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Marc Pradel Miquel

  • marcpradel@ub.edu
  • Department of Sociology
  • Associate professor
  • Diagonal, 690, Torre 4 office 4104
  • +34 93 402 09 88
  • Personal website

Research interests:

Urban governance, Citizenship, Social inequalities, Social innovation

Marc Pradel holds a PhD in Sociology and is specialised in governance, with focus on social inequalities and citizenship in cities and regions. Between 2006 and 2010 he has been involved in different European research projects dealing with these questions. Since 2009 he is assistant professor in the department of sociology of the University of Barcelona, where he has taught subjects linked to migration, social structure, social innovation, urban sociology and governance. He is currently secretary of the Research Committee of Urban and Regional Development of the International Sociological Association (RC21) for the period 2018-2022.

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Publications

  • Huete, M., Merinero, R., and Pradel-Miquel, M. (2024) Urban agendas around the world: A case of policy transfer? An analysis proposal. Journal of Urban Affairs. Article. External link.
  • Pradel, M. (2024) Gobernanza urbana y crisis ecológica: narrativas y conflictos entorno al futuro sostenible de las ciudades. Revista Española de Sociología. Article. External link.
  • Cano-Hila, A; Pradel-Miquel, M. García (2022) Citizenship practices and co-production of local social policies in Southern Europe.. Handbook of Urban Social Policy. International Perspectives on MultilevelGovernance and Local Welfare.. Book chapter. External link.
  • Bródy, L. S., Coppola, A., d’Ovidio, M., & Pradel, M. (2022) Social innovation in Italian cities. A Southern European perspective. TERRITORIO, 2021/99, 53–55. . Article. External link.
  • Pradel-Miquel, M.; Cano-Hila, A.; García, M. (2020) Social Innovation and Urban Governance Citizenship, Civil Society and Social Movements. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. Book. External link.
  • Pradel-Miquel, M. (2020) Analysing the role of citizens in urban regeneration: Bottom-linked initiatives in Barcelona. Urban Research & Practice, DOI: 10.1080/17535069.2020.1737725. Article. External link.
  • Pradel-Miquel, M. (2019) ‘Urban Revolution’. in A. M. Orum, (editor in chief), D. R. Judd, M. García Cabeza, P. Choon-Piew and B. Roberts (Eds.), The Wiley-Blackwell encyclopedia of urban and regional studies, Hoboken: Wiley-Blackwell,. Article.
  • Garcia, M. and M. Pradel Miquel (2019) ‘Bottom-linked approach to social innovation governance’. In P. Van den Broeck, A. Mehmood, A. Paidakaki and C. Parra (Eds.), Social innovation as political transformation. Thoughts for a better world, Cheltenham, UK; Northhampton, MA: Edward Elgar, (pp. 107-109). Book chapter.
  • García, M. and M. Pradel Miquel (2019) Innovació social : diferents respostes de la ciutadania organitzada. Barcelona Metròpolis (112), 38-43. Article.
  • Cano,A.; Pradel-Miquel, M. (2018) Barcelona: ¿Hacia nuevas formas de institucionalización?. in El momento de la ciudadanía: Innovación social y gobernanza urbana Madrid: La Catarata pp.101-122. Book Chapter.
  • Eizaguirre, S.; Pradel-Miquel, M.; García, M. (2018) Citizenship practices and democratic governance: ‘Barcelona en Comú’ as an urban citizenship confluence promoting a new policy agenda. in A. Zavos, P. Koutrolikou & D. Siatisa Changing Landscapes of Urban Citizenship, Routledge pp.47-61. Book Chapter.
  • Pradel Miquel, M.; Climent, V. (2018) Transformaciones del modelo de gestión del espacio público de Barcelona. Ciudad y Territorio vol.L, num.196 p.235-248. Article. External link.
  • Pradel Miquel, M.; García, Marisol (2018) El momento de la ciudadanía: innovación social y gobernanza urbana. Madrid: La Catarata. Book.
  • Díaz-Orueta, F., Lourés, M-L, y Marc Pradel-Miquel (2018) ‘Transformando los modelos de crecimiento y cohesión: cambios en la gobernanza de Barcelona y Madrid. Revista EURE Revista de estudios urbano regionales, Vol. 44 Issue 131. Article.
