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cities@manchester prospectus studying cities, changing the world website: www.cities.manchester.ac.uk blog: www.citiesmcr.wordpress.com For more information contact: [email protected] 2nd Floor, Arthur Lewis Building, University of Manchester, Oxford Rd, Manchester M3 5HT The Context in the 21 st Century By the middle of the twenty first century three in four of us will live in cities. We are living in the urban age, which is actually more than just about cities, but is about how a mode of organizing space and society is shaping the world in which almost all of us live. Those great cities of the twentieth century – Paris, London, New York and others – continue to grow in size, surely but slowly. Yet, some of the most important changes are happening elsewhere in the world. Delhi, Karachi, Mumbai, Shanghai, São Paulo; these cities are where the action is, so to speak, where population growth rates are the highest, and where the issues of producing and managing ecological, economically, and socially sustainable cities are at the most pressing. Think about the challenges cities face over energy usage, over housing their citizens, over infrastructural needs, over political participation, over addressing poverty and over abating violence. Of course, cities are not just problems that need solutions. Cities have always been sources of cultural creativity, conviviality, diversity, and transnational inter- connections. And so, in the twenty first century, they continue to be sources of inspiration as well as perspiration. In this urban age traditional disciplines come up short. The challenges faced by cities, by their citizens, and by those who govern them demand new ways of thinking, that draw upon but that move beyond ways in which research has often been divided. cities@manchester is about working across disciplines, about working across the global north-global south divide, and about working across standard methodological boundaries. For while cities face many challenges they are also centers of experimentation, innovation, and of learning. Cities are laboratories, including our own city of Manchester. The solutions to some of the most pressing issues facing the world are likely to be forged and trialed in cities. With cities@manchester’s extensive networks that stretch out beyond the academy into the work of policy making, reach out across continents, and transcend academic disciplines it is well positioned to make a difference to the 3.5 billion people who when they next wake up will call a city their home. 2 People list for cities@manchester Full staff profiles can be found at: http://www.manchester.ac.uk/research/directory/staffprofiles/ Dr. Judith Aldridge Dr. Ralf Brand Senior Lecturer, Centre for Criminology & Criminal Justice Senior Lecturer in Architectural Studies School: Law School: Environment and Development Research Keywords: Crime, Ethnicity, Violence Research Keywords: Cohesion, Materiality, Sustainability Specialist Cities: Manchester Specialist Cities: Singapore, Beirut, Belfast Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Dr. Rhian Atkin Dr. Gavin Bridge Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies Reader in Economic Geography School: Languages, Linguistics and Cultures School: Environment and Development Research Keywords: Culture, Gender, Sexuality Research Keywords: Economy, Environment, Specialist Cities: Lisbon, Paris Sustainability Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Prof. Hannah Barker Dr. Bridget Byrne Professor of History Senior Lecturer, Sociology School: Arts, Histories and Cultures School: Social Sciences Research Keywords: Class, Gender, Heritage Research Keywords: Citizenship, Class, Diaspora Specialist Cities: Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds Specialist Cities: London, Manchester Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Dr. Tanja Bastia Dr. Jeremy Carter Lecturer, IDPM Research Fellow School: Environment and Development School: Environment and Development Research Keywords: Development, Gender, Migration Research Keywords: Adaptation, Climate Change, Specialist Cities: Cochabamba, Buenos Aires, Madrid Planning Email: [email protected] Specialist Cities: Manchester, London Email: [email protected] Dr. Michelle Bastian Research Associate, Centre for Research on Socio- Prof. Chris Chapman Cultural Change Professor, Education School: Social Sciences School: Education Research Keywords: Adaptation, Resilience, Sustainability Research Keywords: Education, Inequality, Poverty Specialist Cities: Liverpool Specialist Cities: