Thomas Lamarche

Thomas Lamarche is a University Professor at Paris Cité University and Director of the LADYSS research laboratory (2019-2024). Affiliated with CNU Section 05 (Economics), he serves as Vice-president of the French Association for Political Economy (AFEP) and former Editor-in-Chief of the Revue de la régulation. Capitalisme, Institutions, Pouvoirs.

His research centers on institutional political economy through mesoeconomic analysis, focusing on sectoral/territorial regulations, corporate social responsibility, and sustainable development frameworks. He investigates Social and Solidarity Economy (ESS) dynamics, cooperative movements, and institutional responses to ecological transition across national/European contexts, local authorities, and the Saclay Plateau Cluster. His work bridges theoretical political economy with practical cooperative models.

Lamarche leads major research initiatives including 'Fabriquer l'égalité' (gender equality in cooperatives with DIRECCTE) and 'Formes de travail et de coopération' (democratic experiments for ecological transition with Coopaname and GIS Démocratie Participation). His current projects span comparative ESS development in France/Argentina, anthropocene land policies, and cooperative resistance to crisis through the Manufacture coopérative network.

As scientific administrator, he co-founded the Manufacture coopérative, chairs RIODD's steering committee (International Network on Organizations and Sustainable Development), and served on CNU Section 05 Rank A (2016-2019). His teaching portfolio includes Social Economy at L3 level, Master's courses on ESS/territories and service economy, and Regulation Theory at Paris Nanterre University/EHESS.