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Citation |
Loch D. J. Ethn. Migr. Stud. 2009; 35(5): 791-814. |
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(Copyright © 2009, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group) |
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Abstract |
In contrast to the riots in the French banlieues in Autumn 2005, Germany has not reached the point of such social conflicts with an ethnic background. To explain this difference, this article compares the situation of marginalised youth of North African origin in France with its counterpart of Turkish origin in Germany. As a central explanatory factor for unrest that does or does not take the form of violent protest, the foremost hypothesis is that the experience of frustration that results from the discrepancy between the expectation of recognition and social reality is stronger in the case of France than of Germany. As a follow-up to this hypothesis, the article investigates, firstly, the corresponding processes of exclusion and integration of these young people. Secondly, the consequences of urban policy on the situation of young people in each case are examined against the background of the different models of integration. Finally, the article considers the differences in political mobilisation and how conflicts are played out. |