“I believe in a policy of recognition. In our civil code still appears this very problematic notion of assimilation. It no longer corresponds to what we want to do. ”
These words are those of Emmanuel Macron in an interview with
L'Express
on the eve of the Christmas holidays.
The President of the Republic rejects the principle of assimilation which appears, in fact, still in our civil code:
"No one can be naturalized if he does not justify his assimilation to the French community"
, we can read.
As ambitious as it is mastered, the new essay by the young historian, Raphaël Doan,
The Dream of Assimilation.
From Ancient Greece to the present day
(Ed. Pastés Composites) has the main merit of shedding light on a concept too often misunderstood and proposing a precise definition.
Assimilation policies aim to promote the resemblance of minorities to the majority.
If integration only supposes giving a place to others in society without necessarily making them adopt
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