Social Integration and Exclusion in France: Some Introductory Remarks from a Social Transaction Perspective

Blanc, Maurice

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“…13 This does not mean that, in France, scholars working on social policy issues never feel obliged to refer to what has become an unavoidable policy (and political) issue in France (Blanc, 1998). 14 The concept of 'recommodification' is borrowed from Gilbert (2002).…”

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“…This issue has also gained much ground at the European Union level (Silver and Miller, 2003). Yet social exclusion is a contentious issue and scholars have debated the usefulness of this concept (eg Blanc, 1998). 1 Because the concept of social exclusion first emerged in France and has long been a major policy issue there, it is appropriate to use France as the starting point for an inquiry into the meaning of that concept (eg Silver, 1994).…”

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The social exclusion discourse: ideas and policy change

Béland¹

2007

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EnglishThis article explores the political discourse of social exclusion and its potential impact on social policy. The analysis suggests that in France, Britain, and the European Union at large, the growing political focus on social exclusion has helped to shift policy attention away from other forms of inequality, including income inequality. This logic and the reforms enacted in the name of social inclusion are compatible with moderate forms of economic liberalism distinct from Thatcherite neoliberalism. Theoretically, the article draws on the social science literature on the role of ideas to stress the possible consequences of the social exclusion discourse. FrançaisCet article étudie le discours politique de l'exclusion sociale et son impact potentiel sur la protection sociale. L'analyse suggère qu'en France, en Grande Bretagne et dans l'Union européenne en général, l'accent politique grandissant sur l'exclusion sociale a contribué à éloigner l'attention politique d'autres formes d'inégalité, y compris les inégalités de revenus. Cette logique et les réformes adoptées au nom de l'exclusion sociale sont compatibles avec des formes de libéralisme économique différentes du néolibéralisme thatchérien. Théoriquement, l'article s'appuie sur les travaux de science sociale traitant du rôle des idées pour mettre l'accent sur les conséquences possibles du discours sur l'exclusion sociale. EspañolEste artículo explora el discurso político de exclusión social y su impacto potencial en la política social. El análisis sugiere que en Francia, Gran Bretaña y la extensa Unión Europea, el creciente foco político en exclusión social ha ayudado a cambiar la atención política lejos de otras formas de desigualdad, incluyendo ingresos desiguales. Esta lógica y las reformas promulgadas en nombre de inclusión social son compatibles con formas moderadas de liberalismo económico distinto del neoliberalismo Thatcherite. En teoría, el artículo se basa en los estudios de ciencias sociales en cuanto al papel de ideas para enfatizar las posibles consecuencias del discurso de exclusión social. 124Daniel Béland

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The social exclusion discourse: ideas and policy change

Béland¹

2007

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“…It is still open to debate as to what, more exactly, this participation is or should and in what we might be participating. However, this strand (and indeed the search for alternative vocabulary and concepts to capture this element) has been identified as one possible feature distinguishing the very idea of social inclusion (Blanc, 1998).…”

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Social exclusion and information and communication technologies: Lessons from studies of single parents and the young elderly

Haddon¹

2000

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“…iii There have been heated debates amongst French social scientists of the term social exclusion as a non-scientific and ideological notion (Blanc, 1998), and alternative concepts have been offered in France such as disaffiliation (Castel, 1995). iv Cité has taken on a special meaning and refers to 'problem' social housing estates, often with minority ethnic communities.…”

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“…In the 1980s, the residents of these estates experienced lower than average incomes, higher than average rates of minor crime and poor quality housing. Social exclusion is seen as a dynamic process of being shut out, fully or partially, from any social, economic, political and cultural system which determines the social integration of a person in society (Blanc, 1998;Sackmann et al;Morrow, 2001). Social exclusion rapidly became a popular political rhetoric in France iii and across Europe, and was incorporated into the European Union's (EU)…”

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Spatial peripheries, social peripheries: reflections on the “suburbs” of Paris

Villette

Hardill

2007

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

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In this paper we seek to contribute to debates on disadvantage and social exclusion by examining the evolution of the concept of 'periphery', with specific reference to Paris. We draw on research undertaken on the 'suburbs' Paris in order to highlight some of the socio-spatial dimensions of social exclusion. The notion of periphery has evolved from being a purely spatial concept, to a functional concept, and during the crises of the 1980s it became a key social concept in France. Today, it is the absence of employment, or common values which characterises those who make up a social periphery. It is the unwaged, or the poor (in waged work or retirees), and immigrants, who live in the Parisian socio-suburban periphery.

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Social Integration and Exclusion in France: Some Introductory Remarks from a Social Transaction Perspective

Cited by 27 publications

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The social exclusion discourse: ideas and policy change

The social exclusion discourse: ideas and policy change

Social exclusion and information and communication technologies: Lessons from studies of single parents and the young elderly

Spatial peripheries, social peripheries: reflections on the “suburbs” of Paris

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