Citizenship and Belonging in France and North America

Citizenship and Belonging in France and North America
Author: Ramona Mielusel
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2020-01-09
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 3030301583

The first decades of the new millennium have been marked by major political changes. Although The West has wished to revisit internal and international politics concerning migration policies, refugee status, integration, secularism, and the dismantling of communitarianism, events like the Syrian refugee crisis, the terrorist attacks in France in 2015-2016, and the economic crisis of 2008 have resurrected concepts such as national identity, integration, citizenship and re-shaping state policies in many developed countries. In France and Canada, more recent public elections have brought complex democratic political figures like Emmanuel Macron and Justin Trudeau to the public eye. Both leaders were elected based on their promising political agendas that aimed at bringing their countries into the new millennium; Trudeau promotes multiculturalism, while Macron touts the diverse nation and the inclusion of diverse ethnic communities to the national model. This edited collection aims to establish a dialogue between these two countries and across disciplines in search of such discursive illustrations and opposing discourses. Analyzing the cultural and political tensions between minority groups and the state in light of political events that question ideas of citizenship and belonging to a multicultural nation, the chapters in this volume serve as a testimonial to the multiple views on the political and public perception of multicultural practices and their national and international applicability to our current geopolitical context.

Citizen Outsider

Citizen Outsider
Author: Jean Beaman
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2017-09-19
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0520294262

Preface : black girl in Paris -- Introduction : North African origins in and of the French Republic -- Growing up French? : education, upward mobility, and connections across generations -- Marginalization and middle-class blues : race, Islam, the workplace, and the public sphere -- French is, french ain't : boundaries of French and Maghrebin identities -- Boundaries of difference : cultural citizenship and transnational blackness -- Conclusion : sacrificed children of the Republic? -- Methodological appendix : another outsider : doing race from/in another place

Citizenship Today: England, France, the United States

Citizenship Today: England, France, the United States
Author: Denis William Brogan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 136
Release: 1960
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

This is a timely examination of both the concept of the responsibilities of citizenship in England, France, and the United States today and of the methods of education for those responsibilities. Originally published in 1960. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

Immigration and the Politics of Citizenship in Europe and North America

Immigration and the Politics of Citizenship in Europe and North America
Author: German Marshall Fund of the United States
Publisher: Lanham, MD : University Press of America ; [Washington, D.C.] : German Marshall Fund of the United States
Total Pages: 206
Release: 1989
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

This book is concerned with the theoretical and practical implications of immigration and citizenship in the US, Canada, the UK, France, West Germany and Sweden. It can only increase respect for American pluralism to read one essayist's weak defense of racial, cultural and linguistic criteria for Ge

War and Citizenship

War and Citizenship
Author: Daniela L. Caglioti
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 477
Release: 2020-11-19
Genre: History
ISBN: 1108489427

Demonstrates how states at war redrew the boundaries between members and non-members, thus redefining belonging and the path to citizenship.

Rethinking National Identity in the Age of Migration

Rethinking National Identity in the Age of Migration
Author: Migration Policy Institute
Publisher: Verlag Bertelsmann Stiftung
Total Pages: 381
Release: 2012-11-30
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 3867934746

Greater mobility and migration have brought about unprecedented levels of diversity that are transforming communities across the Atlantic in fundamental ways, sparking uncertainty over who the "we" is in a society. As publics fear loss of their national identity and values, the need is greater than ever to reinforce the bonds that tie communities together. Yet, while a consensus may be emerging as to what has not worked well, little thought has been given to developing a new organizing principle for community cohesion. Such a vision needs to smooth divisions between immigration's "winners and losers," blunt extremism, and respond smartly to changing community and national identities. This volume will examine the lessons that can be drawn from various approaches to immigrant integration and managing diversity in North America and Europe. The book delivers recommendations on what policymakers must do to build and reinforce inclusiveness given the realities on each side of the Atlantic. It offers insights into the next generation of policies that can (re)build inclusive societies and bring immigrants and natives together in pursuit of shared futures.

