On November 23, 2023 at 2 p.m., Maël Lecoursonnais presents to members of the UMR Géographie-cités the research he is carrying out as part of his sociology thesis in Sweden.
This time of exchange, organized and moderated by Julie Vallée, takes place at the Condorcet Campus (South Research Building, 1st floor, room 1.122).
Summary of the presentation
While traditional segregation research has been compartmentalized, focusing on specific domains such as schools or neighborhoods, recent scholarship emphasizes the interdependencies between these domains. Moreover, insights from neighborhood effects studies underscore the enduring impact of childhood context on adulthood. Combining these two approaches, we investigate how segregation over multiple domains collectively shape the life-course trajectories of individuals.
We use Swedish microdata to measure exposure to affluence and poverty for a class cohort and their household members at school, university, workplace and their neighborhood for over 27 years. This way, we create both individual and household-level exposure measures to account for the spillover effects.
This study is the first to assess the joint role of extra-domestic and household segregation in shaping an individual’s experienced segregation over the life-course. Early results indicate that both household and extra-domestic segregation levels are correlated with, but not limited to, residential segregation.
Maël Lecoursonnais is a PhD student at the Institute for Analytical Sociology of Linköping University, in Sweden. His thesis concerns spatial inequalities in Sweden and their life-course consequences, from a quantitative approach. He is visiting France in November and December 2023 as part of a collaboration with Marion Leturcq from the French Institute of Demography (INED).
