The mainstream right and the politics of immigration in France

Major developments in the 1980s

Bibliographic Data

ID2145703
AuthorsC T Husbands (0000-0002-0336-514X, London School of Economics and Political Science, corresponding author)
Year1991
Volume14
Issue2
Pages170-198
Publication date1991-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEthnic and Racial Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0141-9870 • E-ISSN: 1466-4356
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01419870.1991.9993706
OpenAlexW2031687643
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited26

This article describes a typology of international migrants, particularly as applies to the situation in western Europe since World War II, and it discusses the applicability of the various types of migrant categories thus identified for the analysis of immigration policy in France during the 1980s. Approaches and criteria in the political analysis of immigration policy are discussed. The subsequent presentation focuses especially on the orientations about immigration of the country's mainstream right-wing parties, while in and out of government. In conclusion, the article addresses likely future concerns of the politics of immigration in France, especially in the light of an increasing nervousness that Islamic fundamentalism in former north-African colonies in the French sphere of influence will lead to greater ethno-religious tensions in mainland France

Fundamentalism · Immigration · Immigration policy · Islam · Mainstream · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Typology · History · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender · North African History and Literature

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