Research news and events
Guest research stay by Newsha Salari from Ramon Llull University
As part of an Erasmus Plus programme, she spent two months at IPS and took part in a variety of academic activities.
![Central minibus station, Johannesburg, South Africa The Central minibus station in Johannesburg with buildings in the background](/storages/ips-raumplanung/_processed_/d/2/csm_Johannesburg_2020_Central_Minibus_Station_Raffael_Beier_private_8e709e2dc7.jpg)
New article by D. Nthoki Nyamai and Sophie Schramm
The article deals with the effects of COVID-19-related infrastructure restrictions on marginalised groups.
![Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa Small agricultural field in the area of Khayelitsha in Cape Town](/storages/ips-raumplanung/_processed_/d/a/csm_Cape_Town_2017_Khayelitsha_Urban_Agriculture_Raffael_Beier_private_f0fa078de6.jpg)
Raffael Beier gives lecture at the Institute of Sociology at the University of Tübingen
As part of the G-TURN lecture series, he will give a guest lecture on "The Missing People of State-subsidized Housing" on 27 June 2024
![Tulu Dimtu, Addis Ababa metropolitan area, Ethiopia (2023) Street with so-aclled 'Condominiums' in the suburb of Tulu Dimtu, part of the Addis Ababa metropolitan area in Ethiopia](/storages/ips-raumplanung/_processed_/6/e/csm_Addis_Ababa_2023_Condominiums_Tulu_Dimtu_Raffael_Beier_TUD_d4f2306aa9.jpg)
New commentary by Sophie Schramm
In the commentary, she takes a critical look at the term co-production
![Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa Small residential buildings and a street in Soweto in Johannesburg](/storages/ips-raumplanung/_processed_/c/4/csm_Johannesburg_2020_Soweto_Housing_Infrastructure_Raffael_Beier_private_3f50e5d188.jpg)
New article by Raffael Beier
The article takes a critical look at the Moroccan ‘Villes Sans Bidonville’ programme
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First African Transport Research Conference 2024
It was hosted by the University of Cape Town in collaboration with the Volvo Research and Educational Foundation (VREF) in early March in Cape Town.
![photo of the researcher Nthoki D. Nyamai](/storages/ips-raumplanung/_processed_/9/7/csm_Cape_Town_2024_Nthoki_D._Nyamai_Transport_Research_Conference_697fa36925.jpg)