The Making of the Banlieue: An Ethnography of Space, Identity and Violence

Acknowledgments     

Chapter 1 Introduction          

The French case: a European exception?       

Reified images of the banlieue and its young inhabitants     

A journey from Paris to the cité, a dialogue between theory and empirical data      

Chapter 2 The Making of the Suburban Crisis by State Actors:

A Journey through the Decades Seen from Paris City Centre           

Governmentality: frames and practices of governance          

Violent events as turning points of founding phases 

The changing governing frames and practices in four phases

Phase 2: 1981 rodéos in Les Minguettes        

Phase 3: 1990 Vaulx-en-Velin/Mas du Taureau         

Phase 4: 2005 Clichy-sous-Bois and beyond 

Chapter 3 Ethnographic Research: Discovery of the 'Field':            

Walking from the RER Station into the Heart of Cité 4000sud          

Exploring ethnography          

Doing ethnography    

Data collection: participant observation, interviews, neighbourhood mapping

The 'zoo': observing and the observee           

Obstacles and golden rules?   

A fly on the wall?      

Chapter 4 The Internal Place-Making Process:          

Claiming Space at the Bottom of the Balzac Building

"A sociological absurdity"     

 "A sociological reality"         

From a fixed definition of the ghetto to a liquid process of place-making   

The internal place-making process: routines in everyday life

Routines of naming and narratives    

Routines of 'trainer'

Conclusion     

Chapter 5 Social Identification Strategies and the Dynamics of 'Us' and 'Them':  

Navigating Life in Front of the Budget DIA-supermarket      

Studying 'jeunes des banlieues/cités' 

Three sets of social identification strategies  

Transforming strategies - Blurring, adding and transvaluing

Associating strategies - Inscribing victimhood and street life          

Navigating strategies 

Conclusion     

Chapter 6 Manifestations and Interpretations of Violence:  

Burning Cars and Dealing Drugs behind Le Mail     

Violence: towards a better grip on a slippery concept

The manifestation and interpretation of violence      

The manifestation of violence

Repertoire 2: Backstage-oriented violence    

The interpretation of violence

Conclusion     

Chapter 7 Conclusion