The Republic, Secularism and Security : France versus the Burqa and the Niqab

Name: The Republic, Secularism and Security
Brand: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
SKU: 9783030946685
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ISBN: 9783030946685

1st ed. 2022

by Raphael Cohen-Almagor

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Format Paperback / softback

Book Series SpringerBriefs in Political Science

ISBN-10 3030946681

ISBN-13 9783030946685

Edition 1st ed. 2022

Publisher Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Imprint Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Feb 25th, 2022

Print length 66 Pages

Weight 144 grams

Dimensions 23.30 x 15.40 x 0.70 cms

Product Classification: Europe Religion & politics Political science & theory Political science and theory Comparative politics Political structure & processes Political structure and processes Elections & referenda Elections and referenda / suffrage Religion and politics

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This book analyses French cultural policies in the face of what the French government perceives as a challenge to its Republican secular raison d'être.

This book analyses French cultural policies in the face of what the French government perceives as a challenge to its Republican secular raison d''être. It makes general arguments about France''s changing identity and specific arguments about the burqa and niqab ban. The book further explains how French history shaped the ideology of secularism and of public civil religion, and how colonial legacy, immigration, fear of terrorism, and security needs have led France to adopt the trinity of indivisibilité, sécurité, laïcité while paying homage to the traditional trinity of liberté, égalité, fraternité.

The book argues that while this motto of the French Revolution is still symbolically and politically important, its practical significance as it has been translated to policy implementation has been eroded. It shows how the emergence of the new trinity at the expense of the old one is evident when analyzing the debates concerning cultural policies in France in the face of the Islamic garb, the burqa, and the niqab, which are perceived as a challenge to France''s national secular raison d''être. Subsequently, the book raises various important questions, such as: Is the burqa and niqab ban socially just? Does it reasonably balance the preservation of societal values and freedom of conscience? What are the true motives behind the ban? Has the discourse changed in the age of COVID-19, when all people are required to wear a mask in the public space?

Therefore, this book is a must-read for students, scholars, and researchers of political science, as well as a general audience interested in a better understanding of French politics, elections, cultural policy, secularism, and identity.

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