Laurent Chalard, fellow at the ECIA, holds a PhD in geography from Sorbonne University in Paris. He has worked for the DATAR, the French regional planning’s national agency on several projects. He is expert in urban geography, people geography and political geography and his main field of study concerns France. He is geographic-consultant and contributor of the review “Population and Avenir”. His work has been cited in the main French newspapers, whose Le Monde and Les Echos. He has published several articles about the demography of different European countries (Albania, France, Germany, Netherlands) and he is author or co-author of more 60 publications.
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Laurent Chalard’s blog
ECIA Publications
Is the German Economy Performing Better than the French Economy?
ECIA Briefing Paper – 2 Mar 2014
ECIA Briefing Paper – 2 Mar 2014
Emerging Countries: Don’t Forget the “BNP”!
ECIA Briefing Paper – 17 Jun 2012
ECIA Briefing Paper – 17 Jun 2012
Outreach Activities
Géographie urbaine de l’exclusion dans les grandes métropoles régionales françaises
in Gérard-François Dumont, in collaboration with Julien Nespola, “Géographie urbaine de l’exclusion dans les grandes métropoles régionales françaises”, Paris: L’Harmattan, 2011 – 15 Jul 2011
in Gérard-François Dumont, in collaboration with Julien Nespola, “Géographie urbaine de l’exclusion dans les grandes métropoles régionales françaises”, Paris: L’Harmattan, 2011 – 15 Jul 2011
Media Coverage
Pour un Grand Paris du multiculturalisme
Liberation – 18 May 2016
Liberation – 18 May 2016
Explosion of Life Expectancy in Africa: the Continent faces a Huge Economic and Political Challenge
Atlantico – 29 Apr 2016
Atlantico – 29 Apr 2016
For a European Power Politics over the United States and Russia
L’Express – 12 Apr 2016
L’Express – 12 Apr 2016
Revolution: the “Peak Births” Theory
American Diplomacy – 25 May 2015
American Diplomacy – 25 May 2015
“Apartheid” in France: the Response of Laurent Chalard to Manuel Valls
Le Figaro – 21 Jan 2015
Le Figaro – 21 Jan 2015
For a Recognition of the Multicultural Nature of France
Slate France – 20 Jul 2014
Slate France – 20 Jul 2014
European Elections in France: Understanding the Results Through the Geography of Voting
Atlantico – 28 May 2014
Atlantico – 28 May 2014
La stratégie de puissance russe: agrandir la Russie, morceler l’Europe
Le Figaro – 8 May 2014
Le Figaro – 8 May 2014
From the bipolar world to the challenged triumvirate: a new vision of global geopolitics
American Diplomacy – 26 Jun 2013
American Diplomacy – 26 Jun 2013
Anglais à l’université : quel est le problème ?
La Vie – 8 Jun 2013
La Vie – 8 Jun 2013
Ethnic statistics: why the category “Arab” can not exist
Le Nouvel Observateur – 24 Jan 2013
Le Nouvel Observateur – 24 Jan 2013
Cartographie fantasmée de l’insécurité
Libération – 19 Sep 2012
Libération – 19 Sep 2012
Quelles circonscriptions le Front national pourrait-il remporter ?
Le Monde – 4 Jun 2012
Le Monde – 4 Jun 2012
Une courte victoire démographique
Libération – 13 May 2012
Libération – 13 May 2012
L’Invité de la Matinale
Novaplanet.com – 9 May 2012
Novaplanet.com – 9 May 2012
Du monde bipolaire au triumvirat contesté: une vision de la géopolitique mondiale
Diploweb.com – 6 May 2012
Diploweb.com – 6 May 2012
La vie à la «campagne-galère», une lecture géographique du vote Le Pen
Le Monde – 27 Apr 2012
Le Monde – 27 Apr 2012