Why French racial minorities do not mobilize ...
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Title :
Why French racial minorities do not mobilize more often. Disempowerment, tactical repertoires and soft repression of antiracist movements
Author(s) :
Talpin, Julien [Auteur]
Centre d'Études et de Recherches Administratives, Politiques et Sociales (CERAPS) - UMR 8026
Centre d'Études et de Recherches Administratives, Politiques et Sociales (CERAPS) - UMR 8026
Journal title :
Ethnic and racial studies
Abbreviated title :
Ethnic and Racial Studies
Pages :
1-22
Publisher :
Informa UK Limited
Publication date :
2022-02-14
English abstract : [en]
This article demonstrates why collective action remains a rare phenomenon
among French racial minorities. Three factors – at individual, organizational
and institutional level – have been identified. First, the investigation ...
Show more >This article demonstrates why collective action remains a rare phenomenon among French racial minorities. Three factors – at individual, organizational and institutional level – have been identified. First, the investigation reveals that despite feelings of racial injustice and identification expressed more frequently than previous research had indicated, French minorities demonstrate a strong mistrust of politics and collective action, distracting them from civic engagement. Then, the study over several years of eleven antiracist collectives in six cities indicates that their dominant repertoire of action is out of tune with the targeted public, mostly working-class. Finally, antiracist NGOs are subject to soft repression and channelling by institutions, which explains activists’ tactical choices, but limits their mobilization potential. This article is based on a survey comprising 160 semi-directive interviews with a diverse panel of French racial minorities and the ethnographic follow-up over several years of eleven antiracist collectives in six working-class towns in France.Show less >
Show more >This article demonstrates why collective action remains a rare phenomenon among French racial minorities. Three factors – at individual, organizational and institutional level – have been identified. First, the investigation reveals that despite feelings of racial injustice and identification expressed more frequently than previous research had indicated, French minorities demonstrate a strong mistrust of politics and collective action, distracting them from civic engagement. Then, the study over several years of eleven antiracist collectives in six cities indicates that their dominant repertoire of action is out of tune with the targeted public, mostly working-class. Finally, antiracist NGOs are subject to soft repression and channelling by institutions, which explains activists’ tactical choices, but limits their mobilization potential. This article is based on a survey comprising 160 semi-directive interviews with a diverse panel of French racial minorities and the ethnographic follow-up over several years of eleven antiracist collectives in six working-class towns in France.Show less >
Language :
Anglais
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Non spécifiée
Administrative institution(s) :
Université de Lille
CNRS
CNRS
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Submission date :
2022-12-07T09:31:00Z
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