The Housing and Urban Justice Project - IBF, Uppsala University

31/03/2026

📢 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS – DEADLINE EXTENDED | The Common City Conference 2026

Good news! The deadline for abstract submissions has been extended to April 11, 2026.

Join us in Uppsala, Sweden (August 26–28, 2026) for the 2nd Common City Conference:
“Struggling for Urban Justice in a Time of Authoritarianism and Multiple Crises.”

Organized by the Housing & Urban Justice Project at Uppsala University’s Institute for Housing and Urban Research, this conference brings together scholars and activists working on:
🔹 Right to the city & housing justice
🔹 Urban commons & environmental justice
🔹 Methodologies from below
🔹 Activist–scholar collaborations

We especially invite Palestinian movements to reflect on urban destruction and urbicide, and welcome contributions that challenge dominant knowledge production in the context of deepening inequalities.

🗂 Session Formats

Regular Panels (90–120 min)
Thematic Sessions (90–120 min)
Creative Sessions (90–120 min)

📅 New Submission Deadline: April 11, 2026
📩 Notice of Acceptance: April 14, 2026
📖 Book of sessions: https://tinyurl.com/Book-of-panels

👉 To apply, send your abstract directly to the panel organiser of your chosen session.

Let’s reimagine the urban fabric through the lens of commons and justice.

09/03/2026

📢 IBF–HUJP Seminar

Join us for a seminar with María Luisa Escobar, PhD candidate at HafenCity Universität Hamburg.

Social Production of Housing and Solidarity Economy Approaches Engaging in World Bank-Sponsored Programmes in Mexico

🗓 10 March 2026
⏰ 13:15–14:45 CET (UTC+1)
📍 Hybrid format — Seminar Room, IBF, Uppsala & on Zoom

🔗 https://uu-se.zoom.us/j/62475251083

Everyone is welcome to attend.

25/02/2026

📢 OTHER PLANNED EVENTS | The Common City Conference 2026

Conversations don’t stop at the panels: Join our book talk, movie screening, and city walk!

📚 Engage with new critical scholarship
🎬 Watch and discuss urban struggles and mega-events on screen
🚶 Explore the city as a living laboratory

📅 Full program: link in bio

Urban knowledge moves beyond the conference room.

24/02/2026

📢 PANELS 10–18 | The Common City Conference 2026

The panels of the conference are out!

Discover Panels 10–18 of the 2nd Common City Conference and join the conversation on urban justice in times of authoritarianism and multiple crises.

📅 Submission Deadline: March 27, 2026
📖 Full panel descriptions here: https://tinyurl.com/ccconference-2026
👉 Send your abstract directly to the panel organiser of your chosen session.

Let’s build critical urban knowledge together.

24/02/2026

📢 PANELS 1–9 | The Common City Conference 2026

The panels of the conference are out!

We’re happy to share Panels 1–9 of the 2nd Common City Conference:
“Struggling for Urban Justice in a Time of Authoritarianism and Multiple Crises.”

These sessions explore housing justice, urban commons, environmental struggles, critical methodologies, and activist–scholar collaborations.

📅 Submission Deadline: March 27, 2026
📖 Full panel descriptions here: https://tinyurl.com/ccconference-2026
👉 Send your abstract directly to the panel organiser of your chosen session.

17/02/2026

Karl von Holdt and Carin Runciman discuss activism, apartheid and the concepts of critical engagement vs Michael Burawoy’s public sociology.

