The Standing Group on Local Government and Politics (ECPR) and the European Urban Research Association (EURA) are happy to once again endorse this year’s Summer School on urban governance, hosted by the Institute of Economics, Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia in partnership with the University of Oslo (Norway).
Cities concentrate many of today’s key challenges, including climate change, migration, social inequalities, housing affordability and pressures from tourism. These challenges materialise very concretely in urban neighbourhoods and are addressed through local policies, planning decisions and new forms of collaboration. The Summer School is designed to give doctoral students an opportunity to present and discuss research on how cities are governed and how local actors respond to such pressures.
We particularly welcome contributions that explore urban governance arrangements, collaborative and experimental practices, and specific local responses to shared problems, including comparisons within or between countries. Participants will receive methodological guidance from experienced scholars, as well as advice from journal editors on how to craft publishable articles and navigate the review process in leading international journals.
