Recent publications

Nous vous signalons la parution d’un article d’Éric Verdeil dans la revue Flux intitulé “Le sens de l’événement.Effondrement infrastructurel et interdépendance des réseaux : leçons du Liban en temps de blackout“.

Nous vous signalons la parution d’un article d’Alix Chaplain et Éric Verdeil dans la revue Journal of Urban Technology intitulé “Governing Hybridized Electricity Systems: The Case of Decentralized Electricity in Lebanon“. Abstract Policymakers see decentralized electricity supply as a way to both decarbonize energy systems and to fill the gap of electricity access in many countries where strong growth leave the grid lagging behind. This article sheds some light on the case of countries such as Lebanon, where diesel-fueled decentralized electricity systems have existed for years and increasingly coexist with, rather than being replaced by, solar powered systems. It is […]

We are pleased to announce the publication of an article by Francesco Findeisen entitled “The Housing Crisis in Superstar Cities: Labour Markets, Price Inflation, and Financialization” in the European Journal of Sociology. Abstract This article advances explanations of the housing crisis in modern political economies. It argues that the rise of agglomeration economies is driving the massive increase in housing prices in superstar cities. These concentrate high-paying jobs and life chances in central metropolitan areas, pulling in a highly skilled workforce who are willing and able to pay ‘whatever it takes’ for access to these opportunities. As a result, the […]

Nous vous signalons la parution d’un article de Salvatore Paolo de Rosa, Joost de Moor et Marwah Dabaieh dans la revue Cities intitulé “Vulnerability and activism in urban climate politics: An actor-centered approach to transformational adaptation in Malmö (Sweden)“. Abstract Climate change adaptation is rising on the agenda of cities. However, critics have argued that urban adaptation efforts largely focus on preserving economic growth while overlooking the root causes of unequal vulnerability to climate impacts, giving rise to climate injustices. In response, literature on transformational adaptation has politicized these issues but it has remained largely conceptual, particularly in relation to […]

Nous vous signalons la parution d’un article de Joost de Moor dans la revue Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, intitulé “Prioritizing adaptation and mitigation in the climate movement: evidence from a cross-national protest survey of the Global Climate Strike, 2019″. Abstract Climate adaptation is seen by many as increasingly important and as deeply political, leading some to argue for its democratization. Social movements could play an important role in this. Meanwhile, we have recently witnessed a major swell in climate activism, as well as a growing realization among climate activists that it may be too late to prevent […]