Events organized by researchers in the Urban Africa Group (past and upcoming). Some of the lectures are available at YouTube.

PhD defense: “New urban horizons in Africa: A critical analysis of changing land uses in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana”. Lena Fält. 6 March 2020, 10:00, Lecture hall De Geer, Stockholm University.

Lecture “Reconceptualising urban politics: thinking with transnational circuits and diverse territorialisations across Europe, Africa and Asia.”, Prof. Jennifer Robinson, University College London. 5 March 2020, 16:00-17:30, Lecture hall De Geer, Stockholm University.

O Adama, convened a seminar on “The demise of the Informal City? Economic growth and street work in urban Africa” at the Centre for Democratic Development Research Centre, Zaria, Nigeria, December 5, 2018.

I Lindell, convened a seminar on “Infrastructural dreams in Maputo” at the Centre for African Studies, Maputo, March 2018.

PhD Course organised by Byerley, A., Lindell, I. and others: ‘Global Urbanism – Exploring the remaking of urban futures’ (April 2018).

Lindell, I. and Adama, O.: Panel on “Respatializing informality in urban Africa”, at the European Conference of African Studies, Basel, 29 June-1 July 2017.

Lindell, I. and Fält, L.: Development Research Conference “Global Visions and Local Practices: Development Research in a Post-2015 World”, at Stockholm University, 22–24 August 2016. Conference website.

Lindell, I.; Adama, O. and Byerley, A.: Two sessions on “Contested Urban Visions in the Global South”, at the conference “Global Visions and Local Practices: Development Research in a Post-2015 World”, at Stockholm University, 22–24 August 2016.

Lecture “Challenges of thinking globally and acting (trans-)locally for urban sustainability” by Prof David Simon, Mistra Urban Futures. Stockholm University, 12 May 2016.

Lindell, I.: Panel on “Trajectories of activism: Collective organizing and urban transformation in Africa”, European Conference of African Studies, Paris, 8–10 July 2015.

Lindell, I.; Byerely, A. and Clark, E.: PhD course “Global Urbanism: City visions and the contested re-making of urban futures”, Stockholm, 9–13 March 2015.

Lecture “On the trail of a policy: rendering a model mobile”, Prof. Kevin Ward, Manchester University. Stockholm University, 12 March 2015.

Lecture “Thinking Cities through Elsewhere: Comparative tactics for a more global urban studies”, Prof. Jennifer Robinson, University College London. Stockholm University, 12 March 2015.

Lindell, I. and Millstein, M.: International workshop “Regionalizing African Civil Societies: Lessons, Opportunities and Constraints”, 30–31 October 2014, Uppsala.

International workshop entitled “Transborder Urban Networks and Urban / Regional Dynamics in Africa”. 2-3 December 2013, Uppsala. Co-organised with The Nordic Africa Institute, Uppsala, Sweden.

Panel titled “Urban imaginaries in Africa” at the European Conference of African Studies, Lisbon, 27-29 June 2013. Twelve papers presented. Conveners: I Lindell and O Adama.

7 May 2013, Public lecture “Telecopic urbanism”, Prof Ash Amin, Univ. of Cambridge. Dept Human Geography, Stockholm University. http://www.youtube.com/user/humangeosu

16-17 April 2013, Panel titled “Contested Urban Visions in the Global South”, at the international conference: Claiming the City. Civil society mobilization by the urban poor. Uppsala.  Conveners: A Byerley and I Lindell.

15 April 2013, “Developing the basis for new urban policy: the work of slum/shack/homeless people’s federation”, Prof David Satterthwaite, IIED. Dept Human Geography, Stockholm University. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZptJ7w8V-v0

21 March 2013, ”Every revolution has its square”, Prof Eric Swyngedouw, Univ Machester. Dept Human Geography, Stockholm University. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bz4H4v8h0xU

12 March 2012, “Insurgent Urbanism: Claiming the Right to the City”. Lecture by Prof James Holston, University of California, Berkeley. Dept Human Geography, Stockholm University.

6 March 2012, “The New Urban Frontier: The Global South as a Source of Planning Innovation”. Lecture by Prof Vanessa Watson, University of Cape Town. Dept Human Geography, Stockholm University..

7 March 2012, Public Lectures “Remaking the city: Life and planning at the informal/formal interface”. Speakers: Vanessa Watson, University of Cape Town, Amin Kamete, Bangor University, UK, Carole Rakodi, University of Birmingham, and Alan Mabin, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Venue: Missionskyrkan, S:t Olofsgatan 40, Uppsala. Organized in collaboration with the Nordic Africa Institute. See annoucement (pdf). These lectures are available at http://www.youtube.com/user/humangeosu

7-8 March 2012, International conference: "Changing socio-spatial configurations of inclusion and exclusion: planning and counter-planning in the African city". Organized in collaboration with the Nordic Africa Institute, and the African Centre for Cities, South Africa. This conference was part of the Urbanity Week which was a collaboration between the Urban Africa Group at the Department of Human Geography/Stockholm University, The Nordic Africa Institute, DevNet (the Development Research Network on Nature, Poverty and Power), and the Department of Cultural Anthropology and Ethnology at Uppsala University.

International workshop entitled “Re-integrating African Informal Economies: Social Inclusion or Bargain Basement Citizenship?”, London, 12-13 December 2011. Co-organized with London School of Economics & The Nordic Africa Institute.

21-22 October 2010 “Beyond dysfunctionality: pro-social writing on African cities". The Nordic Africa Institute, Uppsala, Sweden