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'Integration', discrimination and the left in France: a roundtable discussion

At a roundtable discussion held in Paris in May 2007, French activists and academics examined the dangers of the current `integration' discourse. In the extracts from the discussion published here, it is argued that a chauvinist consensus on national identity exists across the political spectrum in France. Bound up with this consensus is a set of deeply held prejudices against Muslims and `immigrant' communities. These have led to new restrictions on access to citizenship, and even residence rights, which have been implemented in the name of a notion of `integration' that is never precisely defined. Moreover, the institutions which have been established in France to represent Muslims or tackle discrimination have not been given effective powers and are aimed more at preserving the status quo.

Key Words: citizenship • Islamophobia • migration • national identity • Nicolas Sarkozy • residence rights

Race & Class, Vol. 49, No. 3, 76-87 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0306396807085902


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