Naturalization, ethnicity and national identity in France between the wars

Lawrence, Paul (2001). Naturalization, ethnicity and national identity in France between the wars. Immigrants and Minorities, 20(3) pp. 1–24.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02619288.2001.9975020

URL: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/02619288.as...

Abstract

This article considers French conceptions of the their own and other national identities via the prism of naturalization - the concession of citizenship. Analysis shows that the insecurity of French national identity between the wars coloured the whole naturalization process. While a fear of population decline and military weakness forced officials towards the incorporation of immigrants, concerns over the contamination of the French nation by 'undesirables' led many others to advocate exclusion.

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• Item ORO ID
• 3344
• Item Type
• Journal Item
• ISSN
• 0261-9288
• Keywords
• naturalization; immigration; citizenship; ethnicity; crime; espionage
• Academic Unit or School
• Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Arts and Humanities > History
  Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Arts and Humanities
  Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS)
• Research Group
• International Centre for Comparative Criminological Research (ICCCR)
  Harm and Evidence Research Collaborative (HERC)
• Depositing User
• Paul Lawrence