THEMATIC GROUPS
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CALL FOR PAPERS – Deadline September 16, 2018
THE POLITICS OF VISIBILITY IN PUBLIC SPACE
Special issue for Space and Culture (Sage Publications Inc.)
Guest editors:
Ceren Sezer / Delft University of Technology, Urbanism, the Netherlands
Freek Janssens / University of Leeds, School of Geography, United Kingdom
Theme:
The visibility of individuals or groups in public space is a conceptual tool useful to assess the ‘public’ character of space, allowing to examine the local socio-spatial conditions for recognition, civic participation, safety and surveillance. Visibility is understood as the condition of seeing and being seen of individuals or groups, who are identifiable as diverse through their cultural, sexual, and/or other type of manifestation.
In this special issue, we investigate the politics of visibility in public space in terms of the relations between various socio-spatial practices that construct, claim, improve, suppress, or control visibility. The main questions that we ask are:
1. What conceptual frameworks are useful to examine the relationship between visibility and public space?
2. What are the ethical, methodological and other challenges of studying visibility as an explanatory framework of urban inquiry?
We aim to bring together an interdisciplinary collection of high-quality papers based on original empirical research on this topic. Interested contributors are invited to submit a 500-word abstract to
* Title and keywords;
* Author(s)’ name, current affiliation and e-mail address;
* Research questions, methodology, findings of the research;
* Maximum five key references;
* Short bio and a list of recent publications by the author(s); and
* If applicable, two related images at a good resolution (min. 200dpi).
The deadline for abstract submission is September 16, 2018. After preliminary review by the guest editors, the selected authors will be invited to submit a full paper by September 30, 2018. The deadline for submitting full papers is February 3, 2019. The selected papers will proceed for blind review process with Space and Culture (Sage Publications Inc.).
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- Parent Category: THEMATIC GROUPS
- Category: Planning and Complexity
Our 17th meeting will be held from 7-9 of November, 2018 at Ben-Gurion University and Tel-Aviv University, Isreal. The event is hosted by our dedicated colleagues Prof. Nurit Alfasi and Prof. Itzhak Benenson.
The theme for this meeting will be 'Emerging Patterns in the Built Environment: Analytical Tools & Responsive Governance'. On Wed. 7th and Thus. 8th of November we will stay in Beershaba and the final day of the conference takes place in Tel Aviv.
Prof. Ehud Meron, amongst others know from the book 'Nonlinear Physics of Ecosystes', will deliver a keynote speech.
You are invited to joint this meeting and to submit an abstract. Abstract should be between the 500-800 words and can be send to
Do not hestitate to distribute this call for abstracts in your network. 
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- Parent Category: THEMATIC GROUPS
- Category: Transportation planning and policy
You are invited to a weekend of intense work and fun in an informal setting with other academics from around the world. The AESOP Transport Laboratory of Thought is a complement to ordinary conferences in the fields of transport, mobility and planning, providing a space for radical new ideas and dedicated project collaboration under the same roof.
Location
Gothenburg University, Sven Lovén Centre for Marine Infrastructure. Tjärnö. Located on the coast 150 kilometers north of Gothenburg. Travel One train/bus every 2 hours from Gothenburg Central Station to Strömstad. The trip takes 2 hours and 30 minutes. Pick-up will be organized from Strömstad station from 13.00 on Saturday and back on Monday.
Accommodation
Single rooms with bedding and towels included. All meals and the Monday morning boat-trip are included
Cost
Total cost is SEK 3000 which is equivalent to € 300. Payment can be made either by credit card at the site or by invoice after the workshop. Cash payment is not accepted.
Registration
Use the registration form on the attachment form (the registration is still open!!). Send by e-mail to:
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- Category: Public Spaces and Urban Cultures
Dear colleagues and friends, JOIN US in AMSTERDAM!
Re-learning public space: an action-research event to develop an alternative city guide of Amsterdam (June 28-30, 2018). Participation is free of charge and deadline for registration is approaching: May 18, 2018.
