LEADER 04386nam 22007455 450 001 9910548182903321 005 20251113184813.0 010 $a9783030946692$b(electronic bk.) 010 $z9783030946685 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-030-94669-2 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6897013 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6897013 035 $a(CKB)21325691900041 035 $a(OCoLC)1301392045 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-030-94669-2 035 $a(EXLCZ)9921325691900041 100 $a20220224d2022 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Republic, Secularism and Security $eFrance versus the Burqa and the Niqab /$fby Raphael Cohen-Almagor 205 $a1st ed. 2022. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Springer,$d2022. 215 $a1 online resource (74 pages) 225 1 $aSpringerBriefs in Political Science,$x2191-5474 311 08$aPrint version: Cohen-Almagor, Raphael The Republic, Secularism and Security Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2022 9783030946685 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- The Underpinning Values of the French Republic -- The Shaping of the Republic: The Influence of Colonialism, Immigration, and Terrorism -- Banning the Burga and the Niqab -- Conclusion. . 330 $aThis book analyses French cultural policies in the face of what the French government perceives as a challenge to its Republican secular raison d'être. It makes general arguments about France?s changing identity and specific arguments about the burqa and niqab ban. The book further explains how French history shaped the ideology of secularism and of public civil religion, and how colonial legacy, immigration, fear of terrorism, and security needs have led France to adopt the trinity of indivisibilité, sécurité, laïcité while paying homage to the traditional trinity of liberté, égalité, fraternité. The book argues that while this motto of the French Revolution is still symbolically and politically important, its practical significance as it has been translated to policy implementation has been eroded. It shows how the emergence of the new trinity at the expense of the old one is evident when analyzing the debates concerning cultural policies in France in the face of the Islamic garb, the burqa, and the niqab, which are perceived as a challenge to France?s national secular raison d'être. Subsequently, the book raises various important questions, such as: Is the burqa and niqab ban socially just? Does it reasonably balance the preservation of societal values and freedom of conscience? What are the true motives behind the ban? Has the discourse changed in the age of COVID-19, when all people are required to wear a mask in the public space? Therefore, this book is a must-read for students, scholars, and researchers of political science, as well as a general audience interested in a better understanding of French politics, elections, cultural policy, secularism, and identity. . 410 0$aSpringerBriefs in Political Science,$x2191-5474 606 $aEurope$xPolitics and government 606 $aComparative government 606 $aPolitical science 606 $aElections 606 $aHuman rights 606 $aReligion and politics 606 $aEuropean Politics 606 $aComparative Politics 606 $aGovernance and Government 606 $aElectoral Politics 606 $aPolitics and Human Rights 606 $aPolitics and Religion 615 0$aEurope$xPolitics and government. 615 0$aComparative government. 615 0$aPolitical science. 615 0$aElections. 615 0$aHuman rights. 615 0$aReligion and politics. 615 14$aEuropean Politics. 615 24$aComparative Politics. 615 24$aGovernance and Government. 615 24$aElectoral Politics. 615 24$aPolitics and Human Rights. 615 24$aPolitics and Religion. 676 $a361.610944 676 $a211.60944 700 $aCohen-Almagor$b Raphael$0259465 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 912 $a9910548182903321 996 $aThe Republic, Secularism and Security$92787472 997 $aUNINA