Open AccessPerceptions of Hochelaga-Maisonneuve Neighborhood in Montreal: a Textual Analysis of Written Medias.
Author(s) -
Sylvie Paré,
Sandrine Mounier
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
culture and local governance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1911-7469
DOI - 10.18192/clg-cgl.v7i1-2.4848
Subject(s) - gentrification , newspaper , diversification (marketing strategy) , immigration , perception , population , variety (cybernetics) , geography , sociology , demographic economics , demography , economic growth , media studies , psychology , economics , computer science , business , archaeology , marketing , artificial intelligence , neuroscience
A number of authors have documented increased diversification and gentrification in a variety of central city neighborhoods. In Montreal, Hochelaga-Maisonneuve is among those with the highest rates of gentrification in the past few decades, creating new social dynamics and often generating socio-territorial conflicts.
What is the significance of social changes for the population of Hochelaga-Maisonneuve? What role does recent immigration play in the mitigation or development of social conflict? In this paper we present the results of the analysis of 1 420 articles taken from the six principal daily newspapers published in Montreal.
In our target neighborhood, it would appear that the higher socio-economic status of the newcomers is more disruptive than their ethnocultural background because it is associated with a change in the way people live, shop and interact in public space. The data also reveal disruptive effects on the availability of affordable housing, a feature that means increasing displacement of lower income populations.