  • Pareja-Eastaway, M.; Pradel-Miquel, M. (2017) Multiple endeavours towards new patterns of economic growth: the case of Creative and knowledge industries in Spain. in Chapain C., Stryjakiewicz T. (eds) Creative Industries in Europe. Springer, Cham pp.131-149. Book Chapter.
  • Cano, A.,  Pradel, M., and García, M. (2017) Barcelona: Policies for social cohesion in the context of urban competitiveness. in Cucca, R. and C. Ranci Unequal Cities: The challenges of post-industrial transition in times of austerity. pp. 115-137 London: Routledge. Book chapter.
  • Eizaguirre, S.; Pradel-Miquel, M.; García, M. (2017) Citizenship practices and democratic governance: ‘ Barcelona en Comú ’ as an urban citizenship confluence promoting a new policy agenda. Citizenship Studies vol. 21 num. 4 pp. 425.439. Article.
  • Pradel Miquel, M. (2017) Kiezkulturnetz vs. Kreativequartier: Social innovation and economic development in two neighbourhoods of Berlin. City Culture and Society vol.8 p.13-19. Article.
  • Pradel Miuqel, M. (2017) Crisis, (re-) informalisation process and protest: the case of Barcelona. Current Sociology vol. 65 n.2 pp. 209-21. Article.
  • Pradel Miquel, M. (2016) Catalunya, Xarxa de ciutats: el municipalisme de Pasqual Maragall i el seu impacte en la governança de Catalunya. Barcelona: Fundació Catalunya Europa. Book.
  • Pradel-Miquel, M. (2015) Making polycentrism: Governance innovation in small and mediumsized cities in the West Midlands and Barcelona metropolitan regions. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy vol,.33 num. 6 pp.1753-68.. Article.
  • Pradel-Miquel, M. (2015) Policentrismo y gobernanza metropolitana: los casos de la región metropolitana de Barcelona y la conurbación de West Midlands. Revista de Estudios Regionales nim. 104 pp. 151-179. Article.
  • García, M.; Eizaguirre, S.; Pradel-Miquel, M. (2015) Social innovation and creativity in cities: A socially inclusive governance approach in two peripheral spaces of Barcelona. City Culture and Society vol. 6 num. 4 pp. 93-100. Article. External link.
  • Pareja-Eastaway, M.; Pradel-Miquel, M. (2014) Towards the Creative and Knowledge Economies: Analysing Diverse Pathways in Spanish Cities. European Planning Studies. Vol. 23 num. 12 pp. 2404-2422. Article.
  • Pradel-Miquel, M; Paalzow A., and Martin-Brelot, H. (2013) Policies for Small and Large Cities. In Place-making and Policies for Competitive Cities, edited by Sako Musterd and Zoltán Kovács. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. pp.173-189. Book Chapter.
  • Brown, J.,Redmond D., and M. Pradel-Miquel (2013) Capitalising on Position. in Place-making and Policies for Competitive Cities. Edited by Sako Musterd and Zoltán Kovács. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell pp. 59-76. Book Chapter.
  • Pradel, M.; Eizaguirre, S. García, M. (2013) Theorizing multi-level governance in social innovation dynamics. in The International Handbook On Social Innovation. Collective Action, Social Learning and Transdisciplinary Research. Edited by Frank Moulaert. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. pp. 155-168. Book Chapter.
  • d'Ovidio, M.; Pradel-Miquel, M. (2012) Social innovation and institutionalisation in the cognitive–cultural economy: Two contrasting experiences from Southern Europe. Cities, vol. 33 pp. 69-75. Article.
  • Martí-Costa, M.; Pradel-Miquel, M. (2012) The Knowledge City Against Urban Creativity? Artists’ Workshops and Urban Regeneration in Barcelona. European Urban and Regional Studies 19 (1): 92-108. Article.
  • Eizaguirre, S.; Pradel-Miquel, M.; Terrones, A.; Martinez-Celorrio, X., García, M. (2012) Multilevel Governance and Social Cohesion: Bringing Back Conflict in Citizenship Practices. Urban Studies 49 (9): 1999-2016. Article.
  • Pareja-Eastaway, M.; Pradel-Miquel, M. (2010) New economy , new governance approaches? Fostering creativity and knowledge in the Barcelona. Creative Industries Journal 3 (1): 29-46. Article.
  • Lange, B.; Pradel, M.; Garnizov, B. (2010) New Governance, new geopgraphical scales, new  institutional settings. in Musterd and Murie (eds.) Making competitive cities Blackwell: Oxford. Book chapter.