GGP Lecture - Multiculturalism, Conflict and Accommodation

Multiculturalism, Conflict and Accommodation: The Relationships
between Muslims, Jews, and Chinese in Two Parisian Neighborhoods

Abstract: In the last 50 years, France has experienced massive waves of immigrants from countries in Africa and Asia, with 40% of the national total settling in the Paris area. This immigration has been quite influential and has sparked concern among many French nationals.

This presentation will look at how immigration has shaped Paris and created distinct cultural communities. It will also discuss the relationships among Muslim Arabs, West African, Jews and Chinese as some of the main groups reshaping Paris. The focus will be on two distinctive neighborhoods – the Goutte d’Or and Belleville – to document the ethnic landscape, ethnic businesses and ethnic interactions.

Free