Matthieu Giroud (†)

Matthieu Giroud was an assistant professor of geography at the Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée. He was a member of the ACP (Analyse Comparée des Pouvoirs – “Comparative Analysis of Powers”) research unit. His research focused in particular on the social effects of gentrification (such as resistance and evictions). He coordinated the translation into French of David Harvey’s 2003 work Paris, Capital of Modernity (titled Paris, capitale de la modernité, Paris, Éditions des Prairies Ordinaires, 2012) and, with Cécile Gintrac, edited the collection of translated texts Villes contestées. Pour une géographie critique de l’urbain (Paris, Éditions des Prairies Ordinaires, 2014). He also co‑authored D’une métropole à l’autre. Pratiques urbaines et circulations dans l’espace européen, along with Hadrien Dubucs, Françoise Dureau and Christophe Imbert (Paris, Armand Colin, 2014).