Extract from the preface :
This work reports on a small portion of my continuing sociological research on city neighborhoods. The subjects which are dealt with here are quite delicate and my long-term involvement in the community is both an…
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Workshop organized by the Irmgard Coninx Foundation and the Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Studies (Osnabrück University) held at the Social Science Research Center Berlin on 25-27 October…
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The Eighth Berlin Roundtables on Transnationality on “Collective Identities, Governance and Empowerment in Megacities” took place from 11 – 16 June 2008.
An international essay competition was organized…
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The Tenth Berlin Roundtables on Transnationality were held in Berlin from 18 - 23 March 2009 on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB). The Roundtables addressed the chances…
Abstract from the publisher :
The Open Urban Studies Journal is an Open Access online journal which publishes original research articles, reviews and short articles in the field of urban and regional studies. Topics covered include the: theory,…
To access the document : Click the folder icon in the left-hand column, then click the 'Book manuscripts' folder. Then open the folder 'The city as an entertainment machine' and open the clark.zip file. This will download to your computer a folder…
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14th International Planning History Society Conference will take place in Istanbul between the dates July 12-15, 2010. The conference will address the theme of “Urban Transformation: Controversies, Contrasts and…
From the introduction by Elijah Anderson :
The articles collected in this special issue are based on papers presented at the Yale Urban Ethnography Conference, ‘Urban Ethnography: Its Traditions and Its Future’, held at Yale University…
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“The New Urban Question – Urbanism beyond Neo-liberalism” is the title of the 4th Conference of the International Forum on Urbanism (IFoU) that will take place from November 26th to 28th, 2009 at…
Abstract from the publisher :
Today there is a widespread fear of crime on a global scale. This can be seen as a response to social inequalities, social polarisation and the fragmentation of cities, which has to a large extent been caused by…
From the conference report :
The fortieth meeting of the Urban History Group was held in Rutland Hall at the University of
Nottingham on 27–28 March 2008. With over seventy delegates attending, the conference featured two days of seminars,…
Présentation par l'éditeur :
En 2008, la majorité des habitants des zones urbaines vit dans des quartiers pauvres et insalubres ; le photographe Jonas Bendiksen a parcouru ces quartiers au Kenya, en Inde, au…
Présentation par l'éditeur :
Dans les années 1980, les banlieues françaises ne pouvaient être considérées comme des ghettos en raison de leur mixité sociale et de l’absence…
Présentation par l'éditeur :
Cet ouvrage constitue un libre commentaire de l'enquête internationale Ipsos menée par l'Observatoire international Veolia des modes de vie urbains auprès de 14 capitales du monde entier…
Présentation par l'éditeur de la réédition de "Sociologie de Paris" :
Paris s’embourgeoise. Les richesses et les pouvoirs s’y concentrent. Si tous les Franciliens ne peuvent habiter dans la capitale,…
