LISTEN TO STREET, MARIANNE

Abstract

This article analyses forms of “governamentality” of the youth, as far as public security policies are concerned. Such policies as reactions from the State generalization of a feeling of insecurity and fear in society. To that end, I discuss “governmentality” practices directed to suburban areas and in particular to the youngsters that live Grigny Centre. Such practices result from the intensification of State control over youngster behaviors. The theoretical-methodological approach from the interaction of cultural studies and political anthropology, It represents the potential of young men and women to formulate their own theories regarding their own condition and life trajectories. It is my perception that young men and women acknowledge the existence o what is relevant to their lives and what is proposed or provided by the actions from the State.