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Call for Applications: Facilitator for Citizens’ Assembly Project

We are recruiting facilitators based in the Western Cape to support an upcoming Citizens’ Assembly. Facilitators play a critical role in ensuring that discussions are inclusive, respectful, and deliberative, enabling a diverse group of residents to e…

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Just Urban Transitions Geographies of Inequalities and Governance Pathways to Sustainable Futures

This is a call for abstracts for an organised session proposal at the RGS-IBG Annual International Conference (1– 4 September 2026 in London) on the theme of Geographies of Inequalities: Toward Just Places….

PUG INSIGHTS | Issue 3, 2025

The newsletter highlights project updates, recent and upcoming events, new publications, and introduces a new member of the research team. …

PUG represented at the 2025 International Geographical Union Conference

Dr Christina Culwick Fatti was a speaker at the 2025 IGU Urban Commission Annual Conference held in Stellenbosch in August 2025…

Africa Hub Summer School - 29 September - 3 October 2025

The 2025 summer school took place amidst a challenging environment marked by continued threats to HRDs in Africa. HRDs across the continent face arbitrary arrests, judicial harassment, and various forms of persecution. …

Prof. Anciano delivers inaugural lecture at UWC

On 4 September 2025, PUG’s founder, Prof. Fiona Anciano delivered her Professorial Inaugural Lecture entitled “Beyond the Ballot: Rethinking Urban Governance in the Shadows of Democracy,” marked a significant milestone in her academic career….