Global Urban Networks | ARL International Summer School 2014
Department of Geography, Loughborough University
31 August to 3 September 2014
Applications are invited from PhD students and emerging scholars in the
field. This is the fourth International Summer School held by the
Academy for Spatial Research and Planning (ARL) (Germany) in cooperation
with a local partner in another European country. Previous summer
schools were held in Zurich, Bratislava and Utrecht.
A full description is available here:
http://www.arl-net.de/blog/international-summer-school-2014
The Theme: Global Urban Networks
Intensifying connections between cities are one of the key expressions
of contemporary globalization. Myriad of overlapping and intersecting
flows – of ideas, knowledge, people, money, transactions, goods – link
not only major cities and city-regions, but an increasing number of
diverse places, into expanding global economic, social, political,
cultural and ecological circuits. Within these global urban networks,
not all cities are equal: New York and London, for example, form a
powerful central axis in contemporary economic globalization, while
Nairobi and Geneva are important nodes in global civil society networks.
Some cities – often called world or global cities – have become key
strategic sites in the circuits of global capital, while others remain
largely ‘off the map’ of dominant economic flows. Understanding the
emergence, dynamics and geographies of multiple global urban networks
has therefore become a key desideratum of urban research over the past
two decades.
The International Summer School 2014 will build on the conceptual and
empirical work that has put the study of external relations of cities
centre stage in recent years. Potential key topics for debate are:
* Theoretical advances in researching global urban networks
* Methodological advances in researching global urban networks
* Vulnerability and resilience in global urban networks
* The effects of the global economic crisis on global urban networks
* The role of agency in the formation and maintenance of global urban
networks
* Global locational strategies of service firms and other global
‘network makers’
* The governance/planning challenge of global urban networks
* The sustainability challenge of global urban networks
The Venue: GaWC @ Loughborough University
The International Summer School 2014 of the ARL will be held in
cooperation with the internationally-renowned Globalization and World
Cities (GaWC) Research Network. Created in the Department of Geography
(now part of the School of Social, Political and Geographical Sciences)
at Loughborough University, GaWC operates as the leading academic
thinktank on cities in globalization. The GaWC approach focuses on the
external relations of cities, and where concern for inter-city relations
intersects with research on issues concerning, for instance,
international business, sustainability, urban policy, and logistics. The
GaWC website (www.lboro.ac.uk/gawc) annually attracts about 35,000 hits
from over 150 countries and is where you can find over 425 research
bulletins, details of nearly 100 research projects, and over 25 data
sets for measuring the global network connectivity of cities.
Loughborough is a university-town situated in the heart of England,
approximately 100 miles north of London, on a superb 438 acre (177
hectares) campus. Home to more than 40 research institutes and centres,
and over 100 research groups, Loughborough University has an excellent
reputation for research that is world-leading. Befitting the place where
GaWC was created, the benefits of locating in a major global city are
today reflected in the establishment of Loughborough University in
London on the site of the former Broadcast Centre at the London 2012
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
The Programme: Intensive and inspiring…
We will have discussion sessions where every participant will have the
chance to present her or his research. International professors and
experts will then provide individual feedback; in plenary sessions ideas
will be discussed. Additional keynote speeches, small field trips, and
common social activities round off the program. Particularly for young
academics and PhD-students this Summer School provides a unique opportunity.
Application: Six places available
We invite you to use this expertise and study global urban networks at
the place where much of it originated. Our aim is to stimulate
discussions, develop new insights, and establish the need and nature of
future research imperatives. Therefore, we invite young academics and
experienced experts on global urban networks to GaWC at the Department
of Geography of Loughborough University in the UK. Associate Directors
of GaWC, Michael Hoyler and John Harrison are our partners in Loughborough.
Besides six appointed “wild cards” for young academics from European
Universities, the ARL sponsors six further young academics for the
Summer School 2014 in Loughborough. This will cover accommodation and
travel costs. A participation fee will not be charged.
As academic institutions, the ARL and Loughborough University encourage
scientific publications. The organizers aim at setting up a special
issue of an academic journal on the theme of the Summer School. So,
participants should be willing and prepared to develop their papers into
articles for academic journals. Contributions for such a special issue
will be selected during the Summer School. Nonetheless, the organizers
do not guarantee the publication of selected contributions.
Your application should include a convincing motivation letter, a short
CV, and an abstract of not more than 600 words describing the project
you are going to present and discuss.
Please submit your application by 30 November 2013 to Akademie für
Raumforschung und Landesplanung (ARL), Dr. Andreas Klee,
Hohenzollernstraße 11, 30161 Hannover, Germany, or via e-mail to
[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. You will receive a notification
of acceptance by March 2014. Applicants may not exceed the age of 35 years.
For further questions, please contact Dr. Andreas Klee
([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>), Michael Hoyler
([log in to unmask]) or Dr. John Harrison ([log in to unmask]).
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Michael Hoyler
Senior Lecturer in Human Geography
Department of Geography
Loughborough University
Loughborough LE11 3TU
UK
Tel: +44 (0)1509 222740
Fax: +44 (0)1509 223930
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