Jeunes des quartiers

What does it mean to be young in a working-class neighborhood? What social, urban and family experiences does it entail, and what visions of one’s place in society and in the local area does it conjure up? These are the questions that guided the participatory research conducted in ten towns and neighborhoods across the Paris region. Our aim: not to let others do the talking, but to choose our own words, the words we need to debate them. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at the research.