Revisiting Loïc Wacquant's Urban Outcasts
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4382015 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M Pattillo (0000-0003-0717-169X, Northwestern University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 858-864 |
| Publication date | 2009-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Urban and Regional Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0309-1317 • E-ISSN: 1468-2427 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2009.00926.x |
| OpenAlex | W1985264731 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 10 |
Loïc Wacquant's Urban Outcasts compares poor and working-class neighborhoods in Chicago and Paris, and concludes that American racism has combined with advanced capitalism to create hyperghettos, whereas Parisian banlieues are heterogeneous anti-ghettos that are nonetheless destabilized by labor market and political forces that render low-skilled workers simultaneously superfluous and without a state safety net. This review revisits Chicago in the 2000s and argues that Wacquant both overstates the collective revulsion directed at disadvantaged neighborhoods and understates contemporary processes of erasure. It also suggests that using Chicago's marginalized neighborhoods as archetypes masks the diversity of race and class settlements in the US. This review agrees with the importance of uncovering the role of the state in shaping cities, and ultimately highlights areas of convergence and divergence in US and French housing policy as it relates to urban public and social housing.RésuméUrban Outcasts (Parias urbains) de Loïc Wacquant compare les quartiers déshérités et ouvriers de Chicago et de Paris, concluant que le racisme américain s'est conjugué au capitalisme avancé pour créer des hyperghettos, tandis que les 'banlieues' parisiennes constituent des anti-ghettos hétérogènes qui sont néanmoins déstabilisés par les mécanismes du marché du travail et de la politique, lesquels rendent superflus les ouvriers peu qualifiés et les privent du filet de sécurité de l'État. Ce commentaire critique revisite le Chicago des années 2000 et affirme que, d'une part, Wacquant exagère la répugnance collective à l'encontre des quartiers défavorisés et, d'autre part, qu'il minimise les processus contemporains d'effacement. De plus, prendre pour archétypes des quartiers marginalisés de Chicago dissimule la diversité d'implantation des races et des classes aux États-Unis. Convenant qu'il est important de révéler le rôle de l'État dans la conformation des villes, cette critique termine en soulignant les domaines de convergence et de divergence en matière de politique du logement aux États-Unis et en France pour ce qui est du logement public et social dans les villes
Art · Capitalism · Ethnology · Humanities · Political science · Politics · Racism · Sociology · Gender Studies · Homelessness and Social Issues · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Law · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
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| Citations per year | 0,63 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2025 (16) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |