urban...
August 19, 2025 at 9:49 AM
In this episode, you will hear:
Michele Acuto @acuto.bsky.social , Alessio Kolioulis and Andreina Seijas J.
urbanpolitical.online/95-the-urban...
Michele Acuto @acuto.bsky.social , Alessio Kolioulis and Andreina Seijas J.
urbanpolitical.online/95-the-urban...
Decentering our read of cities’ #climatemitigation patterns globally: a pleasure to work with Sombol Mokhles, looking at 800+ cities, & noting city networks’ membership supports #GlobalSouth cities’ sectoral diversity but often does not alter finance models 💰
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Redirecting
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August 2, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Decentering our read of cities’ #climatemitigation patterns globally: a pleasure to work with Sombol Mokhles, looking at 800+ cities, & noting city networks’ membership supports #GlobalSouth cities’ sectoral diversity but often does not alter finance models 💰
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
it’s #bristolpride and as we wrap up #pridemonth2025🏳️🌈 I celebrated by hosting the wonderfully talented Sir Greg Doran, diving in “My Shakespeare”: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/my-shakes...
Much recommended, first folio fans or not, as subtly captivating queer story 📖💕 Now to prep my nails 💅 for Saturday 🏳️⚧️
Much recommended, first folio fans or not, as subtly captivating queer story 📖💕 Now to prep my nails 💅 for Saturday 🏳️⚧️
July 9, 2025 at 8:13 PM
it’s #bristolpride and as we wrap up #pridemonth2025🏳️🌈 I celebrated by hosting the wonderfully talented Sir Greg Doran, diving in “My Shakespeare”: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/my-shakes...
Much recommended, first folio fans or not, as subtly captivating queer story 📖💕 Now to prep my nails 💅 for Saturday 🏳️⚧️
Much recommended, first folio fans or not, as subtly captivating queer story 📖💕 Now to prep my nails 💅 for Saturday 🏳️⚧️
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Our first monthly pick for May is "Economic Power Foundations of Cities in Global Governance" by Benjamin Leffel (@unlv.edu) and @acuto.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social ). Please do give it a read!
#Governance #Cities #Economy #OpenAccess
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#Governance #Cities #Economy #OpenAccess
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Economic Power Foundations of Cities in Global Governance
This study provides evidence that city government participation in global governance networks is explicable by the larger power hierarchy of cities in the global economy. Extant research on city go...
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May 5, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Our first monthly pick for May is "Economic Power Foundations of Cities in Global Governance" by Benjamin Leffel (@unlv.edu) and @acuto.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social ). Please do give it a read!
#Governance #Cities #Economy #OpenAccess
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#Governance #Cities #Economy #OpenAccess
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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The April 2025 issue (Volume 62, Issue 5) of #UrbanStudies is out now featuring articles and reviews by @yeonhwalee.bsky.social @kristianruming.bsky.social @wrayaj.bsky.social @agusmartire.bsky.social @yiminzhao.bsky.social and many more
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March 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The April 2025 issue (Volume 62, Issue 5) of #UrbanStudies is out now featuring articles and reviews by @yeonhwalee.bsky.social @kristianruming.bsky.social @wrayaj.bsky.social @agusmartire.bsky.social @yiminzhao.bsky.social and many more
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Can peer-reviewing #podcasts be a way to fast track science? 📻🎧. A treat to have @nature.com spotlight our work to produce a peer reviewed podcast for @urbanstudiesonline.com and push the boundary of recognised urban research media:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Stay tuned for more!
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Stay tuned for more!
Can peer-reviewed podcasts fast-track science?
Researchers are experimenting with audio formats, and debating how to handle reviewer feedback.
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April 17, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Can peer-reviewing #podcasts be a way to fast track science? 📻🎧. A treat to have @nature.com spotlight our work to produce a peer reviewed podcast for @urbanstudiesonline.com and push the boundary of recognised urban research media:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Stay tuned for more!
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Stay tuned for more!
