Dr. Fran Tonkiss

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Biography

Fran Tonkiss is the Martin White Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics and Political Science, where her research and teaching focus on urban economic sociology. Her work investigates urban inequalities, the design and development of urban spaces, and the socio-economic organization of urban environments. She serves on the editorial boards of the British Journal of Sociology and City, Economy, Society. Her key areas of expertise include Urban Sociology, Inequalities, Urban Economies, and Spatial Divisions. Fran's significant publications include 'Cities Design: Social Life Urban Form' (Polity, 2013), 'Space, City, Social Theory' (Polity, 2005), and 'Contemporary Economic Sociology: Globalisation, Production, Inequality' (Routledge, 2006). She co-authored 'Market Society: Markets in Modern Social Theory' (Polity, 2001) with Don Slater and co-edited 'Trust in Civil Society' (Macmillan, 2000) with Andrew Passey. Additionally, Fran is part of the Urban Sociology cluster at LSE and teaches in the MSc City Design Social Science Programme while supervising doctoral students focusing on urban spatial sociology.

Research Interests

Courses

MSc City Design Social Science Programme

Requirements for London School of Economics and Political Science

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Upper second class honours (2:1) degree or equivalent in a relevant social science discipline
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Specialization Notes

Standard English requirement applies to most programs in Geography, Anthropology, Sociology, and Media.