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Debates
The French Exception on the European Migration Scene
Speranta Dumitru & Ettore Recchi
- 4 June 2024
The notion of mass migration to France is regularly mobilized in the country’s European election campaigns. Using...
From the Field
The Everyday Realities of Marriage Migration
Laura Odasso & translated by Oliver Waine
- 18 March 2022
If unions between nationals from Global North countries and foreigners are frequent, their marriages are often met...
From the Field
Refugee Encampment on Europe’s Borders
Marie Bassi & translated by Oliver Waine
- 4 February 2022
Much media attention on the issue of migration is focused on attempts to cross the Mediterranean Sea and the often...
From the Field
The Asylum Story: Narrative Capital and International Protection
Emily Reid
- 2 February 2021
Obtaining international protection relies upon an ability to successfully navigate the host country’s asylum regime....
Reviews
Europe and the Question of Social Class
Gilles Laferté & translated by Oliver Waine
- 29 May 2020
A recent French work addresses the issue of social class in Europe, considering the different profiles and...
Reviews
The misunderstandings of European democracy
Philippe Aldrin & translated by Oliver Waine
- 28 May 2014
Though an economic giant, the European Union still appears to be something of a political dwarf. Yet a political...
Reviews
Migration and globalization: a tragic tale
Olivier Thomas & translated by Oliver Waine
- 30 October 2013
At a time when flows of capital, goods and information are increasing, more and more material, ideological and...
From the Field
Pedestrians, cars and the city
Cédric Feriel & translated by Oliver Waine
- 29 May 2013
Pedestrianisation and the ability to get around the city on foot are key considerations in contemporary projects for...
Debates
Social housing in Europe: the end of an era?
Noémie Houard & translated by Oliver Waine
- 26 September 2012
Although there is no single European model for social housing, there are nevertheless a number of common trends and...
Series
Horizons in the Housing Struggle
Black Power and Black Self-Determination in a New Time and New Spaces
Urban Wastes, Present and Future
New York Dossier: The Food Industry Faces the Covid‑19 Pandemic
Cities in the Age of Financialization
Contemporary Housing Struggles: Crises, Activism, and Critical Research
New York Tech Dossier: The Dark Side of New York’s Tech Economy
Progressive Mayors and Urban Social Movements
Land Rights in the Urban Global South
Featured
From the Field
Covid-19 Transformed New York’s Destination Food Markets
Ivana Mellers
- 5 October 2021
Ivana Mellers analyzes how New York’s destination markets—key spaces of economic and social interactions—coped during...
From the Field
Moving Inside City Limits: The Urban Mobility of Undocumented Youth
Stephen P. Ruszczyk
- 4 June 2019
The urban context and public transportation shape how undocumented youths move within cities. In a comparison of New...
Reviews
Filming Ethnic Diversity in New York
Stéphane Tonnelat & translated by Christina Mitrakos
- 21 October 2016
Frederick Wiseman’s fortieth documentary film, In Jackson Heights (2015), returns to an urban theme explored in...
From the Field
Looking Inward, Across the Border
Harel Shapira
- 19 April 2016
In the constellation of anti-immigrant politics in the United States, groups like the Minutemen, civilians who patrol...
Essays
The Political Aesthetics of Drag
Shaka McGlotten
- 13 October 2015
Drag, or the diverse art form and culture of performance that typically plays with gender and sex, is an integral...
Debates
Disarm the Police
Gregory Smithsimon
- 29 September 2015
In the current political debates about discriminatory policing, there has been a lack of serious discussion of...
Other resources online
“Our hallway’s big enough to play football in!” The council housing...
The Guardian
Boasting two-sink kitchens, Tower Court in north London is tailored for the Haredi Jewish community – but its...
Saudi Arabia: How is Mobility Being Transformed in the Oil Kingdom?
Mobile Lives Forum
04 April 2025, by Aniss Mouad Mezoued The launch of the Riyadh metro in late November 2024 once again highlighted...
Transport for Suburbia: Beyond the Automobile Age (Paul Mees)
Mobile Lives Forum
27 March 2025, by Javier Caletrío Can suburbia avoid car dependence? Can low-density areas enjoy first-rate public...
Geopolitics and Electric Vehicles: The Rise of Climate Protectionism
Mobile Lives Forum
17 February 2025, by Xabier Gangoiti and Graham Parkhurst The electric vehicle (EV) revolution is not just a...
One Way to Fight Rising Food Prices: Public Grocery Stores
The New Republic
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has proposed opening government-owned grocery stores as a solution to...
The Quiet Power of Car-Free Neighborhoods
CityLab
Restricting or banning vehicles in congested city centers pays off with cleaner air and safer streets. We need to...
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