Debates on secularism and the separation of church and state have revealed much misunderstanding and confusion. These can be chalked up to the complexity of a topic whose analysis requires the simultaneous deployment of three perspectives: historical, philosophical, and legal. This book provides a clear, rigorous overview of the research in these three areas both in France and abroad.
Once a student at the École normale supérieure, Gwénaële Calvès is now a professor of public law at the University of Cergy-Pontoise. Her work focuses on discrimination, freedom of expression, and secularism. Among her most recent publications are: Envoyer les racistes en prison ? Le procès des insulteurs de Christiane Taubira (Jailing Racists? The Christiane Taubira Defamation Trial; JLGDJ, 2015), La Discrimination positive (Positive Discrimination; PUF, « Que sais-je ? », 2016, 4th ed.), Territoires disputés de la laïcité. 44 questions (plus ou moins) épineuses (Secularism’s Disputed Territories: 44 Thorny Questions PUF, 2018).