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Faith-based organisations and urban development in the Middle East; learning from the past and looking to the future 
Convenors:
Vafa Dianati (University College London)
Ayse Gümeç Karamuk (University College London)
Chair:
Azadeh Mashayekhi (The Bartlett, University College London)
Format:
Workshop
Streams:
Religion
Sessions:
Thursday 7 July, -
Time zone: Europe/London

Short Abstract:

This workshop aims to unpack the role of Faith-based organisations (FBOs) in urban development processes and delivery of urban services in Middle Eastern cities. Discussants and participants will discuss the historical roots and successive development of FBOs in relation to urban development.

Long Abstract:

A rise in religious nationalism, fundamentalism and political Islam has been a focus of academic debate for well over the past two decades. However, analysis of the growing role of religious (charitable) organisations - faith-based organisations (FBOs), as they are now described in the development field - and their relationship to critical issues of urban development has, until recently, received minimal detailed examination, particularly in the context of the Middle East. Given this dearth of research and considering the increasing influence and visibility of the FBOs in various urban domains, this workshop aims to create a space to exchange existing and ongoing research on the role of FBOs in shaping the present and future pathways of urban development in the Middle Eastern cities.

Therefore, this workshop invites discussants and participants to critically discuss across these questions and beyond: What are the mechanisms in which FBOs operate? How to evaluate their role in promoting inclusive development and urban justice in the Middle East? What are the methodological challenges of studying the practices of FBOs? And how can we imagine their future practices in the rapidly changing socio-political landscape of the Middle East?

The workshop is convened and chaired by academics at UCL researching the politics of urban development and planning in the global south, who will be joined by four discussants and participants.

1. Dr. Azam Khatam (York University)

2. Dr. Gulcin Erdi (CNRS)

3. Dr. Amina Ekman (DPU, UCL)

4. Hanadi Samhan (DPU, UCL)

Accepted contributions:

Session 1 Thursday 7 July, 2022, -