Preliminary schedule:
International and Interdisciplinary PhD Summer School:Reconfigurations of city regions
and city networks in post-Soviet space (16.-21.05.2014).
South Federal University, Rostov on Don and Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography in Leipzig
15.05.2014 (Thursday)
Arrival of the summer school participants
16.05.2014 (Friday)
10:00 – 17:00
Regional Conference “Problems and Prospects of urban development in the
South Federal District of Russia”
Topics: local, regional as well as macro-regional problems and prospects in the
South Federal District (city and oblast Rostov), e.g. economic and social
aspects of change, issues of transnational interdependencies
Organizer in charge: A. Druzhinin
17.05.2014 (Saturday)
9:00 – 18:00
Field trip “Rostov Region”
Topics: cf. regional conference
Organizer in charge: A. Druzhinin
18.05.2014 (Sunday): Summer school lessons
10:00 – 11:00
Keynote lecture “Metropolitanisation: metropolitan regions and political
economy” (working title)
O. Golubchikov
11:00 – 12:00
Keynote lecture “Socio-economic development of big Russian cities: factors
and trends”
N. Zubarevich
12:00 – 12:45
1st Plenary discussion “Big cities in post-Soviet space – Need for research and
theoretical thinking?” (working title)
Podium: O. Golubchikov, N. Zubarevich
Chair: A. Druzhinin
12:45 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 -16:00
1st Research laboratory: “Metropolitan urban regions”
first session
Presenting PhD students: E. Kuricheva, M. A. Büdenbender, A. V. Simonova
Discussants:, A. Druzhinin, N. Vlasova, O. Golubchikov
14:00 -16:00
1st Research laboratory: “Monocities”
parallel session
Presenting PhD students: A.A. Larionov, E. Hovhannisyan, I. V. Babayan
Discussants: N. Zubarevich, A. Abilov, X. Averkieva
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19.05.2014 (Monday)
9:00 – 11:00
2nd Research laboratory: “Urban networks”
first session
Presenting PhD students: C. Cottineau, M. Borisenko, D. Tereshina
Discussants: N. Zubarevich, I. Brade, I. Slepukhina
9:00 – 11:00
2nd Research laboratory: “Urban creativity”
parallel session
Presenting PhD students: E. Rusakovitsch, I. Jansons
Discussants: A. Abilov, J. Radvanyi, C. Neugebauer
11:00 – 11:15
Coffee break
11:15 – 12:15
Keynote lecture “Trajectories and challenges of small and medium-sized
cities in Russia/post-Soviet space” (working title)
A.Makhrova
12:15 – 13:30
Lunch
13:30 – 14:30
Keynote lecture “Different ways of urban developments in Caucasian cities”
(working title)
J. Radvanyi
14:30 – 15:15
2nd Plenary discussion “Small and medium-sized cities in post-Soviet space –
Need for research and theoretical thinking?” (working title)
Podium: A.Makhrova, J. Radvanyi
Chair: X. Averkieva
15:15 – 15:45
Coffee break
15:45 – 16:45
1st Methodological Training „Challenges of quantitative, urban research“
N. Zubarevich,
Discussant: I. Slepukhina
20.05.2014 (Tuesday)
9:00 – 10:00
Keynote lecture “Shrinking cities and the governance of shrinkage in
postsocialist Europe” (working title)
A.Haase
Discussant: X. Averkieva
10:00 – 11:00
Keynote lecture “Multilevel Governance and strategic planning” (working
title)
N. Vlasova
11:00 – 12:00
3rd Plenary discussion “Governance/government and other
influencing/space-making factors and trends?” (working title)
Podium: A. Haase, N. Vlasova, X. Averkieva
Chair: C.Neugebauer
12:00- 13:30
Lunch
14:00 – 18:00
City tour (if possible including the city administration/planning of Rostov on
Don or local urban researcher)
Organizer in charge: A. Druzhinin
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21.05.2014 (Wednesday)
9:00 – 11:00
3rd Research laboratory: “Urban planning and governance”
Presenting PhD students: D. Zupan, E. Batunova, A. Hakobyan
Discussants: A. Haase, N. Vlasova, C. Neugebauer
11:00 – 11:15
Coffee break
11:15 – 12:15
2nd Methodological Training „ How to research urban transformations?
Examples of mixed method approaches“
A.Haase
12:15 – 13:45
Lunch
13:45 – 14:45
3rd Methodological Training “Case study designs”
C. Neugebauer
14:45 – 16:00
18:00
Transferable skills training: How to tackle the challenges of a globalizing,
scientific community?
Podium: A. Haase, N. Vlasova, I. Slepukhina
Chair: C. Neugebauer
Farwell dinner for all participants
22.05.2014 (Thursday): Departure
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