The objective of SMC is to provide a place for discussion and debate for researchers in humanities and social sciences working on various forms of mobility.
Organised by the Institute of Geography and Sustainability (UNIL) and the Laboratory of Urban Sociology (EPFL), the conference highlights a variety of topics addressing mobility in its diversity, including residential choices, modal practices, multi-residentiality, tourism, and more.
We invite submissions in the following research areas of mobility :
- Socio-ecological transitions and future mobility trends
- Public policy, decision making and regulation of mobility
- Actors and their logics of action (residential choice, mode choice, motivations)
- Norms, values and practices underlying mobility and social inequalities
- Rhythms and timescales of mobility (daily mobility, tourism, migration)
- Mobility infrastructure, accessibility and the production of space
- Theoretical debates (the contributions of social theories to the study of mobilities)
- Methodological innovations (using mobile methods)
Organisers
- Laboratoire de sociologie urbaine, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
- Institut de géographie et durabilité, Université de Lausanne
Contact
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SMC until 2024 …
2025
Keynote speakers
- Eva Heinen, Deputy head of the Institute of Transport Planning and Systems at ETHZ)
- Daniel Reck, head of multimodal mobility at TPG)
Organisers : Andreia Dinis Pinto, Chloé Montavon, Clément Rames, Patrick Rérat, Vincent Kaufmann
Book of Abstracts :
2024
Keynote speakers
- Sylvie Landriève, Director of Forum Vies Mobiles
- Greg Marsden, Professor at the University of Leeds
Organisers : Andreia Dinis Pinto, Chloé Montavon, Clément Rames, Patrick Rérat, Vincent Kaufmann
Book of Abstracts :
2023
Keynote speakers
- Henrike Rau, Professor of Social Geography and Sustainability Research, LMU Munich
- Caroline Beglinger, Head of the Mobility Group, Federal Office for Spatial Development, ARE
Organisers : Andreia Dinis Pinto, Chloé Montavon, Patrick Rérat, Vincent Kaufmann
Book of Abstracts :
2020
Organisers : Alexis Gumy, Lucas Haldimann, Patrick Rérat, Vincent Kaufmann
Book of Abstracts :
2019
Keynote speakers
- Jensen Ole B., Professor of Urban Theory and Urban Design, Department of Architecture, Design and Media Technology, Aalborg Universitet
- El Kabiri Sara, Responsable mobilité numérique, Direction Générale de la Mobilité et des Routes, Canton de Vaud
Organisers : Alexis Gumy, Lucas Haldimann, Patrick Rérat, Vincent Kaufmann
Book of Abstracts :
2018
Keynote speakers
- Mimi Sheller : Director & Professor, Center for Mobilities Research and Policy, Department of Sociology, Drexel University, Philadelphia
Organisers : Alexis Gumy, Lucas Haldimann, Patrick Rérat, Vincent Kaufmann
Book of Abstracts :
2017
Keynote speakers
- Pierre Corajoud, Pedestrians Delegate, City of Lausanne, Roads and Mobility Office (urban walk in Lausanne)
- Sven Kesselring, Professor at Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Umwelt Nürtingen-Geislingen
Organisers: Lucas Haldimann, Yann Dubois, Patrick Rérat, Vincent Kaufmann
Book of Abstracts :
2016
Keynote speakers
- Jean-Marc Offner: Directeur général de l’a-urba (agence d’urbanisme Bordeaux métropole Aquitaine) et Président du conseil stratégique de l’Ecole urbaine de Sciences Po.
- Christophe Jemelin: Membre de la direction et Responsable de l’unité Développement de l’Offre des Transports Publics Lausannois.
Organisers: Fernando Simas, Marie Mundler, Patrick Rérat, Vincent Kaufmann
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