The Research Institute for Urban Management and Governance co-hosts the first ICON.S Austrian Chapter Conference on 10/11 September 2024, titled “Public Law and Cities”.

The conference aims to address the overall concept of cities in public law as well as concrete challenges of the 21^st century and the role of cities in dealing with these challenges through public law. The conference is interested in global perspectives towards cities from all continents around the world as well as in particular experiences of the role of cities in Central and Eastern Europe, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy. The conference will deal with various topics from an interdisciplinary and comparative perspective, including the status of cities in public law, climate change and cities, smart cities, migration, human rights, and related issues.

We cordially invite you to submit individual abstracts or proposals for entire panels (up to 6 speakers) related to the conference topic. The deadline for paper abstracts and panel proposals is 15 April 2024.

The call for papers, further information on the conference, and instructions on submissions can be found on the conference website. 

We look forward to your participation in our conference!