Lionel Arnaud is Professor of Sociology and a researcher at UTOPI (CNRS, UT2J, UT, Sciences Po Toulouse). His work examines cultural movements and urban cultural policy, adopting a comparative approach that spans France and other international contexts. He is the author of several books, including Agir par la culture: Acteurs, enjeux et mutations des mouvements culturels (Éditions de l’Attribut, 2018) and La politique des tambours: Cultures populaires et contestations postcoloniales en Martinique (Karthala/Sciences Po Aix, 2021).