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Space Matters — Marginalization and Its Places

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  • JENS S. DANGSCHAT

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Analysing the social situation of hyperghettos in Chicago and the banlieues in Paris, Loïc Wacquant goes far beyond the empirical comparison by detecting the underlying logics of social polarization. Thus, he contends that each society produces its own social inequalities through its respective power relations and that place matters for social exclusion processes. This fact, however, should not be analysed simply by structural factors. Therefore, a theory of space is needed by which it is possible to explain the inner logics of socio‐spatial exclusion. Following the theory of the self‐recruiting of the upper classes by Pierre Bourdieu (the structure–habitus–practise reproduction formula) this theory has to connect the macro level (market economy, neoliberal regulation, the production of images, goals and attitudes towards social justice, etc.) which explains the logics of regulation and class composition, the meso level (territories and places with their own logics, social structures and social relations in networks — bridging or bonding) and the micro level (with its subjective constructions of realities and everyday behaviour). The commentary concludes with the question why critical books like Urban Outcasts are so rare and argues that the ‘economy of awareness’ is negatively impacting on the scientific community. Résumé Dans Urban Outcasts (Parias urbains), analyser la situation sociale des hyperghettos de Chicago et des ‘banlieues’ de Paris conduit Loïc Wacquant au‐delà de la comparaison empirique en détectant la logique sous‐jacente de la polarisation sociale. En conséquence, il affirme que chaque société produit ses propres inégalités sociales au travers des relations de pouvoir en place, et que le lieu joue un rôle dans les processus d'exclusion sociale. Néanmoins, ce fait ne devrait pas être analysé uniquement selon des facteurs structuraux. Il faut donc une théorie de l'espace permettant d'expliquer la logique interne de l'exclusion socio‐spatiale. Partant de la théorie de Pierre Bourdieu sur l'auto‐recrutement des classes supérieures (formule de reproduction: structure, habitus, pratique), cette théorie doit relier trois niveaux: le niveau macro (économie de marché, régulation néolibérale, production d'images, objectifs et attitudes en faveur de la justice sociale, etc.) qui explique la logique de la régulation et de la composition des classes; le niveau méso (territoires et lieux ayant chacun leur logique, leurs structures sociales et leurs réseaux de relations sociales, qu'ils soient bonding ou bridging); le niveau micro (avec ses interprétations subjectives des réalités et du comportement au quotidien). En conclusion, le commentaire se demande pourquoi les livres critiques comme Urban Outcasts sont aussi rares et préconise que ‘l'économie de l'attention’ a un impact négatif sur la communauté scientifique.

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  • Jens S. Dangschat, 2009. "Space Matters — Marginalization and Its Places," International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 33(3), pages 835-840, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:ijurrs:v:33:y:2009:i:3:p:835-840
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2009.00924.x
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