Laurent Lardeux

Laurent Lardeux is an INJEP research officer and associate researcher at the Triangle UMR 5206 laboratory, affiliated with Université Lumière Lyon 2. His academic career includes a sociology thesis on Congolese refugee repatriation (2010), postdoctoral work on ethnicization in urban neighborhoods (2012), and teaching roles at Sciences Po Lyon and other institutions. He specializes in youth engagement, political participation, migration policies, and transnationalism.

• Current roles: INJEP Research Officer, Triangle Associate Researcher
• Education: Sociology PhD (2010), supervised by Laurence Roulleau-Berger

Research focuses on youth political disengagement, migration dynamics, and democratic participation mechanisms. Key publications include studies on climate activism, refugee repatriation, and transnational youth activism. Awards include a prestigious thesis evaluation ('Very honorable opinion with unanimous congratulations').

He has advised on youth mayoral studies (2019) and participates in surveys like the European Values Study and Trajectories and Origins survey. His work bridges sociology, political science, and migration studies.