- Date
- Thursday 6 Dec 2018, 20:00 - 22:00
- Type
- Lecture
- Spoken Language
- English
- Location
Zaal Kriterion | Groothandelsgebouw | Stationsplein 45, Rotterdam
The renowned French sociologist Fabien Truong will give a lecture on the troubled French banlieues and the methods employed to resolve these issues. What can Rotterdam learn from this approach?
The evening is organized by Knowledge Lab Leefbare Wijken. The purpose of the lecture and discussion is to get to know the problems of, and approach in, French disadvantaged neighborhoods: what should we do or strive for in the Netherlands
Professor Truong has been studying French banlieues through ethnographic research for several years. In his lecture, Truong goes into the problems faced by young people in these neighbourhoods, but also what the French authorities do (or attempt to do) to improve the social situation and offer young people more opportunities in French society.
In his book Des capuches et des hommes he writes about life in the banlieues in general, residents’ relationships with their fathers, females, their education, the constant temptation of crime, their hopes and dreams, and their relationship with religion. He also provides a critical view of the divide between the banlieues and Paris’ wealthier inner city.
His new book, Radicalized Loyalties (2018), outlines the experience of living in the banlieues and how being excluded from mainstream French society can lead to radicalization.
Programme – moderator Marcel Ham (editor-in-chief www. Socialevraagstukken.nl)
Lecture | Fabien Truong
Reactions | Mayor Philippe Rio from the suburb of Grigny (near Paris) and Matthijs Uyterlinde, Platform31
About the speakers
Fabien Truong is a lecturer at the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Paris (8). He also teaches in London and is fluent in English.
Philippe Rio emerged as mayor of Grigny and a spokesman for several banlieues. This led to the Grigny Manifesto in which the French government was called upon to tackle the problems in the banlieues.
Matthijs Uyterlinde has undertaken wide research on Dutch disadvantaged neighborhoods and related policies.
*Language: English with French translation
- More information
Marjolein Kooistra, media relations Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences | kooistra@essb.eur.nl | +31 10 408 2135