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May 20, 2026Geographical JournalOpen Access

When French Means White: About Citizenship and the Colonial Specificities of Racism in France

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Explores citizenship experiences in marginalized neighborhoods, highlighting systemic discrimination and its implications.

Key Points

  • This paper investigates how racialised citizens in France perceive their citizenship status and experience of inequality within marginalized communities.
  • Conducted discussions with participants from North African backgrounds residing in social housing neighborhoods.
  • Utilized insights from citizenship and postcolonial studies combined with extensive field research.
  • Engaged with the community through the Université Populaire knowledge project focused on discrimination.
  • Findings indicate that differential citizenship exists in France, limiting social, political, and economic rights for certain nationals.
  • Participants reported feelings of exclusion from full citizenship status, impacting their ability to claim rights.
  • The marginalization of individuals with colonial ties persists as a current issue, rooted in France's colonial history.

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Claske Dijkema (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0d5064f03e14405aa9c334https://doi.org/10.1111/geoj.70092
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