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Reimagining the French Banlieues: A Nexus of Encounter and Vernacular Cosmopolitanism

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Abstract

This article seeks to demonstrate that French banlieues are not ethnic and religious ghettos in the need of being reclaimed by the Republic, but rather places where what I have elsewhere described as ‘vernacular cosmopolitanism’ has come the closest to be implemented. It explores how and why a series of promising encounters between the Republic and its ethnically mixed, multicultural citizens inhabiting the urban periphery have ultimately failed to realise the Republican ideal of vivre-ensemble (living together) between citizens from diverse social and ethno-cultural backgrounds.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationUrban Discourses of Crisis, Resilience, and Resistance
Subtitle of host publicationCities Under Stress
EditorsEric Prieto, Liam Lanigan
Place of PublicationLondon, U. K.
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
Pages325-352
Edition1
ISBN (Electronic)9783031868979
ISBN (Print)9783031868962, 9783031868993
Publication statusPublished - 24 May 2025

Publication series

Name Literary Urban Studies
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan Cham
ISSN (Print)2523-7888
ISSN (Electronic)2523-7896

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