Jacquerie, revolt of the peripheries, or revenge of the poor working class? The analysis of the “yellow vest” (gilet jaune) movement has unleashed many geographical and sociological concepts. Yet this movement reflects not so much a France split in two as a multiplicity of territorial interdependencies. Though a stable analytical framework has yet to be formulated, having some perspective on some caricatural ideas is a first step towards a better understanding of the dynamics and stakes of the current uprising.
Aurélien Delpirou is a lecturer at the École d’Urbanisme de Paris (Paris School of Urban Planning, part of Université Paris-Est Créteil) and a researcher within the Lab’Urba laboratory (also based at Université Paris-Est). His work deals with the territorialisation of sustainable urban mobility policies in Europe, especially in Rome and Paris. His recent publications include the “Atlas historique de Rome” (2013, Paris: Autrement).
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This guest lecture series is organised in partnership with the JSSJ Justice Spatiale / Spatial Justice Journal