Urban Sociology

In the context of the growing housing crisis in Canadian cities, working class, immigrant and low-income neighborhoods have been under increasing pressure from both residential and commercial gentrification. As homeowners, ... more

Urban public settings are central sites for encounters across social difference. Global urbanization and transnational mobility mean that heterogeneity increasingly defines our experiences in public space. However, sociological work on ... more

Urban public settings are central sites for encounters across social difference. Global urbanization and transnational mobility mean that heterogeneity increasingly defines our experiences in public space. However, sociological work on ... more

This panel opens up room to explore rules and regulations as a key component of city life. From where we're allowed to live to how we can travel, from what ... more

The Urban Sociology Research Cluster invites you to attend our very first annual meeting. Given that we are in ... more