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Just Urban Transition in African Cities Writing Workshop

From 19-21 Jan 2026 PUG co-hosted a writing workshop for early-career African researchers…

Call for Papers | Interrogating Just Urban Transitions

We invite abstracts for a special issue exploring how governance shapes just urban transitions across Southern African cities. Deadline 17 April 2026…

Innovative Qualitative Methods Workshop for Early Career Researchers

From 10–13 March 2026, we hosted the Innovative Qualitative Methods workshop in Cape Town, bringing together 13 early-career researchers from across Africa…

Photovoice Stories of Water and Energy Exhibition

On 12 March 2026, UWC’s Politics and Urban Governance (PUG) Research Group hosted the Photovoice Stories of Water and Energy exhibition at Isivivana Centre in Khayelitsha….

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….