Geographies of peace in the wake of non-war violence in the city: Agir pour la Paix in a marginalised neighbourhood in France

Dijkema, Claske; Djontu, Herrick Mouafo (2023). Geographies of peace in the wake of non-war violence in the city: Agir pour la Paix in a marginalised neighbourhood in France Peacebuilding, 11(4), pp. 463-481. Taylor & Francis 10.1080/21647259.2023.2236412

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Research on violently contested cities has focused on cities in the global South and on civil war contexts. This article makes the case for broadening this empirical scope to cities in non-war contexts, which are considered ‘at peace’ but where politicians regularly declare war on e.g. drugs and terrorism. Experiences of violence, such as riots, youth violence and the aftermaths of terrorist attacks in a marginalised social housing neighbourhood in Grenoble (France) serve as the empirical grounding of this argument. Participatory action research with different collectives in this neighbourhood shows that community initiatives were able to have a positive impact on the destructive consequences of different forms of paroxysmal violence. These collectives initiated action in the aftermath of paroxysmal violence. One of them placed peace at the heart of its approach. By weaving everyday relationships its members could repair the social tissue that violence had destroyed.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	School of Social Work > Institute for Social and Cultural Diversity School of Social Work
Name:	Dijkema, Claske0000-0001-7967-2691 and Djontu, Herrick Mouafo
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General) H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) J Political Science > JA Political science (General)
ISSN:	2164-7267
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Funders:	Organisations 894389 not found.
Projects:	[UNSPECIFIED] URPEACE
Language:	English
Submitter:	Claske Dijkema
Date Deposited:	11 Oct 2023 14:16
Last Modified:	24 Dec 2023 01:37
Publisher DOI:	10.1080/21647259.2023.2236412
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Peace; urban violence; terrorism; citizenship; anti-Muslim racism; healing
ARBOR DOI:	10.24451/arbor.20129
URI:	https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/20129