Lecture

Neighborhood Dynamics: Proximity and Social Interactions

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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 explores the concept of neighborhood dynamics, focusing on the interplay between spatial proximity and social interactions. It delves into the significance of neighborliness, the challenges of defining proximity scales, and the impact of spatial proximity on social relationships. The lecture also discusses the role of neighborhood resources, discrimination in housing markets, and the formation of privileged relationships within communities. Additionally, it examines the building as a unit of analysis for understanding neighborhood networks and the complexities of maintaining social ties despite physical proximity.

Instructors (6)

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.

Garance Clément

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).

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