Drawing from Benjamin Selwyn’s (2017) concept of “labour-led development,” critiques of existing paradigms of sustainable and just transitions, and hybrid movements espousing the right to the city, this workshop aims to collectively envision the key features of what we call “labour-led urban development” (LLUD) in the Global South.
We will explore what “just” urban development looks like from the perspective of the urban working-classes. What alternatives to existing capitalist development paradigms might this perspective entail? And what forms of organisation and struggle—past and present—have helped realise these visions?
The workshop will take stock of the theoretical contours and practical applications of labour-led urban development across three key thematic areas:
(1) Reframing (urban) development;
(2) Urban struggles and new development agendas; and
(3) Power, politics, and popular organising.
We look forward to welcoming over 20 presenters. The workshop is hybrid, and you are welcome to join either in-person or online.
Speakers include: Ben Selwyn, Nick Clare, Tom Cowan, Brandon Marc Finn, Graeme Young, Manish Maskar, Sofia Negri, Hitesh Potdar, Nabeela Ahmed, Katharina Grueneisl, Marco di Nunzio, Mayur Helia, Sally Cawood, Tina Mfanga, Adil Raseef, Nitesh Das, Mukta Naik, Mehmet Erol, Ça?atay Edgücan ?ahin, Felipe Nunes Magalhaes, Mathew Johnson, Tikender Panwar, Ida Nikou, Sabatho Nyamsenda, Linn Ternsjö, and Ilda Lindell
