African Political Activism in Postcolonial France: State Surveillance and Social Welfare (The Routledge Global 1960s and 1970s Series)

African Political Activism in Postcolonial France engages with several areas of scholarly inquiry, ranging from the study of immigrants to the investigation of surveillance and the legacy of colonialism. Within migration studies, many important analyses have focused on integration, yielding critical contributions to our understanding of immigration and identity. This work moves in a different direction. Factoring in the dynamics of colonialism, decolonization, and their effect on immigrant political activism and state policy in the postcolonial, Cold War era reveals that immigrants from francophone Sub-Saharan Africa were key players who shaped the development of public policy toward immigrants. Through this approach, we can understand how republicanism, colonial ideology, immigration policy, and immigrant political activism intersected in the post-colonial era, shaping the reception of African workers and affecting their lives and experiences in France. Cover......Page 1 Half Title......Page 2 Title Page......Page 4 Copyright Page......Page 5 Dedication......Page 6 Contents......Page 8 List of figures......Page 9 List of abbreviations......Page 10 Acknowledgements......Page 13 Preface: The Saint-Denis Riot......Page 18 Introduction......Page 26 1 Immigrant politics and the Union générale des travailleurs sénégalais en France (UGTSF)......Page 48 2 Political mobilization and collective action: The Ivry rent strike......Page 78 3 From private tragedy to cause célèbre: Five deaths in Aubervilliers......Page 104 4 Policing the postcolonial order......Page 134 5 Tuberculosis, disease, social welfare initiatives, and the Centre Bossuet......Page 165 6 The desire to disperse: The anti-bidonville campaign......Page 194 Conclusion......Page 222 Selected Bibliography......Page 230 Index......Page 252 "This book investigates the relationship between West African immigrant political activism, government surveillance, and the social welfare state in post-colonial France. This book weaves together three inter-related areas of historical scholarship: the history of immigration to France, the political lives of immigrant communities, and policymaking to offer a new appraisal of post-colonialism and neocolonialism in the 1960s and 1970s"-- Provided by publisher Immigrant politics and the Union générale de Travailleurs sénégalais en France (UGTSF) -- Political mobilization and collective action : Ivry-Sur-Seine and the African immigrant rent strikes of the 1960s and 1970s -- From private tragedy to cause célèbre : five deaths in Aubervilliers -- Policing the post-colonial order -- Tuberculosis, disease, social welfare initiatives, and the Centre Bossuet -- The desire to disperse : the anti-slum campaign