Mixité, diversity: pertinent notions ? : présentation de la plénière [VO] / George Galster

Mixite, diversity: pertinent notions ? : presentation de la pleniere [VO] / George Galster. In Mixite : an urban and housing issue? Mixing people, housing and activities as urban challenge of the future, 23eme colloque international de l'European Network for Housing Research (ENHR), organise par le Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Solidarites, Societes, Territoires (LISST) a l'Universite Toulouse II-Le Mirail, 5-8 juillet 2011. The first plenary session will go on to question the foundations of the concept of diversity. What are the possible definitions ? How can we come to terms with the fact that currently, diversity so forcibly structures public discourse and action in the field of housing and habitat ? What does diversity encompass ? How can we measure it? What is its goal ? Leaving aside the fact that one can question the very substance of the notion of diversity, we must shed light on its ideological underpinnings in order to better understand the controversy it elicits in academic circles. The relevance of diversity in terms of the problems it is meant to address seems indeed to be scrutinized in regards to the values and political models of the societies that choose to use this concept.