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Urban Theory and Urban Praxis: Past, Present and Possible Futures27-29 January 2021, Online-ConferenceEuropean Sociological Association (ESA) - Research Network 37: Urban SociologyUniversità di Bologna, Dipartimento di Sociologia e Diritto dell’EconomiaWe are delighted to announce that our IV midterm conference entitled “Urban Theory and Urban Praxis: Past, Present and Possible Futures” will be held ONLINE, hosted by Department of Sociology and Business Law, University of Bologna. The leader of the local organizing group is our colleague from the board:  Gabriele Manella.Conference information and list of call for papers (pdf)Follow this link to submit your abstract: Abstract submissionDeadline: 6th September 2020IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to the uncertainty and risks surrounding the current (and likely future) global health situation, the organizing committee has made the (hard) decision to postpone the conference from its initial date (September 2-4, 2020) to a new date (JANUARY 27-29, 2021) AND move the conference entirely to an ONLINE FORMAT.We are working on the details and logistics of this new format, but the latest information available points to the conference being hosted by the University of Bologna (Italy) and held online using a web-conferencing platform (e.g. Zoom or Microsoft Teams). We will provide updates timely to all the (prospective) participants, as soon as we have further news.