Saskia Sassen is the Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology and Co-Chair, The Committee on Global Thought, Columbia University (www.saskiasassen.com). Her recent books are Territory, Authority, Rights: From Medieval to Global Assemblages ( Princeton University Press 2008), A Sociology of Globalization (W.W.Norton 2007), and the 4th fully updated edition of Cities in a World Economy (Sage 2012). Among older books is The Global City (Princeton University Press 1991/2001). Her books are translated into over 20 languages. Her forthcoming book is Expulsions: Brutality and Complexity in the Global Economy (Harvard University Press 2014). She has received diverse awards, from multiple doctor honoris causa to being chosen as one of the Top 100 Global Thinkers by Foreign Policy and receiving the 2013 winner of the Principe de Asturias Prize for the Social Sciences. SHORTSaskia Sassen is the Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology and Co-Chair, The Committee on Global Thought, Columbia University (www.saskiasassen.com). She is the author of several books. Her forthcoming book is Expulsions: Brutality and Complexity in the Global Economy (Harvard University Press 2014). She has received diverse awards, from multiple doctor honoris causa to being chosen as one of the Top 100 Global Thinkers by Foreign Policy and receiving the 2013 winner of the Principe de Asturias Prize for the Social Sciences.BylineSaskia Sassen is Professor, Columbia University and co-chairs its Committee on Global Thought (www.saskiasassen.com). Her forthcoming book is Expulsions: Brutality and Complexity in the Global Economy (Harvard University Press 2014). She has received multiple honors, most recently the 2013 Principe de Asturias Prize for the Social Sciences.-----------------EXPULSIONSBrutality and Complexity in the Global Economy SASKIA SASSEN Harvard University Press (Belknap) http://saskiasassen.com/images/expulsions-cover.jpghttp://saskiasassen.com/PDFs/expulsions-brutality-and-complexity.pdf-----------------Many articles and interviews on www.saskiasassen.comSample Interviews:"Se ha roto el ciclo, porque el salario del trabajador ya no permite mantener el consume", interview by Anatxu Zabalbeascoa, El País, January 2012.http://vimeo.com/36148271"The Global Street or the Democracy of the Powerless", Kultura Iberalna, February 2012.http://kulturaliberalna.pl/2012/02/20/the-global-street-or-the-democracy-of-the-powerless/"AD Interviews: Saskia Sassen", Arch Daily, August 22, 2013.http://www.archdaily.com/418484/ad-interviews-saskia-sassen/"A strong financial centre contributes to inequality", Live Mint & The Wall Street Journal, January 29, 2013.http://www.livemint.com/Specials/pHagXhGMg3sD1gpQIf1fXK/A-strong-financial-centre-contributes-to-inequality.html"Why the middle class is revolting", The Hindu, January 22, 2013.http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/why-the-middle-class-is-revolting/article4299097.ece"Saskia Sassen: geographer?", Globe - Planet Earth blog, 2012.http://www.franceculture.fr/blog-globe-2012-05-23-saskia-sassen-geographe