City leaders are facing unprecedented challenges in connecting across borders: We’ve been tracking #citydiplomacy through a regular international survey since 2017, and the latest edition is now out:
City Diplomacy in Response to Multiple Crises: the 2024 Survey doi.org/10.26188/268...
City Diplomacy in Response to Multiple Crises: the 2024 Survey doi.org/10.26188/268...
City Diplomacy in Response to Multiple Crises: the 2024 Cities and International Engagement Survey
This report presents findings from the 2024 Cities and International Engagement Survey conducted by the Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne in partnership with the Carnegie Endo...
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February 18, 2025 at 8:42 AM
City leaders are facing unprecedented challenges in connecting across borders: We’ve been tracking #citydiplomacy through a regular international survey since 2017, and the latest edition is now out:
City Diplomacy in Response to Multiple Crises: the 2024 Survey doi.org/10.26188/268...
City Diplomacy in Response to Multiple Crises: the 2024 Survey doi.org/10.26188/268...
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I am thankful @urbanstudiesonline.com @acuto.bsky.social for the forum on For a Lib Politics of Home @dukepress.bsky.social
Interventions @colinmcfarlane.bsky.social Ash Amin @kbrickell.bsky.social @erinmcel.bsky.social @saanchi.bsky.social
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Excerpts 👇
Interventions @colinmcfarlane.bsky.social Ash Amin @kbrickell.bsky.social @erinmcel.bsky.social @saanchi.bsky.social
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Excerpts 👇
Book review forum: For a Liberatory Politics of Home - Urban Studies
Urban Studies book review forum of 'For a Liberatory Politics of Home' with an author response from Michele Lancione.
www.urbanstudiesonline.com
February 13, 2025 at 9:24 AM
I am thankful @urbanstudiesonline.com @acuto.bsky.social for the forum on For a Lib Politics of Home @dukepress.bsky.social
Interventions @colinmcfarlane.bsky.social Ash Amin @kbrickell.bsky.social @erinmcel.bsky.social @saanchi.bsky.social
www.urbanstudiesonline.com/review/book-...
Excerpts 👇
Interventions @colinmcfarlane.bsky.social Ash Amin @kbrickell.bsky.social @erinmcel.bsky.social @saanchi.bsky.social
www.urbanstudiesonline.com/review/book-...
Excerpts 👇
In a moment of deep geopolitical divisions city diplomacy is more urgent than ever, especially in global health. Thanks to the @cfr.org team at Think Global Health for the chase to make the case for investing in networked #cityleadership 🤝🌏
In thinking about global health governance in the wake of COVID-19, @acuto.bsky.social says city diplomacy should play a more prominent and urgent role in the work of urban leaders, global health experts, and the foreign affairs community.
www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/maki...
www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/maki...
Making City Diplomacy Work for Global Health | Think Global Health
Collaborative governance among cities is expanding and should be central to global health diplomacy
www.thinkglobalhealth.org
February 5, 2025 at 7:41 PM
In a moment of deep geopolitical divisions city diplomacy is more urgent than ever, especially in global health. Thanks to the @cfr.org team at Think Global Health for the chase to make the case for investing in networked #cityleadership 🤝🌏
Amidst all the grimness of these days #graduation 👩🎓🧑🏽🎓👨🎓 always brings up some joy. This time with the huge privilege of celebrations my truly inspirational colleague Gurvin Chopra 🎓, as featured on BBC! What a truly amazing story of resilience and Univeristy leadership
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
January 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Amidst all the grimness of these days #graduation 👩🎓🧑🏽🎓👨🎓 always brings up some joy. This time with the huge privilege of celebrations my truly inspirational colleague Gurvin Chopra 🎓, as featured on BBC! What a truly amazing story of resilience and Univeristy leadership
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How do we (ac)count #nightworkers when most of their lives are spent, quite literally, in the dark? 🌃👷🏽♀️
Great to see out of Night shift project review of the data behind Australian #nightshifts (with @scotinoz.bsky.social)
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Great to see out of Night shift project review of the data behind Australian #nightshifts (with @scotinoz.bsky.social)
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January 18, 2025 at 8:35 PM
How do we (ac)count #nightworkers when most of their lives are spent, quite literally, in the dark? 🌃👷🏽♀️
Great to see out of Night shift project review of the data behind Australian #nightshifts (with @scotinoz.bsky.social)
doi.org/10.1177/2399...