16/02/2026

📢 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS | The Common City Conference 2026
Join us in Uppsala, Sweden (August 26–28, 2026) for the 2nd Common City Conference:
“Struggling for Urban Justice in a Time of Authoritarianism and Multiple Crises.”
Organized by the Housing & Urban Justice Project at Uppsala University’s Institute for Housing and Urban Research, this conference brings together scholars and activists working on:
🔹 Right to the city & housing justice
🔹 Urban commons & environmental justice
🔹 Methodologies from below
🔹 Activist–scholar collaborations
We especially invite Palestinian movements to reflect on urban destruction and urbicide, and welcome contributions that challenge dominant knowledge production in the context of deepening inequalities.
🗂 Session Formats
* Regular Panels (90–120 min)
* Thematic Sessions (90–120 min)
* Creative Sessions (90–120 min)
📅 Submission Deadline: March 27, 2026
📩 Notice of Acceptance: April 14, 2026
📖 Book of sessions: https://tinyurl.com/Book-of-panels
👉 To apply, send your abstract directly to the panel organiser of your chosen session.
Let’s reimagine the urban fabric through the lens of commons and justice.

04/02/2026

⏰ Reminder: CAS Sofia Fellowships 2026/2027 — Applications Open
Just a reminder that applications are currently open for the CAS Sofia in-residence fellowships for the 2026/2027 academic year.
📅 Application deadline: 31 March 2026
CAS Sofia invites postdoctoral researchers in the humanities and social sciences to apply for the following fellowship schemes:
🔹 Gerda Henkel Fellowships
🔹 Sustaining Ukrainian Scholarship
🔹 Social Relevance of the Humanities
🔹 Advanced Academia Fellowships for Young Bulgarian Scholars
🔹 Re-Link Fellowships for the Bulgarian Diaspora
🔹 Pforzheimer Fellowships for Senior Bulgarian Scholars
The Centre for Advanced Study Sofia (CAS) is an independent non-profit institution committed to advancing scholarship and fostering international academic collaboration.
👉 More information & applications:
🔗 https://lnkd.in/eZ_cP8gc
Please feel free to share this reminder with colleagues who may be interested.

17Nov '2525 November 2025CAS Sofia Fellowships for 2026/2027We are pleased to announce the opened calls for in-residence fellowships at the Centre for Advanced Study Sofia for 2026/2027.Application deadline: 31 March 2026.The CAS Sofia Advanced Academia Platform offers a number of different fellowsh...

30/01/2026

Reminder that this is the last day to apply for a session proposal for our upcoming Commons City Conference in late August! Details are in the post below ⬇️

🏙️ CALL FOR SESSIONS | The Common City Conference 2026

Join us in Uppsala, Sweden, August 26-28, 2026, for the 2nd Common City Conference: "Struggling for Urban Justice in a Time of Authoritarianism and Multiple Crises"

Organized by the Housing & Urban Justice Project at Uppsala University's Institute for Housing and Urban Research, this conference brings together scholars and activists working on:

✊ Right to the city & housing justice
🌍 Urban commons & environmental justice
🔬 Methodologies from below
🤝 Activist-scholar collaborations

We especially invite Palestinian movements to reflect on urban destruction and urbicide, and welcome contributions challenging established knowledge production in light of deepening inequalities.
Session Formats:

Regular Panels (90-120 min)
Thematic Sessions (90-120 min)
Creative Sessions (90-120 min)

📅 Submission Deadline: January 30, 2026
📧 Contact: [email protected] or [email protected]
🔗 Submit your proposal: https://bit.ly/CommonCity2026
Let's reimagine the urban fabric through the lens of commons and justice!

14/01/2026

Doctoral and postdoctoral scholarships on urban, housing and architecture in Sweden (for limited periods, not taxed):
https://www.lundbergsstiftelserna.se/?lang=en

07/01/2026

📚 Upcoming Book Launch – Rent Strikes & Tenant Struggles Worldwide

We’d like to share an exciting book release with the HUJP community:

“Rent Strikes: A History of Collective Tenant Actions Across the World”
Edited by Lucas Poy and Hannes Rolf

📅 Tuesday, 13 January
🕔 17:00–19:00 CET
📍 ABF, Sveavägen 41, Stockholm + Zoom
🌍 Event in English

The book explores how tenants across the world have organized collectively to resist exploitation and fight for housing justice.

👉 The event is hybrid — to join via Zoom, email: [email protected]