The Making of the Banlieue

Luuk Slooter is Assistant Professor in Conflict Studies at the History Department and the Centre for Global Challenges at Utrecht University, the Netherlands. In December 2015 he completed his PhD at Utrecht University and l'École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris. Until 2017, he was Assistant Professor at the Centre for International Conflict Analysis and Management (Radboud University, Nijmegen), where he taught courses on terrorism, urban violence, and security policies.

1. Introduction.- 2. The Making of the Suburban Crisis by State Actors.- 3. Ethnographic Research: Discovery of the 'Field'.- 4. The Internal Place-Making Process.- 5. Social Identification Strategies and the Dynamics of 'Us' and 'Them'.- 6. Manifestations and Interpretations of Violence.- 7. Conclusion.

"Luuk Slooter's book a rich ethnography. This is a must-read for anyone interested in the question of urban inequality in France, violence in the banlieues and more generally the complex relationship between 'the state' and its citizens. ... Slooter's book is an important contribution to academic scholarship as it illustrates how the banlieue is governed both externally by the state and internally by its inhabitants." (Simone van de Wetering, Urban Studies, Vol. 59 (13), 2022)

“Luuk Slooter’s book a rich ethnography. This is a must-read for anyone interested in the question of urban inequality in France, violence in the banlieues and more generally the complex relationship between ‘the state’ and its citizens. … Slooter’s book is an important contribution to academic scholarship as it illustrates how the banlieue is governed both externally by the state and internally by its inhabitants.” (Simone van de Wetering, Urban Studies, Vol. 59 (13), 2022)