Louis Chauvel (born 2 November 1967) is a French sociologist, full professor at

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, PhD Université de Lille (1997), Habilitation

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(2003). He is specialized in social generations, in the analysis of social structures, in cohort and

generational change A generation gap or generational gap is a difference of opinions between one generation and another regarding beliefs, politics, or values. In today's usage, ''generation gap'' often refers to a perceived gap between younger people and their paren ...

. Chauvel received some international media attention as an expert following the spring 2006

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protests in France, which underlined the ''déclassement'' (downward

social mobility Social mobility is the movement of individuals, families, households or other categories of people within or between social strata in a society. It is a change in social status relative to one's current social location within a given society ...

) of the young generations in France. His analyses on the declining leadership of the "new" (post-1968) middle classes on the French political system explain the 2007 success of

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. He develops a comparative theory of Welfare regime sustainability based on the age-period-cohort impact of economic stresses on social generations: Southern European countries, including France, prefer the development of seniority rights to the integration of the new generations. A "policy of generation" would be able to restore the long-term balance between age groups. He has published seventy scientific papers on

social change Social change is the alteration of the social order of a society which may include changes in social institutions, social behaviours or social relations. Definition Social change may not refer to the notion of social progress or sociocult ...

social inequalities Social inequality occurs when resources in a given society are distributed unevenly, typically through norms of allocation, that engender specific patterns along lines of socially defined categories of persons. It posses and creates gender c ...

middle class The middle class refers to a class of people in the middle of a social hierarchy, often defined by occupation, income, education, or social status. The term has historically been associated with modernity, capitalism and political debate. Commo ...

and

suicide Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Mental disorders (including depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, personality disorders, anxiety disorders), physical disorders (such as chronic fatigue syndrome), and s ...

, he is also a proponent of

public sociology Public sociology is a subfield of the wider sociological discipline that emphasizes expanding the disciplinary boundaries of sociology in order to engage with non-academic audiences. It is perhaps best understood as a ''style'' of sociology rath ...

. Member of the Institut universitaire de France, he is also member of the executive committee of the French Association Française de Sociologie and of the

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, and had been the General Secretary of the European Sociological Association (2004–2006).

Publications

* ''Le Destin des générations. Structure sociale et cohortes en France au XXe siècle'',

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, Paris, 1998, * ''Les Classes moyennes à la dérive'', Seuil, Paris,

External links

Louis Chauvel, sociologue
his personal site (French) {{DEFAULTSORT:Chauvel, Louis French sociologists Living people Lille University of Science and Technology alumni French male writers 1967 births