Marco Cremaschi

Marco Cremaschi is a Professor at the Centre for European Studies and Comparative Politics (CEE) within the School of Public Affairs at Sciences Po. He leads the Urban Planning Cycle and teaches at the École Urbaine de Sciences Po, contributing significantly to urban sociology and policy research. His work spans comparative urban studies, migration, and EU urban governance.

His research interests focus on large urban projects in comparative perspective, urban agenda and European Union, migrants and metropolises, and urban policies in times of crisis. He has led major research initiatives and has published over 140 articles and a dozen books, often bridging academic and public discourse through journals like Urbanisme and Planum.

His recent publications reveal a strong interdisciplinary trend, combining urban sociology with migration studies, digital governance, and symbolic analysis of post-crisis societies. Themes include refugee integration, placemaking, urban informality, and the spatial impacts of digital transformation. His work often adopts a comparative, policy-relevant lens across European and global cities.

• Fulbright Professor
• Marie Curie Fellow
• CNRS Fellow
• Visiting Scholar at Politecnico di Milano, Bauhaus-Weimar, Cornell, IDS Kolkata, UNSAM Buenos Aires

Cremaschi has supervised numerous research projects and PhD candidates, and currently leads the Horizon Europe project ReHousIn (2024–2027) on reducing housing inequalities in the green and digital transition. He has also directed international workshops on transitional urbanism in cities like Lampedusa, Buenos Aires, and Berlin.

He is associated with several research labs and teams, including the Centre for European Studies and Comparative Politics and the École Urbaine de Sciences Po, where he contributes to shaping urban planning education and policy innovation.