London, Manchester, Sheffield Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Dr. Yasminah Beebeejaun Dr. Greig Charnock Lecturer in Spatial Planning Lecturer, International Politics School: Environment and Development School: Social Sciences Research Keywords: Cohesion, Ethnicity, Planning Research Keywords: Class, Economy, Politics Specialist Cities: Manchester, London, Chicago Specialist Cities: Barcelona Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Dr. Francesca Billiani Prof. Mark Crinson Lecturer in Italian Professor of Art History and Visual Studies School: Languages, Linguistics and Cultures School: Arts, Histories and Cultures Research Keywords: Cosmopolitanism, Creativity, Culture Research Keywords: Art, Design, Memory Specialist Cities: Milan, Florence, Rome Specialist Cities: Manchester, Dublin, Singapore Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] 3 Dr. Jonathan Darling Dr. Kieron Flanagan Lecturer in Human Geography Lecturer in Science and Technology Policy and School: Environment and Development Management Research Keywords: Citizenship, Migration, Politics School: Manchester Business School Specialist Cities: Sheffield, Manchester, Vancouver Research Keywords: Economy, Governance, Politics Email: [email protected] Specialist Cities: Manchester Email: [email protected] Dr. Iain Deas Head of Planning Prof. Martin William Gallagher School: Environment and Development Professor, Centre for Atmospheric Science Research Keywords: Governance, Planning, Regeneration Research Keywords: Climate Change, Environment, Specialist Cities: Manchester Health Email: [email protected] Specialist Cities: London, Manchester, Edinburgh Email: [email protected] Dr. Isabelle Doucet Lecturer in Architecture and Urbanism Dr. Cathy Gelbin School: Environment and Development Senior Lecturer, German Studies Research Keywords: Citizenship, Design, Regeneration School: Languages, Linguistics and Cultures Specialist Cities: Brussels, Berlin Research Keywords: Culture, Diaspora, Languages Email: [email protected] Specialist Cities: Berlin, Tel Aviv, Vienna Email: [email protected] Dr. Rajinder Dudrah Senior Lecturer in Film and Media Studies Dr. Abigail Gilmore School: Arts, Histories and Cultures Director, Centre for Arts Management and Cultural Policy Research Keywords: Culture, Diaspora, Ethnicity School: Arts, Histories and Cultures Specialist Cities: Manchester, New York, Birmingham Research Keywords: Art, Culture, Planning Email: [email protected] Specialist Cities: Manchester, Leicester, Stoke-on-Trent Email: [email protected] Dr. Roland Ennos Reader, Ecology Dr. Edward Granter Research Keywords: Adaptation, Climate Change, Organisation and Society Environment School: Manchester Business School Specialist Cities: Manchester Research Keywords: Culture, Employment, Labour Email: [email protected] Specialist Cities: Stoke-on-Trent, New York Email: [email protected] Dr. Gillian Evans RCUK/CRESC Research Fellow, Social Anthropology Prof. Sarah Green School: Social Sciences Professor of Social Anthropology Research Keywords: Class, Education, Regeneration School: Social Sciences Specialist Cities: London Research Keywords: Politics, Regeneration, Sexuality Email: [email protected] Specialist Cities: London, Manchester, Mytilene Email: [email protected] Dr. James Evans Senior Lecturer, Geography Dr. Anita Greenhill School: Environment and Development Senior Lecturer Research Keywords: Governance, Resilience, School: Manchester Business School Sustainability Research Keywords: Culture, Labour, Religion Specialist Cities: Manchester, Birmingham, Los Angeles Specialist Cities: Manchester Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Dr. Nissa Finney Dr. Encarnacion Gutierrez-Rodriguez Hallsworth Fellow, CCSR Senior Lecturer School: Social Sciences School: Languages, Linguistics and Cultures Research Keywords: Cohesion, Ethnicity, Migration Research Keywords: Diaspora, Labour, Migration Specialist Cities: Manchester, Bradford Specialist Cities: Manchester, Madrid, Hamburg Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] 4 Prof. Simon Guy Professor of Architecture Dr. Andrew Karvonen School: Environment and Development Research Associate, Manchester Architecture Research Research Keywords: Design, Development, Environment Centre Specialist Cities: Berlin, Tokyo, Dhaka School: Environment and Development Email: [email protected] Research Keywords: Design, Governance, Sustainability Specialist Cities: Manchester, Austin, Seattle Prof. Alan Harding Email: [email protected] Professor of Urban & Regional Governance, Director of IPEG Dr. Fumi Kitagawa