David Madden

David Madden is an academic, researcher and writer who is currently Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Cities Programme at The London School of Economics and Political Science. He works on cities, housing, urban politics, urban design and urban theory, exploring the factors that shape city life and housing systems as well as their potential for change.

As convenor of the City Design and Social Science masters degree at LSE, his teaching and research bridges sociology, geography, urban design, urban planning and other fields. A former resident of New York City, David completed his PhD at Columbia University and has also taught at New York University and Bard College.

David is the author, with the late Peter Marcuse, of In Defense of Housing, a critical analysis of the housing crisis in contemporary cities. He serves on the editorial board of the journal CITY: Analysis of urban change, theory, action. In addition to academic outlets, his work has also appeared in The Guardian, the Washington Post, Jacobin, The Big Issue, and other publications.

A frequent speaker on urbanism, housing, and architecture, David has been interviewed on the radio and television in the UK, Canada, Australia, Spain and elsewhere. His work has been translated into ten languages and he has given lectures to audiences in twelve countries.