Established in 2015, this area aims to investigate social life in contemporary urban settings. To this end, it offers, as teaching research in Social Sciences, both current topics (territory, inequality, migration, politics, violence, and religion, among others), as well as the possibility of knowledge and articulation of quantitative and qualitative methodologies.
I. List of Fundamental Subjects:
- The city and its sociodemographic dynamics
The course aims to develop a theoretical and methodological reflection on aspects related to the production of cities, as well as their sociodemographic counterparts, particularly the process of redistribution and socio-spatial differentiation of the population. In this sense, it is intended not only to present different theoretical and methodological views on the study of the urban phenomenon, but also to address sociodemographic issues arising from the urbanization process, with special attention to technical elements and data sources.
- Urban Ethnographies
This course has a two-pronged approach, involving theory and methodology. First, it aims to offer the student the trajectory of the city object in social science theories: from the Chicago School to more contemporary debates. Second, it aims to deepen the theoretical reflection on the ethnographic method based on readings of ethnographies in urban environments.