Jean-Claude Beaujour, Partner, Cabinet Hobson
Opposition to “American-Style” Diversity in France: How the French Business Community Responds
Date: 03/28/2011
Duration: 58:51
Description:
France provides a remarkable lens for exploring racism. The country is committed through its revolutionary republican, anti-aristocratic principles to the denial of the relevance of race or any other form of identity other than citizenship. Yet inequalities based on race, ethnicity and religion are glaring. Jean-Claude Beaujour discusses that in the face of opposition to what are often described as “American-style” civil rights remedies, French business interests, wanting the economic benefits of competing in a diverse world market, are leading a campaign to legitimize the principle of embracing diversity.
Sponsor: Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice and Berkeley Center for Law and Business
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