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SUMMARY:Rencontres LASUR - Neighborhood Cohesion and Urban Sociability in 
 Neoliberal Santiago - Felipe Link [hybrid]
DTSTART:20250522T121500
DTEND:20250522T133000
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Felipe Link is a sociologist with a Doctorate in Architecture 
 and Urban Studies from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC).
  He is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Urban and Territorial St
 udies at UC\, and an Associate Researcher at both the Centre for Sustainab
 le Urban Development (CEDEUS) and the Centre for Social Conflict and Cohes
 ion Studies (COES). His research centers on urban sociology\, neighborhood
  dynamics\, housing\, and community life. Email: felipe.link@uc.cl ORCID: 
 http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5355-5489\nRencontres du LASUR\n\n \n\nLASUR 
 is pleased to welcome Professor Felipe Link from the Catholic University o
 f Santiago\, Chile\, for a presentation on uneven urban development in San
 tiago\, Chile. He will examine the various forms and meanings that ‘soci
 al cohesion’ can take in different types of neighbourhoods.\n\n \n\nThe
  session will take place in the LASUR lunch room on the 2nd floor of BP an
 d on zoom.\n\n \n\n \n\nNeighborhood Cohesion and Urban Sociability in N
 eoliberal Santiago\n\n \n\nThis presentation examines how urban sociabili
 ty and neighborhood cohesion are shaped by the transformations of Santiago
  de Chile under neoliberal urban policies. Based on two empirical studies 
 in diverse neighborhoods\, we distinguish between relational cohesion—in
 volving social interaction\, public familiarity\, and neighborhood use—a
 nd symbolic cohesion\, defined by identification with neighbors and a sens
 e of belonging. Results show that high-income residents tend to express sy
 mbolic cohesion with limited social contact\, while low-income groups disp
 lay frequent interaction but weaker symbolic attachment. These patterns re
 flect the spatial effects of neoliberalism—segregation\, densification\,
  and uneven development—alongside everyday experiences of urban life. Th
 e built environment\, including public space and land use\, plays a key ro
 le in enabling or constraining sociability. By linking structural urban ch
 anges with micro-social dynamics\, the analysis contributes to a more nuan
 ced understanding of cohesion and community in fragmented metropolitan con
 texts.\n\n \n\n \n\nMost recent publications:\n\n\n	Señoret\, A.\, Link
 \, F.\, Rodríguez\, S.\, & Fuentes\, L. (2024). The forms of neighborhood
  cohesion: From social contact to symbolic belonging in neoliberal Santiag
 o de Chile. Journal of Urban Affairs\, 1-23.\n	Link\, F.\, Senoret\, A.\, 
 & Valenzuela\, F. (2022). From community to public familiarity: Neighborho
 od\, sociability\, and belonging in the neoliberal city. Urban Affairs Rev
 iew\, 58(4)\, 960-995.\n	Méndez\, M. L.\, Otero\, G.\, Link\, F.\, López
  Morales\, E.\, & Gayo\, M. (2021). Neighbourhood cohesion as a form of pr
 ivilege. Urban Studies\, 58(8)\, 1691-1711.\n\n\n 
LOCATION:BP 2344 https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==BP%202344 https://epfl.zoom.u
 s/j/62095203851
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