04728nam 2200805 a 450 991078857910332120200520144314.01-283-89924-80-8122-0411-510.9783/9780812204117(CKB)3240000000064682(OCoLC)824522201(CaPaEBR)ebrary10641548(SSID)ssj0000631074(PQKBManifestationID)11430106(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000631074(PQKBWorkID)10591153(PQKB)11609237(OCoLC)793012600(MdBmJHUP)muse17955(DE-B1597)449474(OCoLC)1013954670(OCoLC)979779008(DE-B1597)9780812204117(Au-PeEL)EBL3441713(CaPaEBR)ebr10641548(CaONFJC)MIL421174(MiAaPQ)EBC3441713(EXLCZ)99324000000006468220110608d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrImmigration, Islam, and the politics of belonging in France[electronic resource] a comparative framework /Elaine R. Thomas1st ed.Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Pressc20111 online resource (325 p.)Pennsylvania Studies in Human RightsPennsylvania studies in human rightsBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8122-4332-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. I. Introduction and theoretical framework -- pt. II. Failed hopes for a "new citizenship": the political and intellectual logic of changes in nationality law -- pt. III. Public education and Islamic headscarves -- pt. IV. Problems of political membership in Britain and beyond.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 post nationalist 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 1970's. 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.Pennsylvania studies in human rights.CitizenshipFranceImmigrantsGovernment policyFranceMinoritiesLegal status, laws, etcFranceMuslimsGovernment policyFranceMuslimsFranceEthnic identityFranceEmigration and immigrationGovernment policyHuman Rights.Law.Political Science.CitizenshipImmigrantsGovernment policyMinoritiesLegal status, laws, etc.MuslimsGovernment policyMuslimsEthnic identity.325.44Thomas Elaine R1467600MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910788579103321Immigration, Islam, and the politics of belonging in France3678324UNINA