This project is funded by the Urban Studies Foundation Seminar Series Awards
Organisers: Prof Jennifer Robinson (University College London, United Kingdom), Ms Varvara Karipidou (University College London, United Kingdom), Mr Emmanuel Awohouedji (London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom) and Mr Wilfred Jana(University College London, United Kingdom)
Co-organisers: Prof Tauri Tuvikene (Tallinn University) and Dr Expédit Ologou (University of Abomey-Calavi)
Host Institutions: University College London (London, United Kingdom), Tallinn University (Tallinn, Estonia), and Civic Academy for Africa’s Future, (Cotonou, Benin)
Decentring Urban Politics: Thinking with and beyond Eastern Europe and Africa (1)
Tallinn University, Tallinn, Estonia - 15th to 17th September
Making connections: Learning from Elsewhere, Theorising from Africa
Civic Academy for Africa’s Future (CiAAF), Benin, Cotonou - 16th to 20th February 2026
Extending Comparisons: Putting Eastern Europe and Africa in conversation
UCL, London, UK - 1st to 2nd July 2026