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On Angéline Escafré-Dublet's A Political History of Immigration in France
Hybrid book seminar co-organised by Identities, University of Glasgow Political and International Studies, and Citizenship and Migration Research Network (CMRN) at the University of Edinburgh.
School of Social & Political Sciences; College of Social Sciences Hub
Date: Wednesday 02 September 2026
Time: 12:30 - 13:30
Venue: University of Edinburgh, 19 George Square, Room G.02. Online joining option available also.
Category: Public lectures, Academic events, Student events, Staff workshops and seminars
Speaker: Dr Angéline Escafré-Dublet, University of Lyon, France
A Political History of Immigration in France is an enquiry into the making of a ‘country of immigration’ and how a demographic statistic can become such a controversial issue that occupies the top of the political agenda. The book starts from the overlooked fact that even though France became a country of immigration as early as the mid-19th century, because of its lagging population growth, it was only in the late-20th century that French people started to think of themselves as living in a country of immigration. The book is about this change in identity and the ways in which the politics of migration – a much broader and globally connected process - came to redefine France in the second half of the 20th century.