How does one measure segregation? What are the appropriate methods, categories and scales? What processes are at work? What are the effects on each scale and for all social groups? Does it always increase inequality? This overview attempts to answer these questions through the tools and paradigms of urban sociology.
Marco Oberti, sociologist, is a professor at Sciences Po and director of the Observatoire sociologique du changement (Sciences Po-CNRS). His most recent work is on inequality in cities and schools through the lens of segregation.
Edmond Préteceille, sociologist, is a research director emeritus at the Observatoire sociologique du changement (Sciences Po-CNRS). His work is on the comparative analysis of inequality in cities and segregation in major metropolitan areas.