Cosmopolis Lunch Seminar w\ Eric Corijn | Brussels Centre for Urban Studies

            The Cosmopolis Lunch Seminars are meetings hosted by Cosmopolis, which allow researchers from within and outside of the research group to share progress and findings of their research on urban issues. Every presentation is a starting point for a larger debate on urban research issues tackled by all the participants. During 1h15, there is a presentation or debate with one or more (guest) speaker and ample time for further conversation with all present. Afterwards, we take a collective break (we provide desserts!) where conversations can continue in an informal setting.
          

We provide dessert for the break after the seminar. Please register if you want to join and/or enjoy the dessert! Online participation will be arranged upon request, you can indicate this in the registration form as well.

At the start of Cosmopolis… | Eric Corijn (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)

Nearly 25 years ago we started Cosmopolis, at that time with the subtitle “City, Culture & Society”. The agenda was set with a book (De kwaliteit van het verschil - La qualité de la difference) and “Crossing Brussels”, a “city science”- program in neighborhoods during the year 2000, when Brussels was Cultural Capital of Europe. An urban vision on a changing global context and a resistant positioning within an academic revolution. Cosmo-stories from last century …

Eric Corijn is zoologist, cultural philosopher, sociologist and author. He is a professor of Urban Studies at the Free University of Brussels, founder of COSMOPOLIS, Centre for Urban Research, co-founder of Brussels Studies Institute and Brussels Academy, Member of the Regional Development Commission of the Brussels Capital Region, member of the jury of Urban Regeneration of Flanders, Head Policy & Research of the Global Parliament of Mayors, Member of the Board of Zinnekeparade and of the Halles de Schaerbeek, author of more than 350 publications.