Youth on Edge

1 Introduction: Does a Globalized Society Produce a Youth on Edge?.- 1 Toward a New Narrative.- 2 Youth at the Intersection of Global Crises.- 3 Open to the World, but Rooted in National Experience.- 4 How to Live Together.- 5 Voicing Tensions.-6 A Survey Conducted in Two Phases.- 7 Conclusion.- Bibliography.- Part I Living Together in a Time of Global Crisis.-2 A Time of Uncertainty.- 1 Terrorism and Demands for Increased Security.- 2 Immigration and Identity.- 3 EconomicUltraliberalism and Widening Inequalities.- 4 Anti-liberal Practices and the Decline of the National Community.- 5 The Crisis of Multilateralism and the Rise of Nationalism and Populism.- 6 Conclusion.- Bibliography.- 3 A Time of Fragmentation.- 1 Globalization and the Pitfalls of Academic Meritocracy.- 2 Globalization and the Losers of Integration in the Workplace.- 3 Globalization and Immigration.-4 Globalization and the Recognition of Multiculturalism.- 5 Globalization and Challenges to the Principle of Solidarity.- 6 Globalization and Setbacks to a Shared Political Vision.-7 Conclusion.- Bibliography.- 4 A Time of Tension.- 1 Wanderlust and National Sentiment.- 2 Inequalities at Work and Demands for Social Protection.- 3 Fluctuations in Openness on Immigration and the Multicultural Society.- 4 Intolerance with Regard to Inequalities and Injustices.- 5 Apathy and Political Engagement.- 6 Conclusion.- Bibliography.- Part II Living Together in a Changing Society.- 5 Freedom at the Risk of Decadence.-1 The Progressives: More Civil Rights for All.- 2 Caught in the Middle: Adapting Norms to Reality.- 3 The Conservatives: The Price of Change and the Limits of Individual Autonomy.- 4 Conclusion.- Bibliography.- 6 Inequality at the Risk of Ultraliberalism.- 1 An Unequal France.- 2 Greater Demand for State Intervention.- 3 Letting Economic Forces Operate Freely.- 4 Conclusion.- Bibliography.- 7 Democracy at the Risk of Populism.-1 Tired of Being Democrats.- 2 Tired of Democracy.- 3 Reinventing Politics.- 4 Conclusion.- Bibliography.- Part III Living Together in a Plural Society.- 8 Homo nationalis and the Nation’s Singularity.- 1 The Spirit of Homo nationalis.-2 Those Left Behind by Globalization.- 3 Those Worried About Downward Social Mobility.- 4 The Executives or Ideologists of Nationalism.- 5 Converts to the Nation.- 6 Conclusion.- Bibliography.- 9 Homo civicus and the Republican Canopy.- 1 The Spirit ofHomo civicus.- 2 Between the Republic and the Nation.- 3 The Republic as a Driver of Integration.- 4 The Republic as a Path Toward Integration.- 5 Conclusion.- Bibliography.- 10 Homo culturalis and Cultural Diversity.- 1 The Spirit ofHomo culturalis.- 2 Multiculturalism in Praise of Multiple Identities.- 3 Multiculturalism Used to Counter the Failures of the French Republic.- 4 Communitarian Multiculturalism.- 5 Conclusion.- Bibliography.- 11 Homo pontifex and Universal Humanity.-1 The Spirit of Homo pontifex.- 2 Indifference to Difference.- 3 Ecumenism and Rootedness.- 4 Cosmopolitanism as Emancipation.- 5 Conclusion.- Bibliography.- In Guise of Conclusion.