“L’éternel immigré”: identity and radicalism in France since 1962

Following the March 2012 terror attacks carried out by Mohammed Merah, a former friend of his placed more blame on French society for Merah’s radicalization than on any external force. This thesis attempts to address that claim by examining the identity crisis in France and its relationship to both Islamist and far-right radicalism. It argues that the lingering legacies of the Algerian War of Independence (1954-1962) have contributed greatly to the current identity crisis in France, especially with regards to the North African and Muslim communities, as well as the far-right. The political and social issues stemming from this crisis create an environment that is conducive to radicalization in terms of both Islamist and far-right extremism.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A.

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

European Union Studies

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Rosenstein, Brent

Contributors dc:contributor

• Mathy, Jean-Philippe

• Abd Al Malik
• France
• North Africa
• Identity
• Identity Politics
• Identity Crisis
• Radicalism
• Radicalization
• Extremism
• Algerian War of Independence
• Mohammed Merah
• Front National (FN)
• Marine Le Pen
• Front de Libération Nationale (FLN)
• Organisation Armée Secrète (OAS)
• Islamist
• Far-Right
• Harkis
• Laïcité
• Universalism
• Multiculturalism
• Immigration
• Integration
• Bouzid
• Azouz Begag
• Leïla Sebbar
• Dalila Kerchouche
• Médine

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2014 Brent Matthew Rosenstein

Language dc:language

en

Handle dc:identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/2142/49481

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/49481