Rate My Professor Sebastien Darchen

Darchen has an extensive publication record, including 41 journal articles, many in leading outlets such as Urban Studies, Cities, and European Planning Studies; 24 book chapters; three edited books with Palgrave Macmillan and Routledge on urban sustainability, electronic music policies, and underground music cultures in Los Angeles; and other outputs like books and conference papers. Notable recent works include the edited volume Underground Music Cultures and Music-Making in Los Angeles: Imaginary Cities (2025), the monograph The Gun Club: L’épopée Musicale de Jeffrey Lee Pierce (2024), and articles such as Spatial Impacts of Melbourne's ‘Agent of Change’ Principle and Brisbane's ‘Designated Entertainment Precinct’ Policy (City, Culture and Society, 2025) and Emergence and Fall of the Hollywood Punk Scene in Los Angeles (City, Culture and Society, 2025). He has secured research funding, including from the ARC Training Centre for Climate-Resilient Water (2025-2030) and a UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund (2011-2012). Darchen supervises PhD and MPhil students, teaches planning courses, and recently joined the editorial board of City, Culture and Society as Associate Editor.