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Book SynopsisThis book explores disrupted youth cohesion in France within the context of multiple ongoing global economic, migratory, social, political, and security-related crises. While these trends can be observed in numerous Western societies, France provides a unique case study of various anti-cosmopolitan and anti-Enlightenment movements shaping youth conditions and reconfiguring relationships between the individual, the group, and society. The authors undertook in-depth interviews with French young people between the ages of 18 to 30 years old to inquire into how they experience "vivre ensemble" (living together) in a time of rising economic inequalities and multicultural tensions. Through these findings, they invite decision-makers, politicians, educators, and parents to propose a renewed narrative of social cohesion for youth who are not disillusioned, but deeply on edge.
Table of Contents1 Introduction: Does a Globalized Society Produce a Youth on Edge?.
1 Toward a New Narrative.
2 Youth at the Intersection of Global Crises.
3 Open to the World, but Rooted in National Experience.
4 How to Live Together.
5 Voicing Tensions.
6 A Survey Conducted in Two Phases.
7 Conclusion.
Bibliography.
Part I Living Together in a Time of Global Crisis.
2 A Time of Uncertainty.
1 Terrorism and Demands for Increased Security.
2 Immigration and Identity.
3 Economic Ultraliberalism and Widening Inequalities.
4 Anti-liberal Practices and the Decline of the National Community.
5 The Crisis of Multilateralism and the Rise of Nationalism and Populism.
6 Conclusion.
Bibliography.
3 A Time of Fragmentation.
1 Globalization and the Pitfalls of Academic Meritocracy.
2 Globalization and the Losers of Integration in the Workplace.
3 Globalization and Immigration.
4 Globalization and the Recognition of Multiculturalism.
5 Globalization and Challenges to the Principle of Solidarity.
6 Globalization and Setbacks to a Shared Political Vision.
7 Conclusion.
Bibliography.
4 A Time of Tension.
1 Wanderlust and National Sentiment.
2 Inequalities at Work and Demands for Social Protection.
3 Fluctuations in Openness on Immigration and the Multicultural Society.
4 Intolerance with Regard to Inequalities and Injustices.
5 Apathy and Political Engagement.
6 Conclusion.
Bibliography.
Part II Living Together in a Changing Society.
5 Freedom at the Risk of Decadence.
1 The Progressives: More Civil Rights for All.
2 Caught in the Middle: Adapting Norms to Reality.
3 The Conservatives: The Price of Change and the Limits of Individual Autonomy.
4 Conclusion.
Bibliography.
6 Inequality at the Risk of Ultraliberalism.
1 An Unequal France.
2 Greater Demand for State Intervention.
3 Letting Economic Forces Operate Freely.
4 Conclusion.
Bibliography.
7 Democracy at the Risk of Populism.
1 Tired of Being Democrats.
2 Tired of Democracy.
3 Reinventing Politics.
4 Conclusion.
Bibliography.
Part III Living Together in a Plural Society.
8 Homo nationalis and the Nation’s Singularity.
1 The Spirit of Homo nationalis.
2 Those Left Behind by Globalization.
3 Those Worried About Downward Social Mobility.
4 The Executives or Ideologists of Nationalism.
5 Converts to the Nation.
6 Conclusion.
Bibliography.
9 Homo civicus and the Republican Canopy.
1 The Spirit of Homo civicus.
2 Between the Republic and the Nation.
3 The Republic as a Driver of Integration.
4 The Republic as a Path Toward Integration.
5 Conclusion.
Bibliography.
10 Homo culturalis and Cultural Diversity.
1 The Spirit of Homo culturalis.
2 Multiculturalism in Praise of Multiple Identities.
3 Multiculturalism Used to Counter the Failures of the French Republic.
4 Communitarian Multiculturalism.
5 Conclusion.
Bibliography.
11 Homo pontifex and Universal Humanity.
1 The Spirit of Homo pontifex.
2 Indifference to Difference.
3 Ecumenism and Rootedness.
4 Cosmopolitanism as Emancipation.
5 Conclusion.
Bibliography.
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