Perceptions of Hochelaga-Maisonneuve Neighborhood in Montreal

A Textual Analysis of Written Medias

Bibliographic Data

ID21828850
AuthorsSylvie Paré (Université du Québec à Montréal), Sandrine Mounier (Université du Québec à Montréal)
Year2021
Volume7
Issue1-2
Pages17-39
Publication date2021-06-07
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCulture and Local Governance (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1911-7469 • E-ISSN: 1911-7469
PublisherUniversity of Ottawa Library (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.18192/clg-cgl.v7i1-2.4848
OpenAlexW3168651794
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited14

A number of authors have documented increased diversification and gentrification in a variety of central city neighborhoods. In Montreal, Hochelaga-Maisonneuve is among those with the highest rates of gentrification in the past few decades, creating new social dynamics and often generating socio-territorial conflicts. What is the significance of social changes for the population of Hochelaga-Maisonneuve? What role does recent immigration play in the mitigation or development of social conflict? In this paper we present the results of the analysis of 1 420 articles taken from the six principal daily newspapers published in Montreal. In our target neighborhood, it would appear that the higher socio-economic status of the newcomers is more disruptive than their ethnocultural background because it is associated with a change in the way people live, shop and interact in public space. The data also reveal disruptive effects on the availability of affordable housing, a feature that means increasing displacement of lower income populations

Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Gentrification · Geography · Immigration · Media studies · Newspaper · Perception · Population · Sociology · Computer Science · Demography · French Urban and Social Studies · Psychology

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