Call for papers “Central and Local Governments’ Relations : Two Opposite Trends ?” For the International Political Science Association Conference to be held in Istanbul on 23-28 July 2016. The panel seeks to investigate current trends in central and local governments’ relations. Two divergent processes appear in scholarly debates. On the…
Chapdelaine P., Dutheil E., Figueiredo L., Potasiak M. and Victor, P.T., « Houseboat living on the Seine », Cahiers de recherche du Programme Cities are Back in Town, n° 2015-1, Paris, Sciences Po Abstract: A stroll along the Seine will alert even the most casual observer to the unique presence of houseboats moored along the river’s…
« Are Immigrants Really Lacking Social Networking Skills? The Crucial Role of Reciprocity in Building Ethnically Diverse Networks » Sociology, 2015 Christine Barwick l Abstract: Increasing ethnic and social diversity in cities does not translate into diverse networks of urbanites. Particularly for white middle-classes in gentrified neighbourhoods, there is evidence on boundary drawing to ‘unwanted…
The effects of spatially targeted enterprise initiatives: evidences from UK LEGI Henry Overman Department of Geography & Environment-LSE Friday September 18th, 2015 12:30-14:30 Room H405 Sciences Po, 28 rue des Saints-Pères, 75007 Paris More information and available paper on LIEPP website.
L’École Urbaine de Sciences Po propose un cours en ligne gratuit assuré par Patrick Le Galès qui s’intitule : « Cities are back in town : urban sociology for a globalizing urban world ». Le cours est en anglais et dure 8 semaines. h Description: Urbanization is reaching a new peak in the contemporary world…
The Rise and Fall of Urban Economies Lessons from San Francisco and Los Angeles (Stanford University Press, 2015) By Michael Storper, Thomas Kemeny, Naji Makarem, and Taner Osman Description: The Rise and Fall of Urban Economies challenges many of the conventional notions about economic development and sheds new light on its workings.…
