Badlands of the Republic

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Badlands of the Republic is written by Mustafa Dikec and published by John Wiley & Sons. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1444399306 (ISBN 10) and 9781444399301 (ISBN 13).

The relationship between space and politics is explored through a study of French urban policy. Drawing upon the political thought of Jacques Rancière, this book proposes a new agenda for analyses of urban policy, and provides the first comprehensive account of French urban policy in English. Essential resource for contextualizing and understanding the revolts occurring in the French 'badland' neighbourhoods in autumn 2005 Challenges overarching generalizations about urban policy and contributes new research data to the wider body of urban policy literature Identifies a strong urban and spatial dimension within the shift towards more nationalistic and authoritarian policy governing French citizenship and immigration