Past workshops
2023
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26
12:00 – 1:00pm: Opening Panel: Environment and Inequality
What does environmental degradation and inequality have to do with policy sectors such as transportation, solid waste, urban basic services, and housing? Join us for a discussion of how complex urban policy problems are shaped by climate change and pollution, and how urban public policy can be altered to promote more inclusive and equitable cities in the Americas, Asia, and Africa.
Speakers:
Dr. Sonia Dias, WIEGO
Dr. Robin King, World Resources Institute
Dr. Diana Mitlin, University of Manchester
Moderator: Dr. Veronica Herrera, UCLA
1:00-1:50pm: Lighting Talks 1
Emma Willoughby (University of Michigan), "Free to Associate?: Explaining Marketplace Governance and Food Safety in Vietnam and Thailand."
Binazir Yusupova (Dublin City University), "Navigating the Bazaar: Women’s Experiences of Informal Work in Tashkent."
Irene Farah (UC Berkeley), "Street Vending Intermediation and Political Transformations in Mexico City: Exploring Urban Governance Dynamics."
Chair: Alicia Cooperman
1:50-2:00pm: Break
2:00pm-3:00 pm: Paper Discussions 1
Monica Unda Gutierrez (Marquette University), "Democratization and Local Finances: Fiscal Populism in Mexico." Discussant: Jessica Zarkin
Noah Schouela (University of Chicago), "Nested Urban Democracy: Coalescing Class-Based and Local Voting in Lima, Peru." Discussant: Shiqi Ma
Tugba Bozcaga (King's College London), "The Effect of Incumbency on the Formation of Local Political Dynasties." Discussant: Erum Haider
Chair: Alicia Cooperman
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27
12:00-1:40pm: Paper Discussions 2
Natalia Bueno (Emory University), "Revolving Doors: Explaining the Interdependence of Government and Nongovernmental Organizations in Brazil." Discussant: Alison Post
Maria Carreri (UC Berkeley), "Fiscal Rules, Austerity in Public Administration, and Political Accountability: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Colombia."Discussant: Alice Xu
Praveen Priyadarshi (IIT Delhi), "Space and the Everyday Politics of Chronic Paranoia: Political Practices in Gated Neighbourhoods, Noida, India." Discussant: Katrin Hofer
Sarah Khan (Yale University), "The Empty Promise of Urbanization: Gendered Patterns of Political Participation in Pakistan." Discussant: Emily Rains
Ayehu Bacha (Ghent University), "Addis Ababa’s Peri-urbanisation: A Microcosm of Contestations over State Formation of Ethiopia?" Discussant: Jeff Paller
Chair: Alison Post
1:40-1:50pm: Break
1:50-3:10pm: Lightning Talks 2
Mojgan Taheri Tafti (University of Tehran), "Urban Activism in Tehran: Invented Spaces of Opposition Against Planning Decisions."
Agnes Cornell (University of Gothenburg), "Institutional Determinants of Citizens’ Demand-Making: Experimental Evidence from Peru."
Aurora Echavarria (UCLA), "The Fiscal Contract of Urban Property Taxes: Measuring Determinants of Support for Property Taxes in Mexico."
Priyadarshi Amar (University of Wisconsin), "Socioeconomic History, Ethnic Fractionalization, and Legislative Activities: Evidence from India's Urban Councils."
Joaquin Benitez (University of Buenos Aires), "The Paradoxical Effects of Grassroots Politics in a Slum Upgrading Program: Institutional Participation and the Politics of Informality in the City of Buenos Aires."
Shiran Victoria Shen (Stanford University), "Regularized Campaigns as a New Institution for Effective Governance."
Chair: Adam Auerbach
2023 Conference Co-Chairs: Adam Auerbach, Alicia Cooperman, and Veronica Herrera
2022
Thursday 10/27 (times in EST)
12:00 noon - 1:15pm: “Pressing Issues in Cities of the Global South: What Type of Research is Needed?”
Plenary panel featuring Maitreyi Bordia Das, World Bank; Taibat Lawanson, University of Lagos; Eduardo Marques, University of São Paulo; Danielle Resnick, Brookings
Chair: Alison Post, UC Berkeley
1:15pm - 1:30pm: Break
1:30pm - 3:00pm: Paper Discussions
Suruchi Kumari (JNU), “The twin tales of exception and continuity: zoning governance and elite urban politics in Industrial Model Townships in India”; Discussant: Emily Rains, Louisiana State University
Katrin Hofer (ETH Zurich), “The people’s perspective of public participation in infrastructure and housing provision in South Africa: evidence from a factorial survey experiment”; Discussant: Brian Wampler, Boise State University
Shiqi Ma (Cornell), “Politicization of Slum Demolition: Evidence from the Satellite Image of Beijing”; Discussant: Kyle Jaros, Notre Dame
Jessica Zarkin (Claremont McKenna); “Who Governs Policing? Mayors’ Strategic Linkages to Police in Latin American Cities” Discussant: Jessie Trudeau, Syracuse
Chair: Jeffrey Paller, University of Gothenburg
Friday, 10/28 (times in EST)
12:00 noon - 1:00pm: Paper Discussions
Marcela Alonso Ferreira (Sciences Po), “The politics of urban land rights: documents, courts, and constituencies in São Paulo”; Discussant: Rebecca Weitz-Shapiro, Brown
Erum Haider (The College of Wooster), “Votes for Water: Hybrid Water Provision, Illegality, and Ethnicity in Karachi, Pakistan”; Discussant: Noah Nathan, MIT
Wara Urwasi (Northwestern), “Land, Leaders, and Linkages: Community Distinction and Informal Governance in Jakarta’s Democratic Setting”; Discussant: Adam Auerbach, AU
Chair: Veronica Herrera, UCLA
1:00pm - 1:15pm: Break
1:15pm - 2:45pm: Lightning Talks
Jessie Trudeau (Brown) "Strategic Cartography: How Map-Making Can Enable or Obstruct Social Inclusion"
Karen Buscher (University of Ghent) “Militarisation and urban politics in Eastern Congo"
Andrea Junqueira (Washington University, St Louis) "How do Mega Cities Decentralize Local Representation? Precinct-Level Voting Behavior and Municipal Service Provision"
Kyle Jaros (Notre Dame) "Fragmented or Fused Urban Governance? Special Zones and Authority Relations in China"
Sohyeon Kim (Ohio State) "Urbanization and the Decay of Ethnic Orientation: Evidence from Nairobi, Kenya"
Noah Nathan (MIT) "Explaining Urban Order: The Political Origins of Africa’s City Street Networks"
Emily Rains (Louisiana State University) "An evolving threat to life and livelihoods: comparing the health, economic, and political implications of the first two waves of COVID-19 in Bengaluru and Patna slums"
Ivan Souza Vieira (CIDE) "Bridging the Gap? Inclusionary Public Transportation Policies in Latin American Megacities"
Alice Xu (Yale) "The Political Origins of Slum Growth and Segregation in Cities"
Salih Yasun (Indiana University) "The Challenges of Local Taxation under Transition Settings: The Case Study of Tunisia"
Chair: Adam Auerbach, American University
2:45pm-3:00pm Concluding thoughts and discussion
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