DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7763080
title: URPEACE - Grenoble

description: This study aims to contribute to knowledge about the peace-building agency of civilian actors in marginalized social-housing neighborhoods, who deal with the consequences of terrorist violence in European cities. The bulk of peace and conflict studies literature has provided insight in the dynamics of violence rather than peace. The innovative character of this study therefore is that it interprets existing and new data on dealing with violence with a novel approach, that of geographies of peace. This innovative approach breaks with the tendency of peace and conflict studies to focus on the Global South, state processes and armed conflict and makes it very relevant for studying initiatives in European cities that deal with the aftermaths of paroxysmal violence. The study draws on data collected in three different cities: Grenoble, Basel/Freiburg and Brcko. This dataset concerns the data that has been collected in Grenoble. URPEACE worked in Grenoble with existing data collected by the researcher during long-term research (2015-2018) carried Claske Dijkema for her PhD. (https://theses.hal.science/tel-03420654/file/DIJKEMA_2021_archivage.pdf) Data was originally collected with the aim to rethink the stigmatization of marginalized social housing neighborhoods (MSHN) in France and to make alternative realities visible that have so far remained under the radar of social science research. Its focus is in particular on neighborhood youth and Muslim women. A lot of data has been collected throughout my long-term ethnographic and participatory field research that have not been previously explored. In the context of paroxysmal violence (urban, terrorist and youth violence) in the neighborhood, the issue of peace and how it can be built were recurrent themes that have not been the focus of my PhD manuscript. The method of data collection has been developed in order to deal with the methodological challenge that power asymmetry between the researcher and research particpants constitutes for qualitative research. The latter heavily relies on speech. However, using speech as a method with people whose voices are silenced, poses a methodological challenge. In a context of subalternization, territorial stigmatization and urban violence in marginalized social-housing neighborhoods, the developed method contributes to creating spaces of speech. A space of speech refers to a space in which speech becomes possible because it is configured in such a way that power dynamics are mitigated. In the context of this study there are 4 different spaces of speech Meetings Street debates (see document "More info street debates") Discussion circles/workshops/focus groups Public debates In this space a public comes together and exchanges with each other about a specific theme. It belongs to the public sphere and is publicly accessible; it may form in public space but is more often a space that is closed by walls and a door as this closure offers a form of protection and separates the space from the street. This method can be considered as a specific form of participatory action-research with different local initiatives in two marginalized social-housing neighborhoods in Grenoble (Villeneuve and Echirolles) in a context of post-violence. These local initiatives are (among others): Université Populaire de Villeneuve Agir pour la Paix Nous Citoyennes Marche Blanche Creating spaces of speech and public debates as a research method has allowed the co-production of the following primary data: field notes, and in the case of the plenary debates of the Université populaire video and audio recordings in addition to field notes. Table 1 lists which spaces of speech produced which kind of data. <strong>Table 1 The data produced in different spaces of speech</strong> <strong>Space of Speech</strong> <strong>Number</strong> <strong>Data</strong> <strong>Meetings</strong> UP meetings 2017 6 Audio recording, transcripts Other working groups 30 Written field notes, notebook <strong>Workshops</strong> Discussion circles UP 2 Video and audio recording, transcripts Workshops APLP 6 Field notes Workshops Marchons 4 Field notes, partly audio-recorded but not transcribed Workshops UP 1 Field Notes <strong>Street debates</strong> UP 5 Field notes, summary document APLP 2 Field notes Villeneuve Debout 1 Field notes <strong>Plenary debates</strong> UP 16 Audio and video recordings, pictures, Field notes, proceedings Other 25 Field notes <br> <strong>Types and formats of data </strong> <em>The existing dataset (retrospective) exists of: </em> Ethnographic observations and informal discussions (field notes) Transcripts of public debates (10) Zines published after public debates (7) Flyers of public debates Documents by local actors Transcripts of 20 interviews (audio-recorded) Videos produced by the Université Populaire (6) <br> <strong>Field notes</strong> The collected field notes fit into two categories: 1) notes written in a notebook during working group meetings and debates, which were a combination of logistical organization, the stories I heard and my own observations; 2) notes written on the computer once I returned to my desk (at home or at the University) after meetings or debates, or other spaces of speech. They are both descriptive and reflective. Field notes are separated in different documents: 10 written workbooks and word documents organized per year (2013-2019). <em><strong>The field notes have been written for personal use and are closed for access.