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Paolo Stuppia, Sociologue, membre du CESSP (Centre Européen de Sociologie et de Science Politique), Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
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France’s ‘casseurs’: why the term fails to do justice to the extent of looting and spiralling unrest
The term the French media are using to describe the people behind the chaos on the fringes of legitimate protests seems to be raising more questions than answers.
Following widespread looting sprees and acts of violence occurring on the sidelines of the October 17 student protests, so-called “casseurs” seem to be the centre of attention. But the term, which co… [+8834 chars]
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