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International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy

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The Arab workers' movement (1970–1976)

sociology of a new political generation

Abdellali Hajjat

pp. 109-121

Abstract

Following periods like the 1880s and 1930s, when immigration had been an important political issue, the "May 68 years' saw the "immigrant question" emerge again in new ways in public debate. Immigration turned political as a result of state initiatives (the development of an administration to monitor immigration and manage social security matters), of the associated "pro-immigrant" movement which supported immigrant mobilization, and of the actions of immigrants themselves who became political players in their own right. It was politicized in at least two ways: both as a "problem" that had to be resolved by putting a suitable migration policy into operation, and as a struggle for equal rights between foreigners and nationals.

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Published in:

Jackson Julian, Milne Anna-Louise, Williams James (2011) May 68: rethinking France's last revolution. Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan.

Pages: 109-121

DOI: 10.1057/9780230319561_8

Full citation:

Hajjat Abdellali (2011) „The Arab workers' movement (1970–1976): sociology of a new political generation“, In: J. Jackson, A. Milne & J. Williams (eds.), May 68, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 109–121.