Philosophies of Integration: Immigration and the Idea of Citizenship in France and Britain

by Adrian Favell

Overview

A comprehensive comparative study of the distinct ideas and political arguments that have shaped French and British policies towards their ethnic minorities, and the effects of these intellectual frameworks at local, national and European levels. Charting the politics and events that brought the respective institutional solutions together, the author sets out the divergent conceptualisations of citizenship, nationality, pluralism, autonomy, public order and tolerance that make up the national 'philosophies' in the two countries - republican integration in France and multicultural race relations in Britain. This new edition, published in paperback, contains a new preface bringing the volume up-to-date in the light of new legislation and progress.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780312176099
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/19/1998
Series:	Migration, Minorities and Citizenship
Edition description:	2nd ed. 1998
Pages:	289
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.03(d)
Lexile:	1550L (what's this?)

About the Author

Adrian Favell is Research Fellow, European Research Centre on Migration and Ethnic Relations (ERCOMER), Utrecht.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition Glossary Liberal Democracies and Their Ethnic Dilemmas Public Philosophies as Normative and Explanatory Theories France: The Republican Philosophy of Integration Ideas and Politics in the 1980s Britain: The Paradoxical Triumph of Multicultural Race Relations France into the1990s: Following the Integration Line jusqu'au bout Britain into the 1990s: Cracks in the Mirror Challenge to the Nation State: The European Question Bibliography Index

Editorial Reviews

An admirable synthesis of policy analysis and political philosophy...makes a stimulating contribution to our understanding of end-of-millennium European politics.

Michael Freeman

This well written, intellectually rewarding book is one of the better examples of thorough research and thoughtful public policy.

International Migration Review

Describes French and British politics and policies relating to citizenship and immigration over the last 30 years. The author endeavors to translate the conceptual terms and language used in the countries' public policies into a simple theoretical framework. In two rounds of case studies, he narrates the party politics and institutional dynamics by means of which a dominant policy framework was established in each country, and examines the sensitivity of the policy frameworks to new and unexpected circumstances. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Booknews

'...an admirable synthesis of policy analysis and political philosophy which makes a stimulating contribution to our understanding of end-of-millennium European politics.' - Michael Freeman, University of Essex

'Philosophies of Integration is highly recommendable reading for anybody who wants to seek beyond established and sometimes locked positions in the ongoing debate on immigration and citizenship in Western Europe and North America'. - Carl-Ulrik Schierup, Umed University

'This well written, intellectually rewarding book is one of the better examples of thorough research and thoughtful public policy.' - International Migration Review

'...a book of superior quality that repays more careful study than most of the current works about immigration and the idea of citizenship.' - Michael Banton, University of Bristol

'...mandatory reading, not to be overlooked...The book offers an amazing wealth of informations drawn from a wide range of references from the best authors, part of it being critical, and from a rich empirical observation of the field...' - Sophie Body-Gendrot, Revue Européenne des Migrations Internationales

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