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

Media enquiries

For media inquiries, interview requests and accreditation, please contact:

Local Advisory Board

Ayşe Çağlar

University of Vienna
Professor of Social and Cultural Anthropology

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Andreas Novy

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

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Kerstin Krellenberg

University of Vienna
Professor of Urban Studies

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Yuri Kazepov

University of Vienna
Professor of Urban Sociology

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Ariane Sept

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

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Mara Verlič

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

Dieter Boyer

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

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Judith Bodnár

Central European University Budapest
Professor for Sociology and Social Anthropology

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Tatjana Boczy

University of Vienna
Post-doc Researcher

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Elke Krasny

Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
Professor of Art and Education

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Cornelia Dlabaja

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

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RC21 Board

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.