Crossing the "borders" of urban politics: USA, France & Mexico

By crossing the borders between the United States, France and Mexico, as well as those between academic disciplines, this session will stress the use of comparisons as a tool for urban planners and scholars in the analysis of urban politics.

Today’s difficulty for specificity within urban comparisons in a global context can lead to misrepresentations. By crossing disciplines as well as national borders, an interdisciplinary perspective will highlight the uses and abuses of global comparisons and recognize its potentials in urban research and planning.

The panellists participating in this session on Comparative Urban Politics animating a discussion among faculty and students are:

Diane Davis: Professor of Political Sociology, head of the International Development Group.

Aseem Inam: Visiting Lecturer & urban designer.

Phillip Thompson: Associate Professor of Urban Politics

Thomas Watkin: PhD candidate in Sociology, EHESS (Visiting PhD at DUSP with the support from the Tec de Monterrey)