Laboratory of Urban Social Transformations
National Centre for Social Research

Dissemination

Τhe University College London (UCL) at LaSTcity

On the 2nd of March 2026, LaSTcity welcomed a large group of postgraduate students from the Department of Geography at University College London (UCL). The...

Spring School “Research in urban settings: the challenges of ethnography”, Athens 30.03-03.04.2026

LaSTcity co-organized with the French School of Athens (EFA) and the Laboratory for Anthropological Research of Panteion University the Spring School “Research in urban settings: the challenges of ethnography”....

Housing Action Days. Data about Greece

Housing Action Days are organized annually on the initiative of the European Action Coalition for the Right to Housing and the City, bringing together organizations...

Participation of LaSTcity in the Conference of SADAS Attiki Department “Housing in Crisis”

The conference of the SADAS Attiki Department titled “Housing in Crisis” took place from 10 to 12 October 2025, at the Averof Building of the...

Lamiaa Ghoz in the Cities Lately seminar series | Tuesday 24.03.2026 | 13:00-15:00

In the face of pressing affordable housing shortages, vacant residential buildings and units represent a promising resource. Their reuse could help address housing deficits while...

Marina Volpe in the Cities Lately seminar series

The study employs a critical lens to examine the interplay between migration governance and the right to housing. Employing an interscalar analysis of migration policies,...

Τhe University of Liechtenstein at LaSTcity

On the 2nd of February 2026, LaSTcity – Laboratory of Urban Social Transformations, hosted at the National Centre for Social Research (EKKE), had the pleasure...

Roma Tre FUORI workshop at LaSTcity

On the 27th of February 2026, the LaSTcity had the honour of hosting the ‘FUORI’ workshop, the official study trip of the Master of Science...

Public Discussion at the Open School for Migrants of Piraeus – GAPs project

On Sunday 22 February 2026, at 12:00 pm, an public discussion will be held on the results of the research project GAPs “De-centring the Study...

Orçun Çobangil in the Cities Lately seminar series

This presentation will explore how the rapid growth of Airbnb has become part of Istanbul’s ongoing gentrification process, focusing on the Beyoğlu district. Beyoğlu currently...

Who will guard the guards themselves?

Article by G. Kandilis. Originally published on 12 February 2026 on the GAPS Project website. On February 4th, the new bill of the Ministry of...

“The Child, the City and Monuments”

The Athens Social Atlas and LaSTcity participate in the programme “The Child, the City and Monuments”, an initiative of the Municipality of Athens. The programme...