Islamophobes and The resistance against Islamophobia in France

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 18K01449
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 06010:Politics-related
• Research Institution: Meiji Gakuin University
• Principal Investigator: NAMIOKA Shintaro 明治学院大学, 国際学部, 教授 (40398912)
• Project Period (FY): 2018-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: フランス / イスラーム / 移民 / 過激化

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Recently we recognize the development of liberal juridical norms in France. Islamophobia, however, is reinforced by these liberal norms. Muslim citizens are supposed to behave according to Islamic norms which may be in contradiction with liberal norms, hence when liberal norms are cited as justification for enforcign complaince, they constitute a form of islamophobia. Consequently public institutions may discriminate against Muslim citizens, especially in the spheres of security, political participation, and education. In response, resistance against islamophobia is organized especially in the sphere of education, rather than in terms of political participation and security.

Free Research Field

政治学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

①欧米におけるリベラルな法規範に依拠する排外主義とそれに対する抵抗として典型的な事例として、フランスに注目する。
②事例の検討を通じて、リベラルな法規範がもつマイノリティの包摂の可能性と限界をめぐる一般的な知見に貢献する。
③移民出身者を対象とする排外主義との闘いにおいて、すでに240万人の移民が定住する日本においても問題解決に示唆を与える。