European Anti-Discrimination and the Politics of Citizenship: Britain and France (Migration, Minorities and Citizenship)

This book looks at transformations in citizenship politics in the EU Member States. It argues that the anti-discrimination agenda in the Treaty of Amsterdam has affected traditional patterns of national integration of ethnic minorities and migrants in Europe. Comparing France and Britain, it also looks at religious factors and Islam in Europe.
This book is the outcome of my stay at the Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations (CRER), University of Warwick (UK) between 2001 and 2003. It would never have existed without the constant encouragements of its Director, Professor Danièle Joly, and my colleagues and friends at CRER: Professor John Rex, Dr Khursheed Wadia, Edgar Hassan, Mike McLeod, Dr Bob Carter, Sam Hundal, and Caroline Oakman. Professor Catherine Wihtol de Wenden from the Centre d’Etudes et de Recherches Internationales (Sciences Po in Paris) and Dr Khadija Mohsen-Finan from the French Institute of International Relations (IFRI) further supported me, and provided me with thoughtful and always useful comments. In this process, I crossed paths with many others with whom my initial propositions were discussed, reformulated, and clarified, notably Professor Hideki Tarumoto (Hokkaido University), Professor Mats Andren (Göteborg University), Professor Gunther Dietz (Grenada University), Professor Jean Baubérot (Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes), and Jean-Michel Belorgey (Conseil d’Etat).