Racism, anti-Semitism and anti-racism in contemporary France

In: Mondi migranti: rivista di studi e ricerche sulle migrazioni internazionali, Heft 1, S. 27-39

Abstract

Racism is a challenge to reason, especially scientific reason, since it is possible to demonstrate that human "races" do not exist for science, and that, for example, the genetic difference between two supposed "races" is no greater than that which can separate two individuals within the same "race". Racism is a denier of human rights. In short, whether it is a question of reason or of law, racism clashes head-on with universal values, and the anti-racist struggle should, in this perspective, only be backed by universalism.