Philosophies of Integration: Immigration and the Idea of Citizenship in France and Britain (Migration, Minorities and Citizenship)

Philosophies of Integration provides a comprehensive comparative study of the distinct ideas and political arguments that have shaped French & British policies towards their ethnic minorities, & the effects of these frameworks at all levels. 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 A comprehensive comparative study of the distinct liberal democratic ideas and arguments that have shaped French and British policies toward their immigrant ethnic groups, 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 conceptualizations 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. Front Matter....Pages i-xiii Liberal Democracies and their Ethnic Dilemmas....Pages 1-7 Public Philosophies as Normative and Explanatory Theories....Pages 8-39 France: The Republican Philosophy of Intégration. Ideas and Politics in the 1980s....Pages 40-93 Britain: The Paradoxical Triumph of Multicultural Race Relations....Pages 94-149 France into the 1990s: Following the Integration Line jusqu’au bout....Pages 150-199 Britain into the 1990s: Cracks in the Mirror....Pages 200-239 Challenge to the Nation-State: The European Question....Pages 240-253 Back Matter....Pages 254-288 "Despite comparable colonial experiences and postwar immigration, France and Britain have developed very different national responses to the policy problem of integrating ethnic minorities. In this groundbreaking comparative work. Adrian Favell sets out the role that liberal ideas and arguments have had in shaping the distinctive policy frameworks in the two countries. This new edition, published in paperback, contains a new preface bringing the volume up-to-date in the light of new legislation and developments."--BOOK JACKET. Britain is now permanently a multi-racial and multi-cultural society, with a race relations legislative framework. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the contribution made by this legislation to the development of British race relations This text presents a comparative analysis of residential, social, economic and political rights for aliens. It covers research on Japan as well as on the UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and America One of the defining characteristics of the 1980s and 1990s has surely been the dramatic emergence of various 'ethnic dilemmas' across western society, that appear to challenge the theory and practice of liberal democratic politics.