This event is organised by the AESOP Thematic Group Public Spaces and Urban Cultures in collaboration with the Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions (AMS Institute) and the Municipality of Amsterdam.
More info is available here:
https://theurbanpublic.com
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Website: http://theurbanpublic.wordpress.com
Event Summary
The event involves tracing the stories behind innovative appropriations of public space, identifying related dilemmas and formulating research questions. Prior to the event, we will liaise with locals to design an alternative city guide inspired by a set of broad, yet timely themes. We will dwell on the challenges locals are confronted with, and the interventions they envision as potentially enriching the city. When presented with the opportunity to consult a broad, experienced and interested audience, what are the questions they would like to raise? The resulting city guide will enable the event participants to experience local everyday practices through thematic tours, which present alternative narratives of the city.
During the thematic tours, targeted interventions and exercises co-designed with local participants will provide opportunities for debate and reflection. How do these interventions ‘perform the place’ and alter/disrupt/enhance relationships? The combination of activities will shed light on questions of learning, ownership and empowerment, as well as setting the scene for future explorations and revisions of the alternative city guide. Here, public space is playground in a broad sense – we learn and reflect by seeking connections with locally active people and designed objects not just as ‘quick’ passers-by, but as observers and participants, and by conducting Action Research. The explorations performed during the conference aim to unpack the complex character of current and emergent urban challenges, to address those challenges both within community forums and plenary sessions, and to enable further learning and collaborative projects through the use of an open access data platform.
The programme in short
Day 1: Opening with Arjan van Timmeren, keynote by Colin McFarlane, beginning of fieldwork and thematic tours
Day 2: Continuing thematic tours, with neighbourhood forums and local performances
Themes: 1. The city of mass tourism; 2. The circular city (of water, food, energy flows); 3. The ludic city (of play, sports, experimentation); 4. Urban densification and the informal city; 5. The city of alternative ecologies.
Day 3: Roundtables, consolidation for impact, looking into the future
Website
Our website in the making with organisers, more elaborate explanations and developments: http://theurbanpublic.wordpress.com
Registration
Unlike in regular conferences, you will be actively involved in field activities and workshops. Thus, for the registration please submit no later than May 18th (a) short bio and (b) abstract of max 300 words, which indicates how your background, expertise, and research challenges align with your potential contribution to the event. Email:
Fees
To facilitate participation from a broad range of researchers and practitioners, there are no fees for the event. This is also the policy of the Public Space and Urban Cultures Working Group of AESOP.
Expectations from participants
Before the event: Submission of bio’s and abstracts (see under registration).
During the event: Sharing insights with local participants, based on own research, participate in neighborhood forums, participate in roundtables during the thematic tours, and the plenary session on the third day. Every participant will also gather insights during the event that will be shared to address the identified questions.
After the event: Submit a manuscript to the special issue/write a short post for the event blog.
Why Amsterdam?
The city of Amsterdam takes pride in emphasizing that it is owned by its citizens, even its visitors (IAmsterdam). As part of the “WeMakeTheCity” initiative, the ‘we’ is made up of creative entrepreneurs, an energetic society and a responsive government. There is an ongoing effort to develop inclusive solutions, and democratize decision-making and policy implementation. Amsterdam is therefore a salient case for exploring public space, learning together about questions of ownership and empowerment.
Venue
On the day of the event we will meet at the Advanced Metropolitan Solutions (AMS) Institute: Mauritskade 62, 1092 AD Amsterdam. The afternoon of the first day and the second day will be spent on our bicycles and in the neighborhoods. On the third day we will meet again at the AMS.
AESOP is the European Association of European Schools of Planning. AESOP is a large organization convening on a yearly basis. To organize its work throughout the year, it has a variety of thematic working groups. One of these groups focuses on “public space and urban cultures”. The main aim of the group is to generate an international and interdisciplinary exchange between the research and practices on public spaces and urban cultures. By doing so, it aims to support research, planning and a design agenda within and beyond the AESOP community. Our event is connected to the work performed in this thematic WG: urban cultures and public spaces
Contact:
- Professor/Associate Professor in Land Use and Transport Planning in Urban Regions
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