About us

The RC21 Conference 2026 will be organised and hosted by the University of Vienna.

Local Organising Committee

Yuri Kazepov

Tatjana Boczy

Lisa Kilgus

Miriam Aistleitner

Josephine Paschen

Henning Jostes

Nora Eybl

University of Vienna
Professor of Social and Cultural Anthropology

WU Vienna University of Economics and Business
Assoc. Professor for Spatial and Social-Ecological Transformations

University of Vienna
Professor of Urban Studies

University of Vienna
Professor of Urban Sociology

Munich University of Applied Sciences
Professor of Participatory Community Development and Community Work

AK Vienna Chamber of Labour
Advisor in the Local Government and Housing Department

Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna
Vice Rector for Organisational Development

Central European University Budapest
Professor for Sociology and Social Anthropology

University of Vienna
Post-doc Researcher

Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
Professor of Art and Education

University of Applied Sciences FH Vienna
Professor for Sustainable Urban and Tourism Development

Co-Presidents:

Andrea Andreotti (University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy)

Claire Colomb (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom)

Board members:

The complete list of board members can be found here.