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Racial diversity in contemporary France : the case of colorblindness / Marie des Neiges Léonard.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Léonard, Marie des Neiges, author.
- Series:
- Sociology of diversity
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Racism--France.
- Racism.
- Equality--France.
- Equality.
- Post-racialism--France.
- Post-racialism.
- France--Race relations.
- France.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- Bristol, UK Bristol University Press, 2022.
- Contents:
- Front Cover
- Series
- Racial Diversity in Contemporary France: The Case of Colorblindness
- Copyright information
- Dedication
- Table of contents
- Series Editor Preface
- List of tables
- About the Author
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- The premise of the debate: colorblind and post-racial
- Book structure
- 2 Race and Racism: Framing the Debate
- Race: some definitions
- Conceptualizing racism
- The history of race and racism in France
- Debates and controversies
- Theoretical frames and methodologies
- White racial framing
- White racial hegemony
- Colorblind racism
- The theory of racial ignorance
- Social construction
- Methodologies
- Conclusion
- 3 The French Model of Integration and Colorblind Racism
- Clarification and caveat
- Contemporary demography of France
- Current French laws on discrimination and diversity
- Discrimination patterns in contemporary France
- Public surveys (INSEE)
- Testing
- Studies based on first and last names
- Employment discrimination
- Education discrimination
- Residential segregation
- Race and policing
- Health disparities
- Conclusion
- 4 Counting Racial Diversity: Naming and Numbering
- Collecting data: methods and contradictions
- Overview
- Contemporary context
- France's blind spot: the grammar of colorblindness
- The racialist frame: the specter of France's past
- The universalist frame
- The national identity frame
- Comparative case studies in Europe
- 5 Rioting the Residences and Reclaiming the Republic
- Political rhetoric
- Chronology of events: how the house burned down
- The grammar of the White racial frame
- Kärcher and racaille
- The riots and the rioters as criminal
- The state of emergency and colonial legacy
- Cultural racism as colorblind racism
- 6 Islam and the Republic
- Muslims in France or French Muslims?
- Muslims and Islam
- The religion versus laïcité frame
- The headscarf and burkini affairs
- The religion versus universalist feminism frame
- The religion and republican free speech frame
- Islam and secularism in Europe
- 7 Rethinking Integration and Racial Identity: Beyond the French Exception
- A post-racial world?
- Chapter summary
- Main findings
- Policy recommendations
- Glossary
- Notes:
- References -- Index -- Back Cover
- Electronic reproduction. Baltimore, MD Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 25, 2022).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Neiges Léonard, Marie Racial Diversity in Contemporary France
- ISBN:
- 9781529208023
- 1529208025
- Publisher Number:
- 99992074565
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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