DIAMETROIT Working Group
DIAMETROIT Working Group
The DIAMETROIT Working Group unites researchers across different institutions to discuss work related to diachronic analysis of metropolitan segregation and similar topics. It meets monthly in person or through Teams to present and receive feedback on research and test out new ideas that are currently in development.
Moreover, it is a space to discuss and reflect, a moment to improve our knowledge on these topics.
The Working Group is particularly interested in discussing research related to the measurement, causes, and consequences of metropolitan segregation across time. Studies using the urban grid analysis and related to socio-professional and generational segregation are particularly interesting.
While the Working Group tends to cover issues related to metropolitan segregation especially related to Italian Metropolitan Aresas, the group invites contributing performing researchers related to any geographic region and contributors from peer disciplines.
Papers to be presented within the Working Group are not restricted to a particular methodology or geographic focus, so long as they align with the Working Group's general research focus. The Working Group is interdisciplinary and includes sociologists, economists, statisticians and demographers at different career stages.
How to join: To join the Working Group, complete the form at the bottom of the page to register your interest. Soon after, you will be added to a specific mailing list that provides information on each of the upcoming meetings.
Meeting formats: Each meeting will last approximately one hour and will be dedicated to discussing the research of the week's presenter.
The presenter can choose among three different formats:
Presentation of research + discussion: 30-40 minute presentation followed by 20-30 minutes discussion among the full group.
Paper feedback session: the presenter submits his/her paper to the group at least one week in advance. The presenter will shortly present the paper (10 minutes), while the rest of the time will be dedicated to providing feedback on the paper of the presenter.
Brainstorming session: the presenter shares ideas for a paper or grant, and discusses some tricky questions in the literature, or similar, with the purpose of testing or generating ideas before converting them to written work.