NEW!  Special Feature edited by Mashayekhi, A., & Thiollet, H. (2026) Urban politics and religious actors: Learning from the cities in the Middle East in City. Analysis of Urban Change, Theory, Action

• Mashayekhi, A., & Thiollet, H. (2026). Theorising the religion–city nexus: political economies and moral topographies. City, 1–19. https://doi-org.scpo.idm.oclc.org/10.1080/13604813.2026.2678087

• Harb, M., Dayekh, L., Atallah, S., & Zoughaib, S. (2025). Rebuilding post-blast Beirut: nonprofit urban governance, sectarian moralities, and emerging commons. City, 1–21. https://doi-org.scpo.idm.oclc.org/10.1080/13604813.2025.2572889

• Al-Ragam, A. (2026). Endowments and transnational networks: the urban politics of al-jam’iyyat al-khayriya in Kuwait. City, 1–17. https://doi-org.scpo.idm.oclc.org/10.1080/13604813.2025.2604422

• Mashayekhi, A., Dianati, V., & Vaghefi, I. (2026). Revolutionary charitable foundations and politics of land acquisition and land conflict in peri-urban areas of Tehran. City, 1–24. https://doi-org.scpo.idm.oclc.org/10.1080/13604813.2025.2608445

This projects was developed in 2023 notably with two workshops at UCL and Sciences Po: https://www.sciencespo.fr/fr/evenements/religious-institutions-and-urban-politics-in-middle-eastern-cities/ 

NEW!  Odyssées. Ed. Hélène Thiollet, Revue Mondes & Migrations N°1348 janvier-mars 2025

Ce numéro sur l’exil des réfugiés adopte des « regards historiques sur le monde actuel », à l’heure où des millions de personnes fuient des catastrophes climatiques, des persécutions, des conflits ou des guerres sur tous les continents, à la recherche d’un refuge que les politiques de contrôles des frontières tentent d’empêcher. Ce dossier revient en particulier sur l’accueil des exilées ukrainiennes en Europe et les morts à la frontière franco-italienne.

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https://journals.openedition.org/mondesmigrations/279 

NEW!  Migration as Crisis. Guest Editors: Céline Cantat, Antoine Pécoud and Hélène Thiollet,American Behavioral Scientist (2023), OnlineFirst https://doi.org/10.1177/00027642231182889

This special issue explores the persistent association between migration and crisis across different global contexts. It introduces a migration as crisis framework to examine how this perception emerges from the interplay between subjective social constructions and objective migration dynamics. The concept is shaped by evolving events, representations, and practices that influence migration governance. Crucially, the link between migration and crisis is neither inevitable nor necessarily grounded in empirical realities. By adopting this perspective, the issue challenges the naturalization of migration as a crisis, shedding light on the role of key actors—such as media, policymakers, civil society, and academics—in constructing this narrative.