Identifications of French People of Algerian Origin (Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series)

This book is an innovative presentation of the way in which the descendants of Muslim immigrants from Algeria in France perceive and deal with multiple social identifications. Against the background of the theory and methodology (such as Saussure's sign theory, Znaniecki's sociology, and Brubaker and Cooper's concepts), Kubera offers a new analysis into identity in a multicultural society. The book revolves around a combination of the modernist and post-modernist paradigms: highlighting both the constant and situational aspects of social identity. By focusing on identifications, the author shows how to overcome the problem of "intangibility" of identity in research practice. Touching on colonialism, gender, religion, migration, and racism, this will be an important contribution to students and scholars across sociology, anthropology, political science, law, and international relations. Preface Contents List of Figures List of Tables 1: Introduction to Research on Identifications French Debates over Frenchness Identification Argument and Category Name as Components of Identification Methodology of Research on the Relationship Between Identifications in the Fictional and Autobiographical Texts Results of Quantitative Studies Bibliography Texts Analysed References 2: Names and Arguments: Algerians and the Descendants of Algerian Immigrants in France The Republic, Its Citizens, Foreigners and Strangers from the Suburbs Identification of Algerian Immigrants from the Beginning of the Colonial Conquest to 1974 Algerians and the Descendants of Algerian Immigrants in the Structure of French Society After 1974 Bibliography 3: French and Algerian Identifications in the Context of the Colonial Period Algerianness as Part of Frenchness: A Republican, Political Definition of the French Nation Algerianness and Frenchness as Separate Characteristics: The Colonial, Ethnic Definition of the French Nation Algerianness and Frenchness as Conflicting Characteristics: The Algerian War and Its Consequences Summary Bibliography Texts Analysed References 4: Family and Religious Identification The Family: Where Algerian and French Characteristics Coexist Family: Different ‘Speeds’ of Acquiring French Characteristics Family: Differences in Preserving Algerian Characteristics Summary Bibliography Texts Analysed References 5: Identification with Immigrants Hereditary Migrants: Migration as a Choice of Frenchness Immigrants: Origin as an Obstacle to French Identification Emigrants: French of Algerian Origin in Algeria We Are Not Migrants! Summary Bibliography Texts Analysed References 6: Identification with the Suburbs The French Suburbs Immigrant Suburbs of Apartment Complexes Versus French City Centres and Detached Houses Summary Bibliography Texts Analysed References 7: Class Identification Integration of Algerians and Their Children with the French Working Class Social Advancement and Degradation as a Departure from Parents and Algerianness Poverty as a Result of Exclusion from Frenchness: The Inheritability of Migration Summary Bibliography Texts Analysed References 8: Conclusions Correction to: Introduction to Research on Identifications Index