- Brigitte LE ROUX - Sciences Po
- Cédric HUGRÉE - CNRS / Université Paris 8
- Edison BERTONCELO - Université de São Paulo
- Frédéric LEBARON - ENS Paris–Saclay
- Johs HJELLBREKKE - Université de Bergen
- Laurie HANQUINET - Université Libre de Bruxelles
- Lennart ROSENLUND - Université de Stavanger
- Lucas PAGE PEREIRA - ENS Paris–Saclay
- Michel NICOLAU NETTO - Université de Campinas
- Miqueli MICHETTI - Université de Paraíba
- Nicolas ROBETTE - UVSQ
- Olivier ROUEFF - CNRS / Université Côte d’Azur
- Philippe BONNET - Université Paris Cité
- Philippe COULANGEON - CNRS / Sciences Po
- Predrag CVETIČANIN - Université de Niš
- Renato ORTIZ - Université de Campinas
- Virgílio BORGES PEREIRA - Université de Porto
- Yasmine SIBLOT - Université Paris 8
This workshop examines contemporary transformations in social and symbolic hierarchies in the era of globalization. Using comparative and multi-scalar approaches, it explores the articulation among social, symbolic, and geographic spaces. Participants will discuss the differentiated effects of global dynamics on contemporary logics of distinction, social classification, and cultural practices. Drawing on empirical data from diverse contexts, the meeting will weave together qualitative, quantitative, and computational methods. The aim is to renew analyses of inequality by bridging statistical objectification and lived subjectivities, the transnational circulation of symbolic capital, and the local anchoring of cultural legitimacy. Bringing together leading scholars in the field, the workshop invites an open, collegial exchange on shared challenges and the most suitable theoretical and methodological approaches to address them.
16 October 2025
9:30–10:00 — Welcome
10:00–10:30 — Opening, Frédéric Lebaron (ENS Paris–Saclay)
10:30–12:30 — Session 1 : The symbolic space in Brazil and Europe
- Investigating distinction in a metropole (São Paulo): research design, methodology, and innovation, Miqueli Michetti (University of Paraiba), Michel Nicolau Netto (University of Campinas), Edison Bertoncelo (University of São Paulo)
- The symbolic space in the city of São Paulo, Michel Nicolau Netto (University of Campinas)
- The contemporary space of cultural tastes in France, Nicolas Robette (University of Versailles) & Olivier Roueff (CNRS/Université Côte d’Azur)
14:00–17:30 — Session 2 : Social space and symbolic space in Europe
- Social classes at the European scale, Cédric Hugrée (CNRS/ Université Paris 8)
- A dynamic analysis of the space of families’ cultural and educational practices from the ELFE cohort using Multiple Factor Analysis (MFA), Philippe Coulangeon (CNRS/Sciences Po)
- Principles and experiences in constructing Bourdieusan social Spaces, Lennart Rosenlund (University of Stavanger)
17 October 2025
9:30–10:00 — Welcome
10:00–12:30 — Session 3 : Different national contexts
- Finer distinctions: class, generation and gender in the cultural participation in Croatia, Predrag Cvetičanin (University of Niš) & Mirko Petrić (University of Zadar)
- The social space of São Paulo, Edison Bertoncelo (University of São Paulo)
- Social space, symbolization and neighborhood formation in the city of Porto (Portugal), Virgílio Borges Pereira (University of Porto)
14:00 –17:00 — Session 4 : Inequalities from the local to the global
- Exploring elites and the educated poor in São Paulo, Miqueli Michetti (University of Paraiba)
- Cultural boundaries and cultural participation in contemporary France, Lucas Page Pereira (ENS Paris–Saclay), Frédéric Lebaron (ENS Paris–Saclay), Philippe Bonnet (Université Paris Cité), Johs Hjellbrekke (University of Bergen), Brigitte Le Roux (Sciences Po)
- Divergences and convergences across European musical preferences: How taste varies within and between countries, Laurie Hanquinet (University of Brussels)
17:00–17:30 — Conclusion, Renato Ortiz (University of Campinas)