ABSTRACT
This chapter provides an account of the main results on and interpretations of urban segregation in Paris produced by social scientists in recent decades in relation to the social and policy debates of the time. It outlines the contributions and debates since the 1950's. The chapter presents the main results regarding recent changes in the structure and intensity of socioeconomic segregation in the Paris metropolis and complements it with the analysis of ethno-racial segregation. It discusses the main processes that have been identified as causes, in order to explain the general trends and the intensity of segregation, its relative and moderate character in the Paris case, its main spatial features. It also discusses more specifically the various public policies addressing segregation or having an impact upon it. Characterizing the complexity of segregation means characterizing the complexity of the spatial structure and the distribution of social groups.