Great to see out of Night shift project review of the data behind Australian #nightshifts (with @scotinoz.bsky.social)
doi.org/10.1177/2399...
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With @acuto.bsky.social at the Christmas social....anyone for an Xmas jumper competition?
December 11, 2024 at 10:07 PM
With @acuto.bsky.social at the Christmas social....anyone for an Xmas jumper competition?
An absolutely brave and profound stance by the fab Dr @allylouks.bsky.social from Cambridge Uni, on why the formerly-bird-platform a pretty much done and dusted bin of insanity for sensible debate. 😡👏🏼
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/academi...
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/academi...
Academic Twitter is dead, says Cambridge PhD trolled over thesis
Cambridge PhD graduate Ally Louks reflects on ‘baseless’ and ‘outlandish’ hate comments she has received after her selfie went viral
www.timeshighereducation.com
December 6, 2024 at 1:45 PM
An absolutely brave and profound stance by the fab Dr @allylouks.bsky.social from Cambridge Uni, on why the formerly-bird-platform a pretty much done and dusted bin of insanity for sensible debate. 😡👏🏼
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/academi...
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/academi...
Hugely helpful thoughts by @colinmcfarlane.bsky.social - I recognise myself the most on the “get out there”’mode of writing by not writing, but also the write lots feels against the tyranny of perfection. Top quality reflections as per usual 🙌🏼
Been thinking about the process of writing lately, partly as a result of chats with different people about how they write. So, apropos of nothing, & on the off chance that this may be of use to someone, here’s three quick things I’ve learnt about writing:
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Three things I’ve learned about writing
I’ve thinking about the process of writing lately, partly as a result of conversations with different people about how they write. So, apropos of nothing, and on the off chance that this may …
cityfragment.wordpress.com
November 23, 2024 at 10:39 AM
Hugely helpful thoughts by @colinmcfarlane.bsky.social - I recognise myself the most on the “get out there”’mode of writing by not writing, but also the write lots feels against the tyranny of perfection. Top quality reflections as per usual 🙌🏼
It’s a sad state of affairs that a conservative opposition is the one coming to the “rescue” (because #anti-immigration doesn’t go far enough) of a disastrously conceived labour proposal for #internationalstudent caps in Australia’s #HigherEd:
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Coalition to oppose Labor's contentious plan to cap international student enrolments from next year - ABC News
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November 18, 2024 at 7:02 AM
It’s a sad state of affairs that a conservative opposition is the one coming to the “rescue” (because #anti-immigration doesn’t go far enough) of a disastrously conceived labour proposal for #internationalstudent caps in Australia’s #HigherEd:
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Much recommended! - thanks for putting this together @ayonadatta.bsky.social 👏🏼
I started a 'Digital geographies in the global south' starter pack. It's sparse currently as I am new here. Please let me know who else should be here.
go.bsky.app/Rhuprc3
go.bsky.app/Rhuprc3
November 17, 2024 at 10:15 AM
Much recommended! - thanks for putting this together @ayonadatta.bsky.social 👏🏼
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Yet another starter pack... For all those interested in critical urban geography, broadly defined! go.bsky.app/RgsNWsi
November 16, 2024 at 9:12 PM
Yet another starter pack... For all those interested in critical urban geography, broadly defined! go.bsky.app/RgsNWsi
“Urban Transport as a Social Construct” - the first of our Urban Studies journal calls for conceptual advances in urban studies is out! If you’re working on #transportstudies and all things #urbanmobility take a peek and get in touch! 🚨
www.urbanstudiesonline.com/callforpapers/
www.urbanstudiesonline.com/callforpapers/
Call for Papers: Critical and Conceptual Advances in Urban Studies | Urban Studies
www.urbanstudiesonline.com
March 11, 2024 at 9:33 AM
“Urban Transport as a Social Construct” - the first of our Urban Studies journal calls for conceptual advances in urban studies is out! If you’re working on #transportstudies and all things #urbanmobility take a peek and get in touch! 🚨
www.urbanstudiesonline.com/callforpapers/
www.urbanstudiesonline.com/callforpapers/
A delight to be introduced as a fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences for Architecture & Built Environment in the latest 2024 announcement - great chance to again campaign for the value of the #socialsciences and the need for #urbanstudies 🏙️🔬
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acss.org.uk/news/the-aca...
