ABSTRACT
This chapter begins with a broad review of the changes in French society, and their implications for antiracists. It outlines some of the developments in immigration to which antiracists attempted to respond and turns to more detailed consideration of some key themes. The chapter concentrates on the development of new movements and the challenges they posed for antiracists over issues of representation and hegemony. It begins with a discussion of the struggles of immigrant workers in the 1970s which led to autonomous mobilisations for decent housing and against immigration controls, and their implications for established antiracist organisations. Important changes in immigration policy occurred from the late 1960s as governments introduced immigration controls and restrictions. The chapter discusses the emergence of new local and national movements of young ‘second generation’ immigrants. These gave rise to demands for a new citizenship, which challenged the assumptions and priorities of established antiracist organisations.
