Saskia Sassen

Saskia Sassen is the Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology at Columbia University and a Member of its Committee on Global Thought, which she chaired till 2015.

Essays

Ten Years Later: The Pursuit of National Security Is Now the Source of Urban Insecurity

Saskia Sassen | September 5, 2011

The Bits of a New Immigration Reality: A Bad Fit with Current Policy

Saskia Sassen and Items Admin | July 28, 2006

Governance Hotspots: Challenges We Must Confront in the Post-September 11 World

Saskia Sassen | November 1, 2001

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Saskia Sassen

Ten Years Later: The Pursuit of National Security Is Now the Source of Urban Insecurity

The Bits of a New Immigration Reality: A Bad Fit with Current Policy

Governance Hotspots: Challenges We Must Confront in the Post-September 11 World

Mobilizing social science for the public good.

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