Trends in Urban Sociology in French-speaking countries from 1945 to 1980

The French Urban Sociology is divided between people interested on appropriation of space and other interested in the production. In this orientation till year 1970 — Marxist theory had a strong influence. After that, the research was more orientated to collective negociation between social actor, with a preoccupation to define the real power of different level of political decision. The state is financing most of the research. This institutional situation explains also the research orientation.