Welcome to the IPS research group!
Find out more about our teaching and research dealing with urban change and planning across the globe!
At the International Planning Studies (IPS) research group, we emphasise diverse perspectives on urbanization and spatial planning across the world. IPS focuses on infrastructure, mobility, housing, and governance.
Headed by Prof. Dr. Sophie Schramm, IPS is also responsible for the international Master's degree program SPRING.
News and events
06/15/2026
Guest Lecture as Part of the SPRING International Planning Sessions
Prof. Bossissi Nkuba will give a guest lecture on June 15, 2026, titled “Water governance under a mineral rush”.
05/06/2026
Trialog Lounge
On May 6, 2026, the TRIALOG Lounge invites you to an online event on the topic of “Reflexive Research Practices.”
04/22/2026
Our research group welcomes visiting scholar Prof. Dr. Mozart Fazito Rezende Filho from Brazil
Prof. Fazito will be a visiting scholar at TU Dortmund for a period of four months. The objective of his stay is to build on his expertise in…
04/20/2026
Guest Lecture as Part of the SPRING International Planning Sessions
Prof. Dr. Mozart Fazito Rezende Filho will give a guest lecture on April 20, 2026, titled “Discourse Analysis Applied to Socio-Environmental Conflicts…
04/14/2026
New publication by Raffael Beier
This article looks at the relationship between affordable housing, finance and the state: What are motivations to intervene, the forms of financial…
03/02/2026
New publication by Philipa Birago Akuoko
The article examines how “commoning” in Kumasi can serve as a customary law basis for more inclusive urban governance.
02/12/2026
New publication by Raffael Beier
The article examines why former slum dwellers do not move into state-subsidized housing or leave it again.
02/11/2026
New TRIALOG issue on ‘Reflexive Research Practices’ co-edited by Raffael Beier
Together with Nadine Appelhans (TU Berlin) and Janek Becker (TU Dortmund), Raffael Beier (IPS) has edited a new TRIALOG special issue on reflexive…
