Karina Piser’s research explored measures to promote French secularism in public high schools in immigrant-heavy areas. Beginning in suburbs of Paris, she interviewed students, teachers, administrators, and education-policy practitioners to better understand how the government is targeting schools to improve social cohesion in the aftermath of the 2015 and 2016 terrorist attacks. Prior to receiving the ICWA fellowship, Karina was an editor at World Politics Review, and has previously held positions at the Council on Foreign Relations, the European Council on Foreign Relations, and the U.N. High Commissioner on Human Rights in Tunis, Tunisia. She holds a master’s degree from Sciences Po Paris, and has written for Foreign Policy, The Atlantic, and World Politics Review, among other publications.
Paris from center to periphery
A summer stroll provides a window into the striking inequality of today’s cities.
France’s far right eyes the prize
In the south, the National Rally hopes local elections next year will pave the way to national victory.
The battle for a ‘French Islam’
In an ideologically charged tug-of-war, divergent figures jockey over who best represents France’s Muslims.
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In secular France, Catholic roots run deep
The Notre-Dame fire is shedding light on the country’s complex relationship with religion at a moment populists across Europe are distorting the notion of Christian identity.