Recent publications

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).

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.

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.

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 […]

A new book by Vanessa Caru & Christophe Jaffrelot, titled “Histoire de Bombay/Mumbai” was published by Fayard within the collection « Les grandes études internationales », 2024.