Symposium "Urban Governance in Europe: Preparing for Diversity, Social Sustainability and Migration" organizado por el Department of Public Management, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences. 

Lugar: Oslo, Norway.

Fechas: Del 28 al 30 de septiembre de 2016. 

Participación de Margarita Barañano como copresidenta de la sesión nº 3 sobre Local Governance and Migration. 

 

 

Programme

 

Wednesday 28 September

Pre-symposium events

12.30 Presentation of learning case from Hogeschool van Amsterdam: Facilitating Social Innovation in Urban Living Labs: Challenges and Perspectives for Practical Improvements .

Presenters: Stan Majoor , Fatima Mzallassi and others. Presentation to be followed by practical case by two students from HiOA, Oslo.

14.30  Seminar for Ph.D. students: Research Design and Methodology

Presenters: Harald Koht and Per Arne Tufte

18.00 Welcome and formal opening of the symposium

•  Welcome speech: Vice-Dean Ivan Harsløf
•  Performance by the Vivaldi Youth Orchestra, Oslo, dirigent Igor Rybak
•  Refreshments

 

Thursday 29 September

09.00 Key note speaker: Professor Terje Wessel, University of Oslo: Planning for diversity - is it possible?

Panel discussion: 

• Susanne Søholt, Senior Researcher, NIBR/HiOA
• Daniel Kjørberg Siraj , CEO, OBOS
• Dorthe Hedensted Lund, Senior Researcher, Københavns universitet
• Tor-Henrik Andersen, Oslo City Mayor’s Office
• Odd Einar Dørum, Oslo City Councilmember (V)

11.30  Lunch Break

12.30 - 17.00  Paper presentations

• Three thematic strands:

1. Local governance and diversity

Chairs: Monica Kjørstad and Andrej Holm

• Inequality and social cohesion
• Housing and the real estate market in cities and urban areas
• Questions of accountability and representation
• Public Space  

2. Local governance and social sustainability

Chairs: Sissel Hovik and Iveta Reinholde

• Democracy and participation
• Cultural entrepreneurship
• Political steering  

3. Local governance and migration

Chairs: Pål Veiden and Margarita Barañano Cid

• Policy, planning and implementation to handle future challenges
• Gentrification and segregation
• Area based initiatives

18.00 Reception hosted by University of Latvia

• Performance by Endija Rezgale-Straidoma, soprano and Ieva Berzina, pianist

  20.00 Symposium dinner

 

Friday 30 September

09.00 Main speaker:  Prof. dr. Sako Musterd, University of Amsterdam: Social and Social-spatial Inequality – Understanding (causes), Potential Effects, and Possible Interventions

10.00 - 11.30 Paper presentations

1. Local governance and diversity
2. Local governance and social sustainability
3. Local governance and migration

10.00 Network meetings

Discussion of network experience and possible futures.

11.30 Lunch

12.30 Final plenary session

• Summary of seminar discussions by chairs.
• Future cooperation