Political Economy of Racial Inequality in 'Colorblind' Republican France
Introducing our new Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. Dena Montague
Thursday, November 20, 2014
4:00PMUCSB Center for Black Studies Research, 4603 South Hall
France has relatively low levels of income inequality. Yet due to the strength of its "colorblind" ideology, race is not accounted for in data measuring inequality and poverty.
In this talk, Dr. Montague evaluates the impact of labor market segmentation, dualism in the labor market, inequalities produced by the structure of the French welfare state, and data on poverty. She argues that there is evidence that France has high levels of intergroup inequality and persistent poverty disproportionately impacting Blacks.
If so, "colorblind" political and economic policies may be institutionalizing bias, ultimately sustaining racial inequality.
Contact
Contact Diane Fujino, CBSR director or Mahsheed Ayoub at 805-893-3914