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*** with apologies for cross-posting *** People, Place and Policy 2018: Alternative urban futures for tackling social and spatial inequalities A One Day Conference Date: 27th June, 2018 Venue: Sheffield Hallam University Organised by: People, Place and Policy Plenary speaker: Professor Guy Standing, SOAS, University of London and President of the Basic Income Earth Network Conference programme: http://extra.shu.ac.uk/ppp-online/wp content/uploads/2018/01/ppp-conf-2018-programme.pdf<http://extra.shu.ac.uk/ppp-online/wp%20content/uploads/2018/01/ppp-conf-2018-programme.pdf> Conference Themes "Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day I can hear her breathing" (Purcell, 2008 p1 citing a speech from Arundhati Roy, 2003) The last decade has been one of increasing inequalities amid economic and political turmoil, environmental catastrophe and continuing battles for human rights. This has been reflected in momentous electoral decisions taken in the UK and US over the last two years that were (in part) reaction to the perceived impact of globalised economic and political forces on the livelihoods of disenfranchised people and places. More generally we have witnessed a rise in populist movements across the globe. These developments have generated uncertainty and lead many to fear for the possibilities for more socially, environmentally and spatially just cities. But an era of flux, where long-term path dependent structures appear to be weakening also creates opportunities to think about new possibilities for different urban worlds. As such, the purpose of this conference is to create space for positive expression of how urban futures can be reimagined in a way that empowers citizens and negates the causes and consequences of social and spatial inequalities; what cities could become. There are myriad examples of actually existing attempts to reclaim cities for citizens, from citizens' income projects to community/municipal energy movements, right through to the UN New Urban Agenda vision of 'cities for all', although the potential for such projects and strategies to achieve distributional justice goals is not always clear cut. This one-day conference seek to bring together academics, practitioners and policy makers to examine the potential for existing movements and policy experiments to address inequalities; propose new alternatives for addressing inequalities; and critically examine the prospects and possibilities for inequalities of emerging urban phenomena. The conference will feature theoretical and empirical contributions from a range of geographic foci across the global North and South and across a range of themes including the following: · Collective action, alternative democratic organisation and diverse economies in cities · Collective ownership and management of urban resources · Sustainability 'in-against-and-beyond' the state · New forms of urban governance and urban politics · Housing futures · Youth futures Attending the conference: The event is part-funded by the Centre for Regional, Economic and Social Research (CRESR) at Sheffield Hallam University. A fee of £35 will be payable by all delegates to cover the remaining running costs of the conference. Please book your place here: https://store.shu.ac.uk/conferences-and-events/development-society/ds-conferences/ppp-conference-june-2018 About People, Place and Policy People, Place and Policy (PPP) is an open access journal that provides a forum for debate about how policy shapes the risks, opportunities and constraints that face people and places in contemporary society. Its aim is to foster dialogue between academics engaged in researching societal challenges and the policy-makers or practitioners charged with responding to these challenges. All volumes can be viewed online at: www.ppp-online.org<http://www.ppp-online.org>