‘Radicalisation of Laïcité’: What’s in a Word?

Misleading interpretations of laïcité, France’s way to implement secularism, have long been threatening the country’s social cohesion. What explains the longevity of these approaches, how do their various proponents justify them and why should they be labelled “radical”?

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Main Author: Quivooij, Romain
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Commentary
Language:English
Published: 2018
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/87519
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/44454
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:Misleading interpretations of laïcité, France’s way to implement secularism, have long been threatening the country’s social cohesion. What explains the longevity of these approaches, how do their various proponents justify them and why should they be labelled “radical”?