In this article, we will compare Marseille and Milan, as well as the social (and digital)
practices of young people living in two neighbourhoods: LaFab in the third district—
one of the poorest areas of the French city—and San Siro—one of the largest social
housing areas of the Italian one. These young people were born in France and Italy,
but their parents are mostly of African origins. This comparative analysis is carried
out at three interdependent levels: the youth policies, the ethnographic ...
In this article, we will compare Marseille and Milan, as well as the social (and digital)
practices of young people living in two neighbourhoods: LaFab in the third district—
one of the poorest areas of the French city—and San Siro—one of the largest social
housing areas of the Italian one. These young people were born in France and Italy,
but their parents are mostly of African origins. This comparative analysis is carried
out at three interdependent levels: the youth policies, the ethnographic study of
young people practices, and the imaginaries they (re)create. In conclusion, we will
show how social exclusion intersects with spatial marginalisation and how, in the
two cities, groups of young people (through music production, ngo projects, or
illicit drug-trafficking networks) have developed glocally-oriented strategies to create
self-determination and creativity spaces as an alternative to such structural obstacles.
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