Although the Politics and Urban Research Group (PUG) is relatively new, the team has been highly productive, both in producing outputs and securing research grants. PUG Research leads and participates in numerous projects with partners across the world. The following are four of PUG's current projects:
Interrogating Urban Crisis Representation and Response
Funder: British Academy
Partners: University of Sheffield, University of Cambridge, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Cali
Duration: 2023-2024
Aim: This study explores local perspectives of urban crisis representation and response across four ‘disorderly’ urban areas (two in South Africa and two in Colombia). Through privileging the lived experiences of marginalised populations and employing a novel comparative storytelling methodology, the project interrogates the relationship between crisis framings and ensuing responses, alongside the notion of crisis itself, in support of more effective urban crisis response.
Participedia: Participatory democracy
Funder: Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
Partners: McMaster University
Duration: 2021-2025
Aim: Participedia aims to promote global cross-sectoral knowledge that supports democratic innovation and resilience.
Governing the Just Urban Transition (GoJUT)
Funder: National Research Foundation
Partners: Gauteng City-Region Observatory (GCRO), University of Cambridge, University of Sheffield, Cardiff University
Duration: 2024-2026
Aim: This interdisciplinary project focuses on the coping strategies that businesses in low-income areas of Johannesburg and Cape Town use to secure water and energy.
African Hub for Human Rights
Funders: Ford Foundation and University of York
Duration: 2024-2026
Aim: Universities have the potential to play a multifaceted role in relation to the protection of human rights. The project aims to support African Human Rights Defenders and network building.
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Interrogating Urban Crisis Representation and Response
Funder: British Academy
Partners: University of Sheffield, University of Cambridge, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Cali
Duration: 2023-2024
Aim: This study explores local perspectives of urban crisis representation and response across four ‘disorderly’ urban areas (two in South Africa and two in Colombia). Through privileging the lived experiences of marginalised populations and employing a novel comparative storytelling methodology, the project interrogates the relationship between crisis framings and ensuing responses, alongside the notion of crisis itself, in support of more effective urban crisis response.
Participedia: Participatory democracy
Funder: Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
Partners: McMaster University
Duration: 2021-2025
Aim: Participedia aims to promote global cross-sectoral knowledge that supports democratic innovation and resilience.
Governing the Just Urban Transition (GoJUT)
Funder: National Research Foundation
Partners: Gauteng City-Region Observatory (GCRO), University of Cambridge, University of Sheffield, Cardiff University
Duration: 2024-2026
Aim: This interdisciplinary project focuses on the coping strategies that businesses in low-income areas of Johannesburg and Cape Town use to secure water and energy.
African Hub for Human Rights
Funders: Ford Foundation and University of York
Duration: 2024-2026
Aim: Universities have the potential to play a multifaceted role in relation to the protection of human rights. The project aims to support African Human Rights Defenders and network building.
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