CFP: Gentrification and the Right to the City

Coll For Papers: "Gentrification and the Right to the City"

Our aim is an interdisciplinary reflection on gentrification and the right to the city, especially legal and philosophical papers making important conceptual innovations. Empirical and case studies papers are also welcome, with a strong preference for inclusion of theoretical reflection. Some generic ideas regarding possible topics include:

1. Theoretical Foundations of the Right to the City

2. Legal Frameworks and Urban Justice

3. Spatial Justice and the Production of Urban Space

4. Neoliberalism, Governance, and Urban Transformation

5. Resistance, Social Movements, and Alternative Futures

For a comprehensive Call for Abstracts see: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fcekGmP505_5DKyqNruo4jDBEQCqPdlH/view?usp=sharing

Invited Speakers:

Marc Goetzmann (Universite de Tours, TRUST_ISSUES Project)

Szymon Osmola (Edinburgh Law School)

Nathanael Colin-Jaeger (American University of Paris/ESPOL, Universite Catholique de Lille)

Submission Details

We invite abstracts of up to 500 words that clearly outline the research question, theoretical framework and expected contribution to the field, with a short bibliography. In your abstract, include:

Title;

Author(s) name(s) and affiliation(s);

Email address(es).

For submission, questions, or further information, please contact [email protected]

Key Dates:

Abstract submission deadline: August 31, 2025

Notification of acceptance: September 7, 2025

Conference dates: October 23-25, 2025 Venue

The Workshop will take place at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland.

Organized by: Bartosz Biskup (Jagiellonian Center for Law, Language and Philosophy); Bartosz Janik (Jagiellonian University in Krakow); Adam Dyrda (Jagiellonian Center for Law, Language and Philosophy)

This conference has been supported by a grant from the Faculty of Law and Administration under the Strategic Programme Excellence Initiative at Jagiellonian University.