...du ‘problème des quartiers sensibles,’” online at http://www.lmsi.org. of the riots died. In discussions with my students, they said they were frustrated by the so-called “sociological” explanations they heard in...

...hard data about why these riots broke out at this moment and in a particular place, whether they were organized or spontaneous, why they took the form they took, what...

...slightly larger (2.6 members, vs 2.3)—not very strong evidence of polygamous, multi-children families the total unemployment rate is much higher (25% vs 14%—10% in France) so is the youth unemployment...

...the riots is precisely the complete absence of claim-making by the rioters as well as the non-existence of any kind of organized movement advocating the right to speak for them....

...of upward mobility. The term “social void” expresses the hopelessness of people younger than 20, who represent 40% of the population from Val-Fourré to Mantes-la-Jolie. In those “zones”, foreigners or...

...firmly that Islamic organizations played no role in provoking the riots. On the contrary, it has been widely reported that where Muslim organizations have taken a stance, they have done...