Igu international Geographical Union

Scientific Responsabilites with International Outreach

Direction of research programs:

2016-2017 Direction of a multi-disciplinary and international research team (Cairo; Beyrouth; South Korea Rabat ; Paris). MSH, Paris Nord, Circulation of the models and the promotion of the consumption: MENA in the globalized transitions.

2010-2012 Direction of a research program funded by the scientific council Paris : Paris

/Montréal (Canada), « Sunday in Paris, 2030 ? Research on Urban Rythm ».

2010-2011 Co-Director of a bilateral cooperation between CNRS (laboratoire LADYSS) and MTÀ (Academy of Sciences of Hungary) (Projet n° 23799) - « Sustainable Consumptions » (geography, sociology).

Scientific Expertise:

2012-2016 National Committee for Scientific Research (CoNRS), section: « Spaces, Territories and Societies ».

2003-2007 National University Council: « Physical, human, economic and regional geography », assessor.

Responsibilities within Research Laboratoires and Study Centers:

2014-2018 Vice-director of Laboratory LADYSS UMR CNRS 7533 (134 members) 2012-2018 Responsible of the research axis 2: Daily territorial: representations, practices

and projects, LADYSS.

1997-2008 Foundation and direction of the Canadian Studies Centre at the University of Valenciennes.

PH.D Advisor: (currently) of 6 students (3 in co-direction), with fieldwork in France, Brasil, Central Asia. One thesis recently defended (2015) dealt with commercial places in South Korea.