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Power at the Margins II: Mobilizing Across Housing Injustice
Call for proposals Power at the Margins II: Mobilizing Across Housing Injustice March 13-15, 2020 University of California, Berkeley Abstract due: October 1, 2019 GMS is pleased to co-sponsor the conference ‘Power at the Margins II: Mobilizing Across Housing Injustice’ (PATM II). The conference, organized by two GMS DE students, Christopher Herring (PhD Candidate, Department of…
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Announcing new GMS core faculty members
The Global Metropolitan Studies program is thrilled to announce the arrival of two new core faculty members, Desiree Fields and Brandi Summers. They join Alison Post (Political Science) and Joan Walker (Civil Engineering), our long-standing core faculty. Both Desiree and Brandi are new assistant professors in the Department of Geography, and as GMS core faculty…
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GMS publishes its Annual Report for the 2018-2019 academic year
GMS Co-Directors Matt Kondolf and Alison Post are pleased to release the annual report on activities conducted during the 2018–2019 academic year. In the document (attached to the right), you can find more information on interdisciplinary research initiatives, student group activities, lecture series, thematic workshops, and funding awards, as well as get to know the new students enrolled in the…
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GMS DE Students publish new articles in peer-reviewed journals
During the 2018-2019 academic year, students from the Designated Emphasis in Global Metropolitan Studies published multiple articles in peer-reviewed journals. The list showcases the diversity of exciting research published by GMS DE students. Faisal bin Ayyaf Almogren (City & Regional Planning): Almogren, Faisal bin Ayyaf. 2018. “Reprioritizing the Human Factor in Building Gulf Cities.”…
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GMS DE Students receive prestigious fellowships
During the 2018-2019 academic year, students from the Designated Emphasis in Global Metropolitan Studies received several prestigious fellowships to support their research. We congratulate them on their accomplishments, and we are excited that their work is recognized by multiple institutions outside UC Berkeley! Here are the students and respective fellowships received: Giuseppina Forte (Architecture) received…
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Brazilian urbanist Eduardo Marques a Visiting Scholar at Berkeley
The Political Science Department and Global Metropolitan Studies are pleased to host Professor Eduardo Marques from the University of Sao Paulo at Berkeley during 2019. Marques’ research focuses on Brazilian urban politics in comparative perspective. He is currently working on a book project comparing the politics of different urban policy areas.
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GMS announces 2019 Summer Research Funding Awards for DE students
We are excited to announce that GMS is offering summer research funding to 9 GMS pre-dissertation graduate students. The recipients of this year’s summer funding are: Alli Appelbaum, City and Regional Planning, A comparative exploration of the security guarding industry and urban governance: Johannesburg, Delhi and Mumbai Celina Balderas Guzman, Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning,…
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GMS hosts first Bay Area Urban Politics Workshop on March 22, 2019
On March 22, 2019, Global Metropolitan Studies and the Social Science Matrix hosted the first annual Bay Area Urban Politics workshop, co-organized by Jeffrey Paller (University of San Francisco) and GMS Co-Director Alison Post. The event drew over thirty faculty and doctoral students from Berkeley, Stanford, U.C.L.A., U.C. Merced, U.C. Santa Cruz, and the University…
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GMS opens call for applications for 2019 Summer Research Grants: Applications are due Feb 28, 2019
Global Metropolitan Studies (GMS) is pleased to announce a competition for summer research grants of up to $5,000 to students currently enrolled in the Designated Emphasis. Applications are due February 28, 2019. Applications for pre-dissertation research are especially encouraged, but all projects will be considered, subject to available funding. Please see the Funding section of…