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Laïcité and multiculturalism: the Stasi Report in context.

¹Department of Political Science and International Relations, Bosphorous University. murat.akan@boun.edu.tr

The British Journal of Sociology

|June 4, 2009

Summary

French republican universalism and multiculturalism are debated. The Stasi Report on laïcité (secularism) marked a shift, indicating a move towards multiculturalism in France.

Area of Science:

Sociology
Political Science
French Studies

Background:

French republican universalism and multiculturalism represent opposing views on citizenship and integration.
Recent debates on laïcité (secularism) were intensified by the 2003 Stasi Commission report and legislation on religious symbols in schools.

Purpose of the Study:

To offer an alternative reading of the Stasi Report by analyzing its historical and institutional context.
To evaluate the Stasi Report's impact on French republican universalism and its relationship with multiculturalism.

Main Methods:

Critical reading of the Stasi Report.
Analysis of the report's immediate institutional context.
Historical analysis of developments concerning laïcité since the 1905 law.

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The Stasi Report signifies a fundamental break with French republican universalism.
This break coincided with the establishment of the French Muslim Council and state-contracted Muslim high schools.
These developments indicate a reorganization of the public sphere towards multiculturalism.

Conclusions:

The Stasi Report and associated policies represent a move towards multiculturalism in France.
The narrowing of laïcité's boundaries and expansion of identity-specific institutions signal a significant shift in French public life.