Recent publications
12 November 2024
A new article written by Federico Varese and Fanqi Zeng, titled “The relationship between social order and crime in Nottingham, England”, was published on November 1, 2024 in Nature Cities.
12 November 2024
A new article written by Santiago Gorostiza, Giacomo Parrinello, and Daniel Aguettaz-Vilchez Caltabiano, titled “Liquid assets: Coastal wetlands, regional parks, and the protection of Mediterranean deltas”, was published on September 21, 2024 in Coastal Studies & Society, 3(4).
11 November 2024
A new book in Italian edited by Cristiano Caltabiano, Tommaso Vitale, and Gianfranco Zucca, titled “La prospettiva civica. L’Italia vista da chi si mette insieme per cambiarla”, was published on November 19, 2024 by Fondazione Feltrinelli. An English version is foreseen for year 2026. Some of the book’s elements can be found on this page.
21 October 2024
A new article by Julien Leplaideur & William Le Goff, titled “Le logement intermédiaire contre le logement social.” was published in Esprit, 6: 26-29, 2024 Abstract Against a backdrop of falling real estate supply, the draft law on “affordable” housing develops the intermediate rental market to the detriment of social housing. It thus obscures social needs and neglects the regulation of “unaffordable” housing.
21 October 2024
A new article by Antoine Courmont & Laure Guimbail, titled “Les Big Data, une ressource politique pour les plateformes ?”, is published in the journal Quaderni. Communication, technologies, pouvoir, 112, 2024. Abstract Using the case of the Waze for Cities data exchange program, this article analyses how platforms use their data capital to address criticism and legitimize their role in urban governance. While this program reflects the power asymmetries between the company and local actors, it is also of interest to the latter, that intend to use it to enhance their capacity to act. However, the limited use of this private data in local policies […]
News
14 October 2024
https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceculture/podcasts/les-matins/beyrouth-sous-les-bombes-la-ville-est-elle-devenue-insoutenable-patrick-boucheron-9751442
3 October 2024
We share a call for applications of the Urban School. Open until October 11 at noon (Paris time).
16 July 2024
Details CNRS Humanities and Social Sciences is inviting applications for a two-year post-doctoral position as part of its support for research into the habitability of the planet.The theme of this call is “Urban energy economies in the Middle East: social justice and energy transition”. The position is based at UMR CERI (France) and involves collaboration with UMIFRE IFPO (based in Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Palestinian Territories). The energy and ecological transition in Middle Eastern countries has specific characteristics and configurations, different from those in Europe or North America, but also from those in the Persian Gulf, which are characterised by […]
6 June 2024
Florence Faucher, Director of the Center for European Studies and Comparative Politics (CEE) of Sciences Po, and Tommaso Vitale, Dean of the Urban School of Sciences Po, share an interview to discuss the opportunities and challenges of hosting the next AESOP Congress at Sciences Po, which will take place from July 8 to 12 under the theme “GAME CHANGER? Planning for Just and Sustainable Urban Regions” .
6 June 2024
Organised by Asseel Al-Ragam, Hélène Thiollet, Eric Verdeil, and Chantal Verdeil, this conference revisits historical processes of knowledge production, immigration, and cultural exchange in colonial and post-colonial geographies of the Gulf. It also uncovers histories of community, migration, language/dialect, and hinterland denials in both the making of Gulf cities and the production of their histories. The aim is to foster novel investigations that question the positionality of different actors, that humanise the landscape, and that deconstruct persistent myths, material and immaterial structures, spaces and systems that limit a critical reading on the Gulf. For details and registration, click here.