LABORATORY OF URBAN SOCIOLOGY

Under the direction of Prof. Vincent Kaufmann, Laboratory of Urban Sociology (LASUR) comprises of around fifteen researchers and PhD students united towards the comprehension of urban experiences within a social science perspective.

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Sustainable and inclusive mobility

EPFL

Vincent Kaufmann, professor at the Urban Sociology Laboratory, and Gérard Hernja have signed "Métamorphoses", a manifesto for sustainable and inclusive mobility education.

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Advocating for slowing down

EPFL

In "Le Courrier", Vincent Kaufmann, professor at the Laboratory of Urban Sociology and specialist in mobility issues, reflects on the influence of the notion of speed in our societies and the need to overcome it.

Cars on road © Ezequiel Garrido 2020 Unsplash

"Less use of the automobile, but better"

EPFL

In this article of the Revue Automobile, Vincent Kaufmann, from the Urban Sociology Laboratory of the EPFL, explains why the car is currently at the center of so many issues and struggles.

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Call for contributions: urban Switzerland beyond the metropolitan areas

Qu’est-ce que les chercheur·se·s en études urbaines ont à dire à propos de Langenthal ? De Locarno ? Ou de Martigny ? Au-delà de sa classification en typologies prédéfinies, comment sonder et représenter le caractère d’une ville ? Comment saisir et décrire ce qui en fait une ville à part entière, la fois unique et ordinaire ? Nous proposons de répondre à ces questions dans un ouvrage collectif à partir de cas concrets, sans les idéaliser ni les traiter sous un angle simplement pittoresque. Il s’agit de décrire leur singularité et leur urbanité, ce qui fait leur centralité urbaine, au-delà des données statistiques.

IRS SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH FORUM “The City of Differences”

The Institute for Sociological Research is pleased to announce the program for Forum 2022.

The full program can be found at https://www.unige.ch/sciences-societe/socio/fr/enseignements/master/forum-de-recherche/forum-de-recherche-sociologique-2022/

Nouvelles Proximités Seminar

Join us for a monthly meeting with an expert to combine the views of researchers and the public on the theme of new proximities.