The symposium Everyday Urbanism and People-Centred Smart Cities in China and the Nordics will be held at the Nordic Centre in Shanghai on October 17-18, 2025. The symposium will take place just a few days prior to the 30th Anniversary of the Nordic Centre (October 22-24).
The organizers of the symposium are inviting scholars to contribute to the symposium by submitting a 150 word abstract by August 11.
Please see the Nordic Centre website or this PDF for more information.
Digitalisation and everyday life are entangled in a dynamic and reciprocal relationship, shaped by diverse cultural and socio-political contexts (e.g., norms, policies, governance). The applications and outcomes of digitalisation both shape and are shaped by people’s interactions with digital technologies, broader societal dynamics, the transformation of urban spaces, and impacts on human life. This symposium provides an opportunity to explore the intersections of everyday urbanism, digitalisation, and urban governance in Sino-Nordic contexts.
The organizers welcome papers from scholars across diverse disciplines that explicitly engage with the symposium theme. Theoretically, methodologically, and/or empirically innovative contributions to the study of urban everyday life, smartness, and digitalisation are particularly encouraged.
You can contact the organizers directly at:
Cecilia Cassinger: Cecilia.Cassinger@iko.lu.se
Johan Vaide: Johan.Vaide@lnu.se