</strong></em> <strong>List of plenary debates</strong> The table below provides a list of all the plenary debates I have been involved as co-organizer. The list provides information about the title of the debate, where they took place (PLACE) and how many people participated (PART.). Five categories indicate the number of people present at each debate: 1) 5-25; 2) 25 – 50; 3) 50 -75; 4) 75 – 100; 5) + 100. <em><strong>The last column indicates the documents that are accessible in this repository (x= available; - = accessible upon request).</strong></em> <strong>Table 2 Overview of plenary debates</strong> <strong>2013</strong> <strong>PLENARY DEBATES</strong> <strong>PLACE</strong> <strong>PART.</strong> 16-févr Villeneuve Debout - Repas Citoyen "Violence dans le quartier, parlons-en!" La Cordée, Villeneuve 3 x 14-nov Villeneuve - Décryptage public de Envoyé spécial Salle 150, Villeneuve 3 x <strong>2014</strong> <strong>PLENARY DEBATES</strong> <strong>PLACE</strong> 17-juin Marche Blanche and Villeneuve Debout- “Comprende et agir sur la violence, soirée hommage à Kevin et Sofiane” Musée de Grenoble 5 x 02-oct Marche Blanche – International Day of Nonviolence Lycée Marie Curie Echirolles 5 x <strong>2015</strong> <strong>PLENARY DEBATES</strong> <strong>PLACE</strong> 20-mars UP Cycle I “Pour comprendre les discriminations, l'islamophobie etc” <strong>– UP Cahier 1</strong> Salle Polyvalente des Baladins 4 x 11-mai MJC Roseaux - Latifa Ibn Ziaten - Jessy Cormont Maison de Quartier Aragon 3 - 31-mai Fringale/FUIQP – “Quartiers populaires et luttes contre l’islamophobie, la lutte des femmes – Rencontre avec Ismahane Chouder” MJC l’Abbaye 3 x 02-juil MJC Roseaux - Réunion public après la mort de Luc Pouvin Maison de Quartier Aragon 4 - 21-sept UP Cycle I “Pour comprendre - histoire d'immigré” Salle Polyvalente des Baladins 2 - 02-oct 2 October collective – Debate at high school with activists involved in MSHN struggles using non-violent methods College Henri Vallon 5 x 02-oct 2 October collective – Debate with APLP “Comment faire société au-delà de nos différences?” Alpexpo 2 x 02-oct 2 October collective – Debate “Quelle mobilisation collective pouvons-nous mettre en place pour répondre de façon nonviolente aux violences?” Alpexpo 3 - 02-oct 2 October collective – International Day of Nonviolence<br> <strong>- Magazine: Marchons 2015</strong> Summum 5+ x 24-oct MJC les Roseaux – “Journée tous ensemble contre les violences” L’Heure Bleue, Saint Martin d’Hères 5 x 28-oct Fringale/FUIQP Projection débat "Qui a tué Ali Ziri" Cinéma le Club, centre-ville 5 - 20-nov UP Cycle I “Pour Comprendre les ZEP, ZUP, ZUS, ZSP - Said Bouamama” <strong>– UP Cahier 2</strong> Salle Polyvalente des Baladins 5 x 19 dec Fringale/FUIQP - Restitution Marche pour la Dignité à Paris MJC Desnos 1 x <strong>2016</strong> <strong>PLENARY DEBATES</strong> <strong>PLACE</strong> 11-mars UP Cycle I “Pour comprendre la liberté d'expression” <strong>– UP Cahier 2<br> – Texte: UP liberté expression extraits paroles à citer<br> – Videos </strong> <strong>Université populaire de la Villeneuve, Préfuguration (3’45)<br> Université populaire de la Villeneuve (1) version courte (7’32)</strong> <strong>Université populaire de la Villeneuve (2) version longue (43’07)</strong> Salle Polyvalente des Baladins 3 x 03-juin UP Cycle I “Pour comprendre la géopolitique” Salle Polyvalente des Baladins 3 x 10-juin UP Cycle I “Pour comprendre le djihadisme” Salle Polyvalente des Baladins 3 x 25-sept APLP – Debate with the Danish resource center in Norrbro theme “Face aux représentations politiques, peut-on être religieux et citoyen en Europe aujourd’hui?” MJC Desnos 2 - 2 - Oct 2 October collective – International Day of Nonviolence <strong>- Magazine: Marchons 2015</strong> Alpexpo 5+ x <strong>2017</strong> <strong>PLENARY DEBATES</strong> <strong>PLACE</strong> 01-avr FUIQP (co-organizer) - Table-ronde regards croisés "Violences policières, islamophobie, racisme d'Etat et sionisme dans la politique française: <em>Khlass</em> la <em>hogra</em>" Salle 150, Villeneuve 3 - 13-avr MJC des Roseaux - Debate with youth from several neighborhoods in Grenoble (métropole) and Molenbeek organized by Jeunes Debout. Participation youth from Villeneuve organized by <em>service jeunesse</em> Maison de Quartier Aragon 4 - 01-juil Ad hoc public debate incendie collège -dialogue des savoirs avec parents d'élèves Parc de la Villeneuve 2 - 13-oct UP Cycle II - "Mémoires de la colonisation, entre récits et tabous"<br> <strong>– UP Cahier 3</strong> MDH des Baladins 3 - 20-oct UP Cycle II - soirée film MDH des Baladins 2 - 10-nov UP Cycle II - "La France et ses colonies" <strong>– UP Cahier 4</strong> Salle Polyvalente des Baladins 2 x 20-nov UP Cycle II - "La guerre d'Algérie, connaître les faits" 1 La Cordée 2 - 22-nov UP Cycle II - "La guerre d'Algérie, connaître les faits" 2 La Cordée 2 - 24-nov UP Cycle II - "La guerre d'Algérie, connaître les faits" 3 La Cordée 2 - 08-déc UP Cycle II - "Quelles continuités de l'imaginaire colonial après 1960?" <strong>– UP Cahier 5</strong> Salle Polyvalente des Baladins 3 x <strong>2018</strong> <strong>PLENARY DEBATES</strong> <strong>PLACE</strong> 21-janv UP Cycle II - "Repenser le monde avec Césaire, Fanon et Glissant" <strong>– UP Cahier 6</strong> La Cordée 4 x 24-janv Court trial Chaambi Grenoble - soirée débat “Quelles libertés pour nos luttes?” Solexine,<br> centre-ville 2 - 26-avr UP Cycle II -"Mixité sociale, injonction à