ABSTRACT

The controversies around Islam in France have given rise to a series of public policies. Such measures have led to an expansion of what is usually referred to as ‘public space’ and a generalization of the principle of ‘neutrality’ which was previously only required of public officials. Limitations on the visibility of Muslim religious practice are intrinsically gendered since the controversies that led to political decisions were aimed at Muslim women, particularly those who wear a marker of Muslim religiosity: the hijab, a garment that covers their head. This article draws on the sociology of public policy to analyse concepts such as ‘laïcité’, ‘dignity’ and ‘fundamental values’ that have been used to legitimize the legal exclusion of veiled women from public space, paradoxically in the name of their emancipation.

摘要

法国围绕伊斯兰教的争论引发了一系列公共政策。此类措施导致通常所谓的“公共空间”的扩展和“中立性”原则的泛化，而以前，“中立性”原则仅是公职人员所必需的。由于导致政治决策的争议针对的是穆斯林妇女，特别是那些穿着穆斯林宗教标志物的妇女：盖头，一种遮盖其头部的衣服，这在本质上是对穆斯林宗教习俗的能见度进行了性别限制。本文利用公共政策的社会学来分析诸如“laïcité”，“尊严”和“基本价值观”之类的概念，这些概念被用来合法化被蒙蔽的妇女在公共场所的合法排斥，以其解放的名义自相矛盾。