Department of Geography/Department of Town and Regional
Planning/SIDNET are pleased to host a half-day workshop on
‘Informality, cities and citizenship in the Global South’.
8th May 2012, 1:30pm – 6pm, ICOSS Conference Room, University of Sheffield
Free to attend, please register in advance (so we can order enough
coffee): [log in to unmask]
Event programme:
1:30 – 3:15 Thoughts and provocations in progress:
Paula Meth, Glyn Williams, Stephen Connelly (University of Sheffield)
“Everyday Practices of Power in Cities of the Global South”
Jean Grugel and Jojo Nem Singh (University of Sheffield) “The Politics
of the Boom: Renegotiating Citizenship in Chile and Argentina in an
Era of Resource-Led Growth”
Daniel Hammett (University of Sheffield) “Infecting the city: The
possibilities of ‘viral citizenship’ in a time of discontent”
3:15-4:00 Coffee break
4:00 – 6:00 Public lecture:
Sue Parnell (University of Cape Town) “A critical reflection on the
post apartheid urban transition”
Owen Crankshaw (University of Cape Town) “Deindustrialization and
Racial Inequality in Cape Town”
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Daniel Hammett
Lecturer in Human Geography
University of Sheffield
Tel: +44 (0)114 2227956
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