Scholars across disciplines on both sides of the Atlantic have recently begun to open up, as never before, the scholarly study of race and racism in France. The

France has long defined itself as a color-blind nation where racial bias has no place. Even today, the French universal curriculum for secondary students makes

"Immigration is one of the most significant and pressing issues in contemporary France. It has stirred up controversies over concepts such as the 'ghetto' and t

The banlieue, the mostly poor and working-class suburbs located on the outskirts of major cities in France, gained international media attention in late 2005 wh

This open access book examines the question of collecting and disseminating data on ethnicity and race in order to describe characteristics of ethnic and racial