The book investigates the experience of ethno-racial discrimination in
France and the forms that resistance takes in a colour-blind context.
Among pluriethnic, multi-religious, post-colonial states with a long
immigration history, France holds a specific place in international
comparisons due to its distinct colour-blindness. It does not
recognize racial or ethnic groups either as legitimate social or
political categories or as targets for policy. Nevertheless, the book
embarks in testing existing theories on the experience of
discrimination, and on the diverse repertoire of collective action to
fight discriminatory practices in France. It features chapters that
draw on empirical qualitative research done at various levels of
political action (city, regional or national) and focusing on various
actors (inhabitants, activists, administrative, judicial and elected
officials). The contributors argue that far from disappearing, race
operates at the political level and is embedded in policy design. They
highlight the centrality of institutions and policies in the
production of a colour-blind racial regime. Despite the hostile
character of the French political environment, the fight against
discrimination takes renewed forms, from infrapolitical tactics to
legal battles. While the social sciences have, themselves, been under
attack, scholarship on France demonstrates the reproduction of
ethnoracial inequalities and investigates the forms that resistance to
discrimination takes. Fighting Discrimination in a Hostile Political
Environment will be a key resource for academics, researchers, and
advanced students of Race and Ethnic Studies, Politics and Public
Policy, European Studies, Research Methods and Sociology. This book
was originally published as a special issue of Ethnic and Racial
Studies.
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ISBN
9781000986020
Publisert
2023
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Routledge
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Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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