Events: Great Cities Institute Seminar Series

Great Cities Institute at the University of Illinois at Chicago is pleased to present as part of the Great Cities Institute Seminar Series

PUBLIC AND CIVIC ATTENTION TO NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION IN CHICAGO

Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 3:00 p.m.
Great Cities Institute Large Conference Room
Suite 400, Room 418, CUPPA Hall, 412 S. Peoria, Chicago IL 60607

Patterns of governance in neighborhood policy have changed, with foundations playing a larger role than in the past. Today, neighborhood policy is decided in the “civic sphere” as well as in the arena of ward politics. Initiatives in Chicago present the opportunity to explore the role of foundations, and also suggest some of the tensions and difficulties inherent in comprehensive neighborhood regeneration within the American intergovernmental system. This research is part of a cross-national project on “Regenerating Urban Neighborhoods” in 18 cities and 11 countries in North America and Europe.

John Betancur and Douglas Gills of Urban Planning and Policy are also part of the Chicago research team.

Karen Mossberger is an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Administration. Her research interests include local governance, urban policy, and digital inequality, and she is currently co-editing the Oxford Handbook of Urban Politics.

Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 3:00 p.m.
Great Cities Institute, 4th Floor CUPPA Hall
412 S. Peoria Street, Chicago, IL 60607

RSVP appreciated (312) 996-8700

We look forward to seeing you.