Abstract
Chapter 18: The aim of this chapter is to discuss what is meant by social cohesion and poverty and to analyse their role in the study of metropolitan areas. We argue that the concept of social cohesion can represent a useful complement to the study of economic inequalities, as it raises questions about governance and participation. Urban riots, protest movements and populist parties have called into question the capacity of metropolitan areas to integrate subaltern social groups. The concept of social cohesion can help us to understand the nature of these conflicts and their relationship with the distribution of social, economic, political and cultural resources within urban space. After reviewing a number of debates which touch on these issues, we conclude by underlining the importance of understanding how social and spatial processes are transforming the peripheries of Western cities, not just their urban cores
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