Date: 2013/9/23
Subject: ABSTRACT DEADLINE: OCTOBER 1—Urban Affairs Association Conference Call for Participation
To:
2014 UAA Annual Conference
San Antonio, Texas
March 19-22, 2014
Call for Participation
Borders and Boundaries in an Age of Global Urbanization
With a special track on Urban Issues in Central & South America and
the Caribbean
Abstract/Proposal Deadline: October 1, 2013
**About the Urban Affairs Association**
The Urban Affairs Association (UAA) is the international professional
organization for urban scholars, researchers, and public service
professionals. Founded in 1969, today UAA includes over 600
institutional, individual, and student members from colleges and
universities throughout North America, Europe and Asia.
The Urban Affairs Association is dedicated to creating
interdisciplinary spaces for engaging in intellectual and practical
discussions about urban life. Through theoretical, empirical, and
action-oriented research, the UAA fosters diverse activities to
understand and shape a more just and equitable urban world. (Adopted
March 12, 2010)
The Urban Affairs Association holds a conference each spring in an
urban center. These yearly conferences are an integral part of UAA's
efforts to increase knowledge about urban places and promote the
development of research activities. They provide an excellent
opportunity for attendees to exchange ideas, information, and
experiences. Although formal papers are presented, with selected
papers published, the conference format also allows opportunities for
informal activities designed to foster professional networking and
open discussion.
**The 44th Conference of the Urban Affairs Association (UAA)
2014 Theme: Borders and Boundaries in an Age of Global Urbanization**
Urban areas have grown at an unprecedented rate in the last decade.
More of the world's population now lives in cities than in any other
context. International trade, capital investment and divestment,
migration, and porous economic, social and political boundaries fuel
this global urbanization. Enormous governance challenges result for
megacities and fast‐growing urban centers due to in‐migration and
other trends, particularly in the global south. The conference site,
San Antonio, is a global city with a population of approximately 1.3
million, in a significant border region with boundaries that defy
simple conceptualizations. It is one of the fastest growing cities in
the United States, and one of its most ethnically diverse, with almost
70 percent of its native and immigrant residents being of Hispanic
descent. It provides a particularly apt setting to explore borders and
boundaries and how they shape urban affairs in the 21st Century.
Subtopics of the 44th conference are broadly framed as:
Global Urbanization
Outcomes and Impact
What have been the outcomes and impact of invented social, political,
and economic tools and processes that have helped fueled global
urbanization?
What have been some positive effects of global urbanization?
Winners and Losers
Who benefits and loses in the age of global urbanization?
Borders and Boundaries
How are borders and boundaries uniquely defined in the urban context?
Where are borders located and how are they socially constructed? How
have they evolved?
Consequences and Implications
What are the consequences of immigration policies and processes in
the formation and transformation of social categories (race,
ethnicity, gender, etc.)?
What are the implications of the constructed social boundaries? Which
groups are granted access? Which groups are denied access?
Governance Challenges for Megacities and Fast Growing Urban Centers
Governance
In light of mounting economic, political, and environmental crises,
what innovative solutions have been employed by those charged with the
governance of megacities and fast growing urban centers?
Innovative Partnerships and Collaboration
What innovative partnerships and collaborations have addressed
prevailing 21st century social and economic disparities in urban city
centers?
What have been some unique collaborative efforts undertaken to help
foster sustainable and equitable urban development?
**Special Conference Track**
The Central America, South America, and Caribbean regions have been
marked by urbanization, governance/political challenges, poverty,
income equality, growth of low-income settlements, as well as
political, fiscal, social and cultural barriers to interventions. In
response to these challenges, innovative policies and experiments have
been launched in metropolitan governance, coordinated urban-rural
development, regional planning, new town development, sustainable and
carbon-neutral urbanization, and other proposed solutions to urban
problems.
What have been the lessons and outcomes of these mixed initiatives and
experiments?
How have nations and regions sought to create sustainable and
equitable urban development?
