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International research conference: planning / conflict - cities and citizenship in times of crisis Lisbon, October 9-11, 2013 http://www.planningconflict.ics.ul.pt/   The second international research conference of the AESOP Planning/Conflict thematic group is hosted by the Instituto de Ci&#234;ncias Sociais - Universidade de Lisboa (ICS-UL) in partnership with the Centro de Investiga&#231;&#227;o e Estudos de Sociologia &#8211; Instituto Universit&#225;rio de Lisboa (CIES-IUL) and sponsored by the Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP).  This conference aims at bringing together different perspectives on conflicts around urban planned developments, with a focus on the role planning practices may play both in defining/framing and in possibly solving/reframing conflicts. This event builds on the experience of the conference "planning/conflict &#8211; critical perspectives on contentious urban developments" held at TU Berlin in October 2011.  The conference invites contributions focusing on (although not necessarily limited to):  *&#160; the changing features of urban development policies and their impacts on local societies and communities; *&#160; the changing nature of urban planning practices and their influence on public opinion formation, including forms of protest and social mobilization in opposition to planned developments; *&#160; the effectiveness and legitimacy of established planning practices in responding to protest and social mobilization and in dealing with possibly resulting conflicts; *&#160; the transformative potential that may be entailed in reflexively addressing protest and social mobilization and in dealing with conflicts; *&#160; the potential integrative and innovative contribution of political agonism and social conflict to the democratization of urban policy and planning.  Abstracts (in English, max 500 words) and a brief biographic note of the author(s) (English, max 200 words) should be sent to: planningconflict@ics.ul.ptKeynote speakers:Enrico Gualini,Hendrik Wagenaar,Walter Nicholls,Francesco Lo Piccolo,Lia VasconcelosKey DatesJune 25th - Deadline for the submission of abstracts. June 30th - Notification of acceptance September 1st - Deadline for the submission of full papers.For more information visit:http://www.planningconflict.ics.ul.pt/Contact the organizers at:planningconflict@ics.ul.pt