Identifications of French People of Algerian Origin (Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series)

Identifications of French People of Algerian Origin (Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series)
by: Jacek Kubera (Author)
Publication Date: 28 Feb. 2021
Language:English
Print Length:329 pages
ISBN-10:3030358380
ISBN-13:9783030358389
Book Description
This book is an innovative presentation of the way in which the descendants of Muslim immigrants from Algeria in France perceive and deal with multiple social identifications.Against the background of the theory and methodology (such as Saussure’s sign theory, Znaniecki’s sociology, and Brubaker and Cooper’s concepts), Kubera offers a new analysis into identity in a multicultural society. The book revolves around a combination of the modernist and post-modernist paradigms: highlighting both the constant and situational aspects of social identity. By focusing on identifications, the author shows how to overcome the problem of “intangibility” of identity in research practice. Touching on colonialism, gender, religion, migration, and racism, this will be an important contribution to students and scholars across sociology, anthropology, political science, law, and international relations.
About the Author
From the Back Cover This book is an innovative presentation of the way in which the descendants of Muslim immigrants from Algeria in France perceive and deal with multiple social identifications.Against the background of the theory and methodology (such as Saussure’s sign theory, Znaniecki’s sociology, and Brubaker and Cooper’s concepts), Kubera offers a new analysis into identity in a multicultural society. The book revolves around a combination of the modernist and post-modernist paradigms: highlighting both the constant and situational aspects of social identity. By focusing on identifications, the author shows how to overcome the problem of “intangibility” of identity in research practice. Touching on colonialism, gender, religion, migration, and racism, this will be an important contribution to students and scholars across sociology, anthropology, political science, law, and international relations. About the Author Jacek Kubera is Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Sociology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, and Director of Board of the Florian Znaniecki Scientific Foundation, Poland.