Full Description
This book offers a unique perspective on contemporary France by focusing on racial diversity, race, and racism as central features of French society and identity.
Marie des Neiges Léonard critically reviews contentious public policies and significant issues, including reactions to the terrorist attack against satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and policies regarding the Islamic veil, revealing how color-blind racism plays a role in the persistence of racial inequality for French racial minorities.
Drawing from American sociological frameworks, this outstanding study presents a new way of thinking in the study of racial identity politics in today's France.
Contents
1. Introduction
2. Race and Racism: Framing the Debate
3. The French Model of Integration and Colorblind Racism
4. Counting Racial Diversity: Naming and Numbering
5. Rioting the Residences and Reclaiming the Republic
6. Islam and the Republic
7. Rethinking Integration and Racial Identity: Beyond the French Exception
