Stigma and Exclusion in French Urban Peripheries
Abstract
The urban periphery of Paris has become stigmatized as a dangerous, undesirable area largely because it has become the home of many immigrants from former colonies and the global periphery. The chapter discusses the case of the French banlieues as an example of the processes of exclusion of newcomers of color in Europe, and how the banlieue differs from ideas about historical and contemporary “ghettos.”
Fields of Study & Subjects
Urban
Neighborhood
and Segregation Studies
Migration
Refugees
and Integration
Urban and sociocultural dynamics
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Routledge eBooks
- Pages
- 73–85
- Publication date
- 10 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter