Sophie Body-Gendrot

Sophie Body-Gendrot, a Ph.D from Sciences-Po, Paris, is a researcher at Cesdip-CNRS. She is a member of the Urban Age project at the London School of Economics, and is the past President of the Europe

Disorder in world cities: comparing Britain and France

French and British cities are alone in Europe in experiencing recurrent urban outbreaks of disorder and mayhem. What can we tell from comparing the English riots to what happened in French cities and towns in 2005?

By Sophie Body-Gendrot

/ 15 Aug 2011

Power and powerlessness in global cities

How does today’s globalization transform our perceptions of urban inequality and how do we respond to it? Inequality is a powerful social divider but also, in some circumstances, a unifier

By Sophie Body-Gendrot

/ 7 Feb 2011