Save the Date & Register! MAC Research Forum 23 October
Celebrating 5 years of research results on mobility & access in SSA
Research Forum #2: Practices and challenges in informal and shared mobility in SSA – lessons for capacity building and planning
Dear colleagues in the MAC (Mobility and Access in African Cities) community, VREF invites you to join a mini-series of three Research Forums in September – November 2024, in which we celebrate 5 years of research results on mobility & access in SSA through the MAC program.
The purpose of this mini-series is to highlight new knowledge production and results from research projects which have been carried out by scholars in the MAC community and which have strong relevance for understanding core dimensions of transport, mobility and access in African cities. What are some of the overriding thematic issues that have been explored in the program so far – and with what conceptual and empirical results?
The second Forum – on 23 October – will focus on ”Practices and challenges in informal and shared mobility in SSA – lessons for capacity building and planning”. The Forum will feature a keynote speech and a presentation of PRISM – ”The Partnership for Research on Informal and Shared Mobility” (which is part of VREF:s research program ”Informal and Shared Mobility in Low- and Middle-Income Countries”).
The Forum will also offer research presentations and comments by outstanding SSA scholars. To allow time for in-depth discussions, the Forum will have a duration of three hours (including two short breaks).
We hope to see you there!
Best regards,
Henrik Nolmark, VREF Director
Jane Summerton, VREF Scientific Advisor
Karin Henriksson, VREF Communications Officer
Program
Welcome and introductory remarks
Henrik Nolmark, VREF Director
Keynote
“Mainstreaming informal mobility: reflections on recent advances and future challenges”
Roger Behrens, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Short Q&A
PRISM Presentation
“The Partnership for Research on Informal and Shared Mobility (PRISM): engagement, exchange, “ecosystems” and equity”
Jackie Klopp, Columbia University, USA
Short Q&A
Research Presentations
“Workplace relationships of harassment and intimidation between informal public transport operators and city officials in Durban, South Africa”
Ayobami Popoola, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
“Platform Politics and Silicon Savannas in Cape Town, Nairobi and Kigali”
Alicia Fortuin, African Center for Cities
“Building capacity on informal urban public transport in Africa: experiences and challenges”
Herrie Schalekamp, Codatu, France
Commentators
Ernest Agyemang, University of Ghana (also PRISM program)
John Mark Mwanika, Amalgamated Transport and General Workers Union, Uganda
Farida Moawad, Transport for Cairo
Plenary discussion
Moderator: Winnie Mitullah, University of Nairobi
Rapporteur: Mary Mwangi, University of Nairobi
Do you have questions, thoughts or ideas related to the MAC program?
Do not hesitate to contact us: [email protected]e
