Full Description
Amidst claims of threats to national identities in an era of increasing diversity, should we be worried about the upsurge in religious animosity in the United States, as well as Europe? This book explores how French society is divided along conflicts about religion, increasingly visible in public schools, and shows the effect that this has had.
Contents
1. The New Challenges to the École Laïque: Integrating Islam
2. Faire l'Islam Laïc: The Makings Of French Islam
3. The French Republican School: L'école Laïque and its Historical Origins
4. Policies Towards Religion in French Public Schools, 1989-2004
5. Rising Education Inequalities In French Schools
6. The Post-2004 Ban and the Integration Of Muslim Students: The Limits of a Narrowly Legalistic Approach
7. Cultural and Religious Conflicts in the History of American Schools
8. Assimilation and Educational Achievement of Minority Groups in The United States
9. Secular Institutions between Policy and Politics
