Patrick Le Galès

Patrick Le Galès, is CNRS Research Professor of Sociology and Politics, at Sciences Po Paris, Centre d’études européennes and founding Dean of Sciences Po Urban School. He also co chairs the “Cities are back in town” research group. He is a corresponding Fellow of the British Academy, a former editor of the International Journal of Urban and regional Research, a past president of SASE (Society for Advanced Socio economics), a trustee of the Foundation for Urban and Regional Research. He was educated at Sciences Po Paris, Nuffield College Oxford (M.litt.) and the University of Paris X Nanterre. He was a visiting professor or researcher in particular at King’s College London, UCLA, Nuffield College Oxford, the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Society in Cologne, the Universities of Milan Bicocca, Venise, the University of Sao Paolo (Centre for Metropolian Studies), the Collejio of Mexico, Ashoka University in Delhi, Northwestern.
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Cities are back in town : sociología urbana para un mundo globalizado (Coursera)

Mar 18th 2024
Cities are back in town : sociología urbana para un mundo globalizado (Coursera)
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Los procesos de globalización y europeización respaldan el rápido desarrollo de las ciudades en distintas partes del mundo. En el mundo contemporáneo, el proceso de urbanización está alcanzando un nuevo pico con el incremento de las megalópolis (más de 15 millones de habitantes) como Calcuta, Los Ángeles, Daca, El [...]

Cities are back in town : sociologie urbaine pour un monde globalisé (Coursera)

Mar 11th 2024
Cities are back in town : sociologie urbaine pour un monde globalisé (Coursera)
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La mondialisation et l'européanisation favorisent le développement rapide des villes à travers le monde. L'urbanisation atteint de nouveaux sommets aujourd’hui avec l'essor des mégacités (plus de 15 millions d'habitants) comme Calcutta, Los Angeles, Dhaka, Le Caire, Tokyo, New York, Shanghai, Mexico ou Séoul. Au-delà de la métropole moderne, [...]

Cities are back in town : urban sociology for a globalizing urban world (Coursera)

Mar 11th 2024
Cities are back in town : urban sociology for a globalizing urban world (Coursera)
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Urbanization is reaching a new peak in the contemporary world with the rise of mega cities. Researchers try to make sense of these large urban areas using a variety of concepts. The class will review debates and present social science models of cities to analyse and compare contemporary developments. [...]