French Society of Urban History

The Société française d'histoire urbaine (French Society of Urban History) is a French learned society founded in 1998 by Jean-Luc Pinol. It brings together researchers from different disciplines who work on the history of cities. The society is affiliated with the European Association for Urban History and organizes an annual congress in connection with its general assembly. Since 2000 it has published the quarterly scientific journal Histoire urbaine, devoted to the history of cities from antiquity to the present. It is the first journal of its kind in France and aims to reflect interdisciplinary research linked to major societal debates, addressing a broad readership from the research world to people working on the city. Since 2011 the society has awarded an annual prize for a doctoral thesis in urban history, open to geographers, historians, economists, urban planners, art historians, and archaeologists. Jean-Luc Pinol was president in 2000, and Denis Menjot has been president since 2007.

The Société française d'histoire urbaine was founded in 1998 by Jean-Luc Pinol. It is a French association that brings together researchers from different disciplines working on urban history. In 2000, Jean-Luc Pinol was its president. Since 2007, Denis Menjot has been president. The society is affiliated with the European Association for Urban History and organizes an annual congress on the occasion of its general assembly. Since 2000 it has published the quarterly scientific journal Histoire urbaine, devoted to the history of cities from antiquity to the present. It is the first journal of its kind in France, aiming to reflect interdisciplinary research linked to major societal debates, and is intended for a broad readership from the research world to people working on the city. Since 2011, the society has awarded an annual prize for a doctoral thesis in urban history, open to geographers, historians, economists, urban planners, art historians, and archaeologists.

• 2011

  Annual doctoral prize in urban history established.

• 2007

  Denis Menjot becomes president.

• 2000

  Jean-Luc Pinol is president; journal Histoire urbaine begins publication.

• 1998

  Society founded by Jean-Luc Pinol.

Interdisciplinary learned society and publisher for urban history in France.

• Histoire urbaine

  Quarterly scientific journal devoted to the history of cities from antiquity to the present, published since 2000.

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