AESOP ANNUAL CONGRESS 2025

Session

RT_07 CITY-MAKING BEYOND CRISIS MANAGEMENT: TOWARD JUST URBAN POLICIES

8 Jul 2025, 11:00

E1-09 (YTU Davutpasa Campus)

Conveners

RT_07 CITY-MAKING BEYOND CRISIS MANAGEMENT: TOWARD JUST URBAN POLICIES

• Androniki Pappa (University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE-IUL), DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte, Centre for the Study of Socioeconomic Change and the Territory)
• Laura Sobral (Centre for Socioeconomic and Territorial Studies – DINÂMIA'CET, ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal, and the Interdisciplinary Centre for Urban Culture and Public Space at the Technischen Universität Wien, Austria)

1951. City-Making Beyond Crisis Management: Toward Just Urban Policies

Predrag Milić (Vienna University of Technology (TUWien), URBAN – Interdisciplinary Centre for Urban Culture and Public Space; Austria | University of Applied Arts Vienna, Social Design – Arts as Urban Innovation; Austria), Isabella Rusconi (University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE-IUL), DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte, Centre for the Study of Socioeconomic Change and the Territory; Portugal), Sonja Dragović (University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE-IUL), DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte, Centre for the Study of Socioeconomic Change and the Territory; Portugal), Dr Burcu Ateş (URBAN – Interdisciplinary Centre for Urban Culture and Public Space; Austria), Laura Sobral (University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE-IUL), DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte, Centre for the Study of Socioeconomic Change and the Territory; Portugal | Vienna University of Technology (TUWien), URBAN – Interdisciplinary Centre for Urban Culture and Public Space; Austria), Androniki Pappa (University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE-IUL), DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte, Centre for the Study of Socioeconomic Change and the Territory; Portugal), Maria Manuel Rola (CEAU/FAUP)

08/07/2025, 11:00

RT 07 | City-Making Beyond Crisis Management: Toward Just Urban Policies

Oral

Urban policies are not static—they evolve, adapt, and sometimes fade away. Their lifecycle is shaped by “middling actors”—urban professionals, activists, and bureaucrats—who navigate complex socio-political landscapes while co-producing and implementing policies, mediating between diverse stakeholders, and drawing on successful precedents. Yet, their work is fraught with tensions arising from...