CfP_International research conference: planning / conflict - cities and citizenship in times of crisis (October 9-11)

“International research conference: planning / conflict - cities and citizenship in times of crisis Lisbon, October 9-11, 2013 / http://www.planningconflict.ics.ul.pt/ The second international research conference of the AESOP Planning/Conflict thematic group is hosted by the Instituto de Ciências Sociais - Universidade de Lisboa (ICS-UL) in partnership with the Centro de Investigação e Estudos de Sociologia – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (CIES-IUL) and sponsored by the Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP). This conference aims at bringing together different perspectives on conflicts around urban planned developments, with a focus on the role planning practices may play both in defining/framing and in possibly solving/reframing conflicts. This event builds on the experience of the conference "planning/conflict – critical perspectives on contentious urban developments" held at TU Berlin in October 2011. The conference invites contributions focusing on (although not necessarily limited to): * the changing features of urban development policies and their impacts on local societies and communities; * the changing nature of urban planning practices and their influence on public opinion formation, including forms of protest and social mobilization in opposition to planned developments; * the effectiveness and legitimacy of established planning practices in responding to protest and social mobilization and in dealing with possibly resulting conflicts; * the transformative potential that may be entailed in reflexively addressing protest and social mobilization and in dealing with conflicts; * the potential integrative and innovative contribution of political agonism and social conflict to the democratization of urban policy and planning. Abstracts (in English, max 500 words) and a brief biographic note of the author(s) (English, max 200 words) should be sent to: planningconflict@ics.ul.pt /Key Dates: June 15th - Deadline for the submission of abstracts. / June 30th - Notification of acceptance / Sepbember 1st - Deadline for the submission of full papers / For more information visit: http://www.planningconflict.ics.ul.pt/ Contact the organizers at: planningconflict@ics.ul.pt “