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The Muslim Question: France’S Reconstruction Of The Clash Of Civilizations Story, Shayna Koczur
The Muslim Question: France’S Reconstruction Of The Clash Of Civilizations Story, Shayna Koczur
Senior Projects Spring 2018
rench Republicanism used Muslim immigrant groups in order to re create a “clash of civilizations” novel in France as a way to preserve Republican Values. In order to argue this, I will explain how Republicanism functions, how it was challenged, and how it was mutated against Islamic Post Colonial immigrants in order to justify its worth when France was faced with a change in demographics and modernization. This paper will aim to answer why non secular Muslims in France seem non- integratable and will pull on France’s Republican past, immigration model, and history with Islam in order to answer this …
Plus Ça Change, Plus C’Est La Même Chose: The Introduction Of ‘Soft’ De-Radicalisation Policy In France, Isobel Monique Coen
Plus Ça Change, Plus C’Est La Même Chose: The Introduction Of ‘Soft’ De-Radicalisation Policy In France, Isobel Monique Coen
Senior Projects Spring 2018
This paper analyzes the 2015 introduction of ‘soft’ de-radicalisation policies in France, which were intended as a departure from traditional security-based ‘hard’ policies, and assesses the role of the French government as an actor in de-radicalisation efforts. The paper will look at key facets of French political culture, including laïcité and communitarianism, and the experience of Muslim communities in France. In evaluating the ‘soft’ measures introduced in France, particularly the Numéro Vert and de-radicalisation centers, the paper identifies that ‘soft’ measures rely on the same security and police-based measures as ‘hard’ policies, and, in turn, have the same effect on …