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NLSIU Invite 2024 for 2nd Edition of the Inclusive Development Conference: Housing and Urban Land Management in an Unequal World. The conference aims to examine the complex interplay of housing, law, economics, and spatial justice in an unequal world, and we welcome scholars and practitioners to participate. Applicants may choose to focus on one or more of the following prompts while developing their abstracts:
The themes we have identified and will be listed on the call for abstracts/papers, including but not restricted to, are as follows:
Housing Rights, Social Justice, and Economic Policy
- Housing as a human right and its intersections with law and economic policies.
- Legal and economic frameworks promoting or hindering housing justice.
- Focus on marginalised communities and global perspectives on housing rights.
Capitalism, Real Estate, and Urban Governance
- Impact of financialization and real estate speculation on housing markets.
- Role of neoliberal governance in shaping urban inequality.
- Legal and economic governance mechanisms affecting urban development
Innovations in Land Management and Urban Sustainability
- Emerging models in land management, including hybrid spaces and collective ownership.
- Technology-driven tools and their role in equitable urban development.
- Legal and economic frameworks promoting sustainable urban growth and environmental justice.
Gentrification, Urban Vacancy, and Inclusive Development
- Spatial inequalities caused by gentrification and urban redevelopment.
- Addressing urban vacancy through legal and economic policies.
- Best practices for promoting inclusive urban growth and equitable public service distribution.
Informal Housing, Dispossession, and the Politics of Space
- Legal and economic dimensions of informal housing and dispossession.
- The politics of identity, space and inequality in urban development.
- Comparative perspectives on marginalised communities and their housing challenges.
Law, Finance, Technology, and Urban Inequality
- Intersection of legal frameworks, financial instruments, and technology in urban land management.
- Effects of financialisation and technological advancements on urban (in)equality.
- Impact on marginalised populations and spatial inequality in cities.
Instructions for abstract submission
Submit an abstract within 1,000 words. The abstract should ideally fall under one of the themes. When reviewing the abstracts, we will look for theoretical considerations/ assumptions, research questions, methodology, nature of evidence used to draw conclusions, and findings.
We encourage PhD scholars in the final year of writing up their doctoral work, postdoctoral scholars, and early career scholars (within 5 years of their PhD) to submit their abstracts for consideration.
In order to submit your abstracts, please visit the following announcement by the Institute of New Economic Thinking – Young Scholars Initiative (YSI).
The last date to submit your abstracts is November 5, 2024.
Important dates:
Description | Dates |
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Last Date for abstract submission | November 5, 2024 |
Notification of selected Abstract | November 15, 2024 |
Full paper submission deadline | December 30, 2024 |
Notification of paper acceptance | January 25, 2025 |
Notification for the panel | February 15, 2025 |
Conference | March 6-7, 2025 |
Financial Support: 2nd Edition of the Inclusive Development Conference
A limited number of scholars will get financial support to cover travel and accommodation expenses.
- Organising committee at the NLSIU: Dr. Aniket Nandan, Dr. Sneha Thapliyal, and Prof. Sony Pellissery.
- Organising committee at the INET-YSI: Sunanda Nair-Bidkar, Bikram Barman, Christina Kujur, and Sattwick Dey Biswas.
- For any further information, please write to southasia@youngscholarsinitiative.org