Inizio messaggio inoltrato:
> Da: Kuniko Fujita <fujitak@???>
> Data: 19 settembre 2008 14:33:56 GMT+02:00
> A: comurb_r21@???
> Cc: Edu <ecmarq@???>
> Oggetto: [Comurb_r21] ISA-RC21 Sao Paulo 2009 Conference
>
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> We are pleased to announce that ISA-RC21 will have a Sao Paulo
> conference on August 23-25, 2009, Sao Paulo, Brazil. The conference
> theme is Inequality, Inclusion and the Sense of Belonging.
>
> Rationale: Cities have experienced considerable cultural, political
> and economic change during the past few decades. The roles performed
> by social actors and by the state have diversified rather than
> weakened, as was predicted by some in academic debates. Spatial
> segregation has changed less than was forecast in the literature but
> the social meaning of segregation varies depending upon demographic
> and social structure. The idea of polarization remains strong but it
> is now clear that this is too simple a concept to grasp the
> diversity of urban situations.
> Nevertheless, inequality remains a central feature of societies,
> although inequality is now more fragmented, and more associated with
> specific groups. Class identities have also changed, and in a
> broader sense, so too has the way people understand their
> participation in society. Social inclusion remains a key material,
> symbolic and political issue in a variety of national situations,
> although also marked by local features in each case. In countries
> where the issue of inclusion was considered to be resolved, at least
> politically, some social groups have experienced a declining sense
> of involvement in society, reposing the problem of social
> belongingness.
> Social configurations have become significantly more heterogeneous,
> combining local historical, spatial and political factors with
> economic and political elements of broader amplitude. This
> Conference intends to address these issues in a transdisciplinary
> way, focusing mainly on their association with social inequalities
> and with the identities that mark contemporary cities.
>
> The Call for Session Proposals:
> Wed like to solicit session proposals related to the conference
> theme. We also welcome other urban topics. Followings are some
> examples. Please send your session proposal with its title and short
> description (within 150 words) to the Sao Paulo conference committee
> (isasp2009@???) with a copy to Eduardo Marques (ecmarq@???
> ) by November 20, 2008. Well start the call for papers on January
> 10 and ends on April 30, 2009
>
> The new direction in urban inequality and poverty
> The new interpretation of urban inequality
> Comparative perspective on poverty
> The sense of belonging to neighborhoods and cities
> The state and urban inequality and poverty
> Urban mixed policies
> Comparative urban policies on inequality and poverty
> Urban justice and public policies
> Urban environment
> Urbanism and urbanization in history
> Configuration of urban spaces
> Territory, culture and identities
> Actors and political conflicts
> Space, networks and scales
> Kuniko Fujita
> President
> ISA-RC21
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Dipartimento di Sociologia e della Ricerca Sociale
Università di Milano Bicocca
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