Rémi Dormois is head of the housing department within the Direction Départementale des Territoires (subregional infrastructure and environment directorate) for the Loire département, and an associate researcher in political science within the mixed research unit EVS (Environnement, Ville, Société – Environment, City, Society; UMR CNRS 5600), based in Lyon. His research focuses on transformations of urban government, and urban policies implemented in traditionally industrial towns and cities.