Authors Meet Critics

Authors meet Critics is a joint initiative of the International Journal of Urban and Regional Research (IJURR) and the Studies in Urban and Social Change book series published by Wiley-Blackwell. It aims at establishing a closer link between readership and authors, supporting scholarly debate at an international level with new technologies. In particular, it wants to provide younger scholars with an opportunity to engage in a debate with IJURR and SUSC authors.

Lasting from mid-April 2011 to mid-December 2011, Authors Meet Critics foresees eight (8) online seminars of approx. 2 hours each with one (or more) of the leading authors who published relevant contributions in the last few years. During this period the participants will be able to ask questions, make comments and discuss the specific essay published in the Journal or in the book series with the author(s). It is an important opportunity to engage in an international scientific exchange on theoretical and empirical work in the field of urban studies.

For 2011 the following events are foreseen:

Nr.

Author

Title

IJURR/ SUSC

Dates 2011

Transcripts

1

Jamie Peck
(University of British Columbia, CAN)

Struggling with the Creative Class

2005
29 (4) pp. 740–770

20 April


2

Hilary Silver
(Brown University, USA)

Alan Scott
(University of New England AUS)

Yuri Kazepov
(University of Urbino, IT)

Participation in Urban Contention and Deliberation

2010
34 (3) pp. 453-477

4 May

3

Jenny Robinson
(University College London, UK)

Cities in a World of Cities: The Comparative Gesture

2011
35 (1) pp. 1-23

31 May

4

Colin McFarlane
(Durham University, UK)

The Comparative City: Knowledge, Learning, Urbanism

2010
34 (4) pp. 725-742

 28 June

5

Bae-Gyoon Park
(University of Seoul, Korea)

Asato Saito
(National University of Singapore)

Locating Neoliberalism in East Asia: Neoliberalizing Spaces in Developmental States

SUSC April 2011

12 October

6

Ananya Roy
(University of California, USA)

Slumdog Cities: Rethinking Subaltern Urbanism

2011
35 (2) pp. 223-238

26 October

7

Manuel Aalbers
(University of Amsterdam, NL)

Place, Exclusion and Mortgage Markets

SUSC May 2011

22 November

8

Jefferey M. Sellers
(University of Southern California, USA)

Sun-Young Kwak
(University of Southern California, USA)

State and Society in Local Governance: Lessons from a Multilevel Comparison

2011
35 (3) pp. 620-43

13 December

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Timing and process

The exact timetable will be defined as soon as the teaching commitments of the scholars involved have been determined and the participants selected. A UserID and Password will ensure participants’ access to restricted area domains. A moderator will facilitate the communication flows. Seminars will be open to a maximum number of 20 participants.

Admission requirements 

  • Ph.D candidates or Ph.Ds in the early stages of their career in the fields of social or political sciences, humanities, liberal arts or economics, geography or planning, etc.
  • outstanding academic results and/or rich research experience;
  • evidence of a good working knowledge of English;
  • full internet access;
  • Strong motivation to participate in an International online seminar on the issues at stake.

Costs and grants

The costs of participating in “Author meets critics” will be covered by 20 grants provided by IJURR.

Application deadline

The deadline for sending applications is: April 10th, 2011. Applicants will be informed about the selection results by e-mail by April 13th. A test will take place a few days before the start. No application forms are required, however a full CV and the names (and e-mail addresses) of two referees must be sent to: Dr. Giovanni Torrisi (giovanni.torrisi@uniurb.it), together with a letter (email) stating the motivation to participate in the initiative.

For any further information please contact yuri.kazepov@uniurb.it.

Yuri Kazepov
IJURR Web Editor

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