The Academy of Social Sciences welcomes 41 leading social scientists to its Fellowship – Academy of Social Sciences
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March 4, 2024 at 10:52 AM
A delight to be introduced as a fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences for Architecture & Built Environment in the latest 2024 announcement - great chance to again campaign for the value of the #socialsciences and the need for #urbanstudies 🏙️🔬
acss.org.uk/news/the-aca...
acss.org.uk/news/the-aca...
Hugely grateful to Bristol Uni for the chance to contribute to a unique global civic mission, straddling a great city and its planetary civics.
Looking forward to joining the exec team as PVC Global Engagement, working with an amazing cast of civic advocates
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Looking forward to joining the exec team as PVC Global Engagement, working with an amazing cast of civic advocates
brnw.ch/21wHrMT
University appoints new Pro Vice-Chancellor for Global Engagement
The University of Bristol is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Michele Acuto to the post of Pro Vice-Chancellor for Global Engagement.
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March 1, 2024 at 9:44 AM
Hugely grateful to Bristol Uni for the chance to contribute to a unique global civic mission, straddling a great city and its planetary civics.
Looking forward to joining the exec team as PVC Global Engagement, working with an amazing cast of civic advocates
brnw.ch/21wHrMT
Looking forward to joining the exec team as PVC Global Engagement, working with an amazing cast of civic advocates
brnw.ch/21wHrMT
“cities are changing policies in a bid to stay open 24/7” - great to have a chance yo chip in this CityLab feature on the night time economy along friends from VibeLab & MTL24/24
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
From Montreal to Berlin, Cities Aim to Stay Open 24 Hours
Forget last call: In a push to bolster nightlife, cities are changing laws to keep bars, restaurants and transit systems operating round-the-clock.
www.bloomberg.com
February 23, 2024 at 5:57 AM
“cities are changing policies in a bid to stay open 24/7” - great to have a chance yo chip in this CityLab feature on the night time economy along friends from VibeLab & MTL24/24
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
'Philanthropy and urban governance', a call for papers by my Helsinki University colleague Pablo Fuentenebro and I for RGS_IBG’s annual conference! Get in touch if interested 💸🌇
www.unimelb.edu.au/cities/news-...
www.unimelb.edu.au/cities/news-...
Call for papers 'Philanthropy and urban governance'
Royal Geographical Society Annual International Conference, London UK, 27-30 August 2024 Call for papers 'Philanthropy and urban governance'
www.unimelb.edu.au
February 12, 2024 at 5:32 AM
'Philanthropy and urban governance', a call for papers by my Helsinki University colleague Pablo Fuentenebro and I for RGS_IBG’s annual conference! Get in touch if interested 💸🌇
www.unimelb.edu.au/cities/news-...
www.unimelb.edu.au/cities/news-...
A treat to have a chance to listen to Lily Kong at SMU on the responsibility of a city university & Ananya Roy on sanctuary and worlding humanism at NUS, all in a day of 🇸🇬 Singaporean stopover, all very personal and scholarly activist, all hugely inspiring 🙌🏼
January 17, 2024 at 10:33 AM
A treat to have a chance to listen to Lily Kong at SMU on the responsibility of a city university & Ananya Roy on sanctuary and worlding humanism at NUS, all in a day of 🇸🇬 Singaporean stopover, all very personal and scholarly activist, all hugely inspiring 🙌🏼