Saskia Sassen

Saskia Sassen is the Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology and Co-Chairs The Committee on Global Thought, Columbia University. Her recent books are Territory, Authority, Rights: From Medieval to Global Assemblages (Princeton University Press 2008), A Sociology of Globalization(W.W.Norton 2007), and the 4th fully updated edition of Cities in a World Economy (Sage 2011). The Global City came out in a new fully updated edition in 2001.  Her books are translated into twenty-one languages. She is currently working on When Territory Exits Existing Frameworks (Under contract with Harvard University Press). She contributes regularly to OpenDemocracy and The Huffington Post.

Research Interests

Asylum Seekers
Built Environment
Community Development
Environmental Health
Global Migration Trends
Housing
Immigration Policy
International Migration
Refugees
Urban Equity

Datasets

Eurostat Data
NYC Survey Data (e.g. Community Health Survey, Housing and Vacancy Survey)
Poverty Tracker Data