See the Track Call at:
http://
**Topical Categories**
In addition to exploring the topics that frame the conference theme
and special track, we encourage proposals that focus on the broad
array of research topics typically found at UAA conferences:
Arts, Culture in Urban Contexts
Disaster Planning/Disaster Management for Urban Areas, Cities and
National Security
Economic Development, Redevelopment, Tourism, Urban Economics, Urban
Finance
Education, Schools, Higher Education Institutions
Environmental Issues, Sustainability, Urban Health, Technology and
Society
Globalization, Multi-national Urban Issues
Governance, Intergovernmental Relations, Regionalism, Urban
Management
Historic Preservation, Space and Place
Historical Perspectives on Cities, Urban Areas
Housing, Neighborhoods, Community Development
Human Services and Urban Populations, Nonprofit/Voluntary Sector in
Urban Contexts
Immigration, Population and Demographic Trends
Infrastructure, Capital Projects, Networks, Transport, Urban Services
Labor, Employment, Wages, Training
Land Use, Growth Management, Urban Development, Urban Planning
Poverty, Welfare, Income Inequality
Professional Development, The Field of Urban Affairs
Public Safety in Urban Areas, Criminal Justice, Household Violence
Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Diversity
Social Capital, Democracy and Civil Society, Social Theory, Religion
and the City
Urban Communication (Urban Media Roles, Urban Journalism, Social
Media/Technology in Urban Life)—SEE SPECIAL CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIP
ANNOUNCEMENT BELOW
Urban Design, Urban Architecture--SEE SPECIAL CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIP
ANNOUNCEMENT BELOW
Urban Indicators, Data/Methods, Satisfaction/Quality of Life Surveys
Urban Politics, Elections, Citizen Participation
Urban Theory, Theoretical and Conceptual Issues in Urban Affairs
SPECIAL TRACK: Urban Issues in Central & South America and the
Caribbean
****** Conference Scholarship Opportunity**** **
The Urban Communication Foundation is pleased to announce a
scholarship opportunity for those whose abstracts are accepted in the
UAA topic categories of Urban Communication, and Urban Design and
Architecture. The scholarship will cover UAA membership dues and the
San Antonio conference registration fee. To be eligible, you must be a
current graduate student, or a faculty member in the first three years
of your initial job appointment. The scholarship application form will
be available by November 18, 2013 on the UAA website. Applications
will be due on December 9. Scholarship award winners will be notified
by December 23, 2013.
**Proposal Submission Formats and Policies**
Submit a proposal
<http://
via the UAA website for one of the following presentation formats:
Research paper presentation--(proposal requires an abstract) OR
Pre-organized panel--(proposal requires a group of 4-5 paper
abstracts with moderator) OR
Pre-organized colloquy session-- (proposal requires theme statement &
names of 4-5 formal discussants) OR
Breakfast roundtable--(proposal requires theme statement & names of
1-2 conveners) OR
Poster--(proposal requires an abstract)
**Participation Policy ---One Session Rule**
Individuals are limited to participating (as a presenter or moderator)
in one (1) conference session.
A conference session is defined as: a panel, a colloquy, a poster
display, or a breakfast roundtable.
There is no limit to the number of papers/posters for which you are a
co-author. But, you cannot be scheduled to participate in more than
one session. Do not agree to participate in more than one session.
Policy exception: persons who are asked to play a service role (e.g.,
plenary speaker, professional development session speaker) for UAA can
participate in one additional session.
**Conference Planning**
Local Host: University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)
Committee members: Heywood Sanders (Committee Chair), Chris Reddick,
(Chair-UTSA Public Administration); Francine Romero (Assoc. Dean-UTSA
College of Public Policy), Ivy Taylor, Public Administration.
**Program Committee**
Chair, Gordana Rabrenovic (Northeastern University), Roland Anglin
(Rutgers University), Robert Chaskin (University of Chicago), Cecilia
Giusti (Texas A&M University), Deidre Oakley ( Georgia State
University)
**Conference Hotel & Participant Registration Rates**
All conference activities (except where noted) will take place at The
Westin Riverwalk Hotel located along the famous San Antonio River
promenade. Very competitive room rates
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have been secured for conference attendees.
ALL PARTICIPANTS (faculty, students, practitioners) must pay the
designated fees for their registration category. Conference
registration rates
<http://
can be found on the UAA web site.
**Important Dates & Deadlines**
Abstract or Session Proposal submission deadline: October 1,
2013
***After October 1—only poster proposals are accepted.
Acceptance or rejection notices: November 18, 2013
Early registration deadline: January 6, 2014
Late registration deadline: February 1, 2014
(Important: Your paper may be removed from the program if you fail to
register by date)
**Links & Contact Information**
UAA Address
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
P.O. Box 413
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0413
Telephone: 01-414-229-3025
Main web-site | http://
44th Conference site |
http://
Submit a proposal online |
http://
E-mail | conf@uaamail.org
**Future UAA Conferences**
2015 (Miami, Florida—April 8-11)
2016 (San Diego, CA—March 16-19)
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