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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Europabrücke, Zürich, Schweiz © Patrick Federi 2021 Unsplash

SBB price increases

EPFL

Vincent Kaufmann, professor of urban sociology and mobility analysis at EPFL, is interviewed about SBB's pricing policy. In his view, the planned price increases could lead to an increase in car and air traffic.

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Les saules, it's over

EPFL

For six years, a hundred people working in culture and social services have been able to benefit from the temporary availability of premises in the Saules building in Geneva. Luca Pattaroni, researcher at the Urban Sociology Laboratory, is one of the founding members of the cooperative. He explains the process in "Le Courrier".

Zurich railway station © Aleks Marinkovic 2021 Unsplash

Mobility: Switzerland in the wrong direction?

EPFL

The new SBB timetable and the widening of the A1 freeway to six lanes: mobility in Switzerland is under debate. Are there other solutions to traffic jams and crowded trains? Blick asked Vincent Kaufmann of the Urban Sociology Laboratory at EPFL about this.

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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.