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To cite this article: Joël Idt,  « Should We Compare the Processes of Urbanization in Paris, London, and  Shanghai, or Paris, Marseille, and Vesoul? Strategies of Comparison in  Urban Research », DCUN (Diffuse Cities &#38; Urbanization Network) Methodological Note, April 2019. URL: https://dcun.hypotheses.org/1492Accédez à la note : DCUN Methodological NoAbstract: People  who do research on cities and urbanism spend their time making  comparisons, just like their colleagues in other social science fields.  Depending on the specific subjects of their research, they compare towns  and cities, urban mobility and consumption, and urban projects. The  question as to what is or is not comparable regularly comes up.