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.