French Secularism in Debate: Old Wine in New Bottles

This article deals with two debates at two different moments in history: the recent 2004 debate on a law proposed by the Chirac government that aimed at forbidding any religious signs (including the Islamic headscarf) worn in an ostensible way at school; and the 1892 debate on native education in Al...

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Published in:French politics and society 2008-04, Vol.26 (1), p.92-110
Main Author: Dimier, Véronique
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algeria
Church and state
College admission
Colonial policy
Colonies
Cultural assimilation
DOSSIER: Laïcité
Education
Education policy
Ferries
Ferry, Jules
France
Government
History
Islam
Laicism
Law
Law schools
Muslims
Packaging
Political debate
Religion
Religious symbolism
Secularism
State-society relations
Veils
Wine
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Summary:This article deals with two debates at two different moments in history: the recent 2004 debate on a law proposed by the Chirac government that aimed at forbidding any religious signs (including the Islamic headscarf) worn in an ostensible way at school; and the 1892 debate on native education in Algeria and the opportunity to have a Koran teacher at school. At stake in both debates were two conceptions of Republican laïcité (secularism), one assimilationist, the other more pragmatic.
ISSN:1537-6370
0882-1267
1558-5271
DOI:10.3167/fpcs.2008.260109