Immigration, Islam, and the Politics of Belonging in France: a Comparative Framework

Immigration, Islam, and the Politics of Belonging in France: a Comparative Framework
Author: Elaine R. Thomas
Publisher:
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2011
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9781283899246

Over the past three decades, neither France's treatment of Muslims nor changes in French, British, and German immigration laws have confirmed multiculturalist hopes or postnationalist expectations. Yet analyses positing unified national models also fall short in explaining contemporary issues of national and cultural identity. "Immigration, Islam, and the Politics of Belonging in France: A Comparative Framework" presents a more productive, multifaceted view of citizenship and nationality.Political scientist Elaine R. Thomas casts new light on recent conflicts over citizenship and national identity in France, as well as such contentious policies as laws restricting Muslim headscarves. Drawing on key methods and insights of ordinary language philosophers from Austin to Wittgenstein, Thomas looks at parliamentary debates, print journalism, radio and television transcripts, official government reports, legislation, and other primary sources related to the rights and status of immigrants and their descendants. Her analysis of French discourse shows how political strategies and varied ideas of membership have intertwined in France since the late 1970s. Thomas tracks the crystallization of a restrictive but apparently consensual interpretation of French republicanism, arguing that its ideals are increasingly strained, even as they remain politically powerful. Thomas also examines issues of Islam, immigration, and culture in other settings, including Britain and Germany."Immigration, Islam, and the Politics of Belonging in France" gives scholarly researchers, political observers, and human rights advocates tools for better characterizing and comparing the theoretical stakes of immigration and integration and advances our understanding of an increasingly significant aspect of ethnic and religious politics in France, Europe, and beyond.

Immigration, 'race' and Ethnicity in Contemporary France

Immigration, 'race' and Ethnicity in Contemporary France
Author: Alec G. Hargreaves
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 292
Release: 1995
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780415118163

"Immigration is one of the most significant and pressing issues in contemporary France. It has stirred up controversies over concepts such as the 'ghetto' and the 'underclass'; it has erupted in flashpoints such as the Islamic headscarf affair, the Gulf War and the reform of French nationality laws, and it has become central to political debate with the rise of Jean-Marie Le Pen's extreme right-wing Front National." "This is the first comprehensive survey to be published in English covering developments in this field during the last twenty years. Spanning politics and economics, social structures and cultural practices, this authoritative study will be of keen interest to undergraduates and researchers in French studies, migration studies and ethnic relations, and a wide range of social science disciplines."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Strangers No More

Strangers No More
Author: Richard Alba
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2015-04-27
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1400865905

An up-to-date and comparative look at immigration in Europe, the United States, and Canada Strangers No More is the first book to compare immigrant integration across key Western countries. Focusing on low-status newcomers and their children, it examines how they are making their way in four critical European countries—France, Germany, Great Britain, and the Netherlands—and, across the Atlantic, in the United States and Canada. This systematic, data-rich comparison reveals their progress and the barriers they face in an array of institutions—from labor markets and neighborhoods to educational and political systems—and considers the controversial questions of religion, race, identity, and intermarriage. Richard Alba and Nancy Foner shed new light on questions at the heart of concerns about immigration. They analyze why immigrant religion is a more significant divide in Western Europe than in the United States, where race is a more severe obstacle. They look at why, despite fears in Europe about the rise of immigrant ghettoes, residential segregation is much less of a problem for immigrant minorities there than in the United States. They explore why everywhere, growing economic inequality and the proliferation of precarious, low-wage jobs pose dilemmas for the second generation. They also evaluate perspectives often proposed to explain the success of immigrant integration in certain countries, including nationally specific models, the political economy, and the histories of Canada and the United States as settler societies. Strangers No More delves into issues of pivotal importance for the present and future of Western societies, where immigrants and their children form ever-larger shares of the population.