When quasi-citizenship is not enough. The incorporation of people of Muslim origin in two nation-states in crisis: France and Great Britain.
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Title
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When quasi-citizenship is not enough. The incorporation of people of Muslim origin in two nation-states in crisis: France and Great Britain.
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Identifier
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AAI9732902
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identifier
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9732902
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Creator
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Cohen, Danielle.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Robert Alford
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Date
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1997
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Political Science, General | Sociology, Ethnic and Racial Studies
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Abstract
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The post-war immigration of people from Muslim origin to France and Great Britain is examined. This immigration marked a pivotal historical discontinuity in the history of immigration in Western Europe. Despite the economic recession and strict immigration laws, these temporary single immigrant workers settled down permanently with their families in the 1960s in Great Britain and ten years later in France.;This comparative research seeks to comprehend the variations in the patterns of incorporation of North African and Asian immigrants and their children from Muslim origin in both countries. It focuses on public policies, institutional context, colonial history and shows the shift in policy from border control to questions of integration, nationality and membership in the nation.;The key question is why immigrants from Muslim origin and their descendants have mobilized their Muslim identity, thereby inventing it? why demands based on Islam became so significant in both countries at the same time? Another facet of the research deals with the host society's response to the presence of a non-European Muslim national minority, a new otherness.;The analysis shows that until the mid-1980s the French and British models of integration were very specific. However, factors such as the irreversibility of immigration, the expression and mobilization of collective identities, the development of ethnic communities, the increasing number of demands based on Islam and the collapse of integrative institutions led to a convergence.;In Great Britain the reduction of social inequalities responsible for the development of cultural ghettos dominated the agenda while in France the defenders of the Jacobin model were forced to acknowledge and even encourage the expression of collective ethnic identities. This convergence may indicate both the development of a specific European model of integration and a chance for Islam to find its place in Europe. However, consistent policy responses from both governments to the Muslim presence need to be elaborated promptly.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
