Thursday, 3.12.2009, 6.00pm – 8.30pm
Welcome European University Viadrina
Keynotes on Transnationalism
Prof. Dr. Hans Harms, London/Berlin
Cities of the South in the Context of Transnational Urbanism and International Development Policies
Prof. Dr. John Eade, Roehampton University, London
The Return of the Local? Transnationalism, Translocalism and Religion in the Global City
Friday, 3.12.2009
9.30am – 1.00pm
Transnational Urban Spaces – Cultural Repertoires and Everyday Practices
Moderation: Dr. Kathrin Wildner, European University Viadrina, Frankfurt/Oder
Dr. Martijn Oosterbaan, University of Utrecht
Transnational Brazilian Evangelism and Media
Dr. Kerstin Pinther, University of Frankfurt/Main
Architectures of Migration, the Art of Transnational Spaces
Prof. Dr. Faranak Miraftab, University of Illinois, Urban Champaign
Emergent Transnational Spaces: Meat, Sweat and Global (re)Production in the Heartland
Dr. Clara Irazabal, Columbia University, New York
Transnational Planning: Reconfiguring Spaces and Institutions
2.30pm – 6.00pm
Urban Governance Models
Moderation: Dr. Stephan Lanz, European University Viadrina, Frankfurt/Oder
Prof. Dr. Katharyne Mitchell, University of Washington, Seattle
From Moody´s to Compstat: Why Neoliberal Urban Governance Lives On
Dr. Richard Pithouse, Durban, South Africa
Let’s Keep it Real (The Anti-Politics of Most Attempts at Global Solidarity)
Prof. Dr. Roger Keil, York University, Toronto
Transnational Urban Political Ecology: Health, Environment and Infrastructure in the Unbounded City
Prof. Dr. Marcelo Lopes de Souza, University of Rio de Janeiro
Challenging Oppression and Control in a Globalised World: Insurgent Spatial Practices, ‚Militant Particularism’ and Multiscalarity
Evening Program
Crossing the Bridge – Transnational Walk in Frankfurt/Oder (Germany) and Slubice (Poland)
Saturday, 5.12.2009
9.30am – 12.30am
Localizing Global Value Chains in Global/Globalizing Cities
Moderation: Prof. Dr. Stefan Krätke, European University Viadrina, Frankfurt/Oder
Michael Hoyler, Loughborough University, Leicestershire
Spaces and Networks of Musical Creativity and Music Production in the City
Dr. Sandra Alarcón González, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City
Tianguis Global – Transnational Connections between Mexico City and Los Angeles
Prof. Dr. Christof Parnreiter, University of Hamburg
Global City Formation, Real Estate Economy and the Transnationalization of Urban Spaces
1.00pm – 3.00pm
Final Discussion: The Transnationality of Cities
Moderated overarching discussion with representatives from all panels and as special guests (Prof. Dr. Margit Mayer, Free University of Berlin and Prof. Dr. Schiffauer, European University Viadrina, Frankfurt/Oder)