Three of the EQUIMOB researchers, including PI Prof Dr. Ajay Bailey, Ms. Seama Mowri and Prof. Sanghamitra Roy presented in an invite-only virtual meeting hosted by Share-Net Netherlands (SNNL) exploring the intersection between two of our communities of practice (CoPs) focus areas around Engaging men and boys (EM&B) and Gender-based violence (GBV). The meeting discussion…

Researchers from the EQUIMOB-PUTSPACE (Public Transport as Public Space in European Cities: Narrating, Experiencing, Contesting) met on 19th April 2021 (Monday) for an introductory meeting. Researchers presented their respective work describing briefly their location of study, aim, and current work. Following the presentation, teams discussed potential areas for collaboration. The meeting helped identify key concepts…

Our Colleague, Ms. Seama Mowri, presented at the Sustainable and Inclusive Global Mobility Initiative (SIGMI) Conference on Nov 26th 2020. She spoke about how women in Dhaka (Bangladesh) have constrained and conditional access to public mobility infrastructures, and are constantly negotiating safety considerations. She discussed gendered mobility concepts, governance issues in Bangladesh’s public transport system…

Our members Prajwal Nagesh and Saakshi Joshi presented in INTALInC’s online seminar for Early Career Researchers on Thursday 8 April 2021. Their presentations were part of the ‘People and Experience’session. Prajwal outlined how mobility for older adults in Bengaluru is more than transport. Saakshi discussed what ‘taking a bus’ could mean for different women in…

EQUIMOB presentations at the fifth edition of Urban ARC, the Annual Research Conference of the Indian Institute for Human Settlements. Our team members Prajwal Nagesh and Saakshi Joshi presented papers in the panel ‘Navigating the City: Urban Mobilities’. Prajwal discussed the imagining of ageing and mobility in Bengaluru while Saakshi explored the imagining and experiencing…

Title of thesis: The Potential of the Smart City in the Peripheries of Bengaluru, India: on the inclusivity of infrastructures for marginalised groups. Author: Bart A.M. van Gils M.Sc: International Development Studies, cum laude Year: 2020 Abstract As smart city development steadily gains more and more traction among urban policy makers throughout the Global South,…