Lecture

Urban Sociology: Fieldwork and Analysis

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AR-489: Urban sociology

Ce cours a pour objectif de familiariser les étudiants à la sociologie urbaine à partir du prisme du logement. Il permet de naviguer entre les concepts, outils et méthodes qu'elle propose pour penser l'évolution concomitante des modes de vie et de l'organi ...

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This lecture introduces the concept of 'Domotopie' in urban sociology, focusing on fieldwork activities such as visits, interviews, and documentation of specific places. Students will work in groups to study and analyze the history, context, and spatial conditions of selected locations, as well as their political implications and integration into urban policies. The course emphasizes the importance of intimate experiences, daily life observations, and thematic analysis ('live/cohabit, work/co-work') in understanding urban spaces.

Instructors (6)

Alexis Gumy

Expertise

Analysis of daily mobility* Critical sociology of inequalities (social and spatial)* Study of controversies (related to mobility)* Sociology of quantification* Modeling of sociological processes* Border studies Expertise
Analysis of daily mobility* Critical sociology of inequalities (social and spatial)* Study of controversies (related to mobility)* Sociology of quantification* Modeling of sociological processes* Border studies My research deals with daily mobilities, their social inequalities

Lucien Jean Delley

D’abord travailleur social puis sociologue, Lucien Delley est actuellement coordinateur sécurité au sein du bureau permanent du Montreux Jazz Festival ainsi que doctorant au Laboratoire de Sociologie Urbaine (LaSUR) de l’EPFL. En parallèle, il enseigne la thématique « prévention et réduction des risques en milieu festif » à la Haute Ecole de Travail Social (HETS) de Genève. Il est également membre fondateur d'iSSUE (Institut suisse de sécurité urbaine et événementielle).

Guillaume Simon Joseph Drevon

Expertise

Spatial lifestyles - Interaction between residential and daily mobility - Cross-border daily mobility - Cross-border integration - Spatio-temporal behaviours - Spatial analysis - Geo-visualization of urban rythms Expertise
Spatial lifestyles - Interaction between residential and daily mobility - Cross-border daily mobility - Cross-border integration - Spatio-temporal behaviours - Spatial analysis - Geo-visualization of urban rythms Teaching & PhD PhD Students Sofía González Jiménez, Lucie Pal

Maxime Carl Felder

Maxime Felder holds a PhD in sociology from the University of Geneva. His dissertation - "Building familiarity. Coexistence in an urban context" - dealt with how urbanites manage to coexist peacefully, in a residential context, without knowing each other personally. He is now involved in a new research project on cities' hospitality towards newcomers.

Luca Giovanni Pattaroni

Suite à une formation en Relations Internationales (Institut des Hautes Etudes Internationales, Genève) et un DEA en sciences sociales (Ecole Normale Supérieure de Paris/Ulm), Luca Pattaroni a soutenu une thèse de sociologie en cotutelle (Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris/ Université de Genève) sous la direction de Laurent Thévenot (EHESS) et Jean Kellerhals (Université de Genève). Après avoir occupé durant 5 ans un poste d'assistant à la Faculté de Droit (Université de Genève), il a été visiting scholar à lUniversité de Columbia (New York). Il travaille désormais au Laboratoire de Sociologie Urbaine (EPFL) et est associé au Groupe de Sociologie Politique et Morale de l'Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (GSPM/EHESS). En 2011, il a été Professeur invité à l'Université Fédérale de Fluminense (Brésil). Ses recherches et publications portent sur les politiques urbaines et culturelles, l’habitat, les mouvements sociaux, les rythmes urbains et les grandes manifestation, l’évolution des modes de vie ainsi que, plus largement les enjeux du commun dans les villes contemporaines. Spécialiste des méthodes mixtes ainsi que de théorie sociologique et politique, il cherche à articuler une analyse fine du pluralisme des modes de vie et un questionnement sur les enjeux politiques et moraux de la composition dun monde commun.

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