UniConflicts in spaces of crisis: Critical approaches in, against and beyond the University

The central questions that raised are two:

1. What is the role of knowledge, of the university and of researchers in the era of crisis?

2. What are the critical epistemological and methodological tools for studying the spatial expressions of the ongoing crisis at multiple scales?

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