10:00 - 10:15

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10:15 - 10:30

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10:30 - 13:00

Coffee Break and Registration ​

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Introduction and Opening Remarks

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Panel 1 - Living in Amman: Housing, Access and Resources

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Myriam Ababsa (Ifpo Amman)

Social Housing Policies versus Market Housing Dynamics in Amman

 

Nabil Abu Dayyeh (German Jordanian University)

Land for Public Urban Space in Jordan: A Legal & Administrative Predicament

 

Jose Ciro Martinez (University of Cambridge)

Site of Resistance or Apparatus of Acquiescence? Tactics in Amman's Bakeries

Introduced by Falestin Naili (Ifpo Amman)

Response by Rami Daher (German Jordanian University)

13:00 - 14:30​

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14:30 - 17:30​

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Lunch Break 

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Panel 2 - Co-Producing the City: Migrant and Refugee Agency

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Zachary Sheldon (University of Chicago)

Urban Spaces of National Politics: The Iraqi Elections in Amman

 

Luigi Achilli (European University Institute – Firenze)

Political Economy and Nationalism Amongst Palestinian Camp Dwellers in Amman

 

Daphne Caillol (University Paris VII)

Employer and Employee Relationships in Domestic Workspace: Impact on Urban Experiences of Migrant Domestic Workers in Jordan

 

Gozde Ege (University of Washington)

From Crisis to Ordinary Precarity: Palestinian Youth as New Practitioners of Humanitarian Governance in Amman, Jordan

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Introduced by Ahmad Al-Mousa (Columbia Global Centers | Amman)

Response by Jalal Al Husseini (Ifpo Amman)

17:30 - 18:00

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18:00 - 19:30​

Coffee Break 

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Keynote Lecture 

Mona Fawaz (American Univeristy of Beirut)

In conversation with Safwan Masri (Columbia University) 

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10:00 - 10:30

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10:30 - 13:00

Coffee Break and Registration ​

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Panel 3 - Urban Social Practices in Amman

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Aseel Sawalha (Fordham University)

"We're Ammanis": New Urban Relations Among Affluent Young Adults in Jordan

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Betty Anderson (Boston University)

An Ethnographic Mapping of Amman

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Norig Neveu (CNRS / IREMAM)

Orthodox Clubs and Associations in Amman: Cultural, Educational Activities and Regional Networks

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Introduced by Nora Akawi (Columbia University)

Response by Lucine Taminian (The Academic Research Institute in Iraq)

13:00 - 14:30​

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14:30 - 17:30

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Lunch Break 

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Panel 4 - Negotiating Amman: Global Influences and Local Initiatives

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Majd Musa (University of Sharjah)

Global Influences on the Built Environment of Amman

 

Najib Hourani (Michigan State University)

The Malling of Amman: Market Urbanism in the Arab World? 

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Ala' Al-Hamarneh (University of Mainz)

"It is our neighborhood”: Right-to-the-City Initiatives from Al-Weibdeh to Fuheis in Amman Metropolitan Area

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Introduced by Myriam Ababsa (Ifpo Amman)

Response by Mona Fawaz (American University of Beirut)

17:30 - 18:00

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18:00 - 19:30

Coffee Break 

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Keynote Lecture 

Adrian Lahoud (Royal College of Art)

In conversation with Felicity Scott (Columbia University)