Date of Submission
Spring 2018
Academic Programs and Concentrations
Political Studies
Project Advisor 1
Christopher McIntosh
Abstract/Artist's Statement
This paper analyzes the 2015 introduction of ‘soft’ de-radicalisation policies in France, which were intended as a departure from traditional security-based ‘hard’ policies, and assesses the role of the French government as an actor in de-radicalisation efforts. The paper will look at key facets of French political culture, including laïcité and communitarianism, and the experience of Muslim communities in France. In evaluating the ‘soft’ measures introduced in France, particularly the Numéro Vert and de-radicalisation centers, the paper identifies that ‘soft’ measures rely on the same security and police-based measures as ‘hard’ policies, and, in turn, have the same effect on the communities they attempt to influence. The paper concludes that the French government is an unfit actor to develop and enforce de-radicalisation policy because of their embedded political values and relationship with Muslim communities.
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Recommended Citation
Coen, Isobel Monique, "Plus ça Change, Plus c’est la Même Chose: The Introduction of ‘Soft’ De-Radicalisation Policy in France" (2018). Senior Projects Spring 2018. 37.
https://digitalcommons.bard.edu/senproj_s2018/37
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