The EURA 2026 Annual Conference is a European urban studies conference scheduled for 17–20 June 2026 in Venice, Italy, and it is organised by IUAV University of Venice.2 It is the annual conference of EURA and is framed as a forum for research on cities and territories under conditions of instability, conflict, and uncertainty.2
The conference’s stated theme, “Cities Under Strain: Rethinking the ungovernable,” signals a strong focus on how urban and territorial governance responds to overlapping environmental, social, economic, and geopolitical pressures.2 The announcement highlights topics such as inequalities, housing, and migration flows, and it also points to broader questions of environmental, social, and spatial justice, the role of citizens and their organisations, and the relationship between institutional action and more-than-human agency in cities and territories.2
Its audience is likely to include urban researchers, planners, policy scholars, housing researchers, and practitioners working on European cities and territories, especially those interested in governance, justice, and crisis-related urban change. The conference is set to be in-person and conducted in English, with abstract and special session deadlines due in late December 2025 and acceptance notifications in early 2026.2
EURA itself is the body behind the annual conference series, and this 2026 edition continues its role as a major European gathering for urban research and practice.12