The security threat posed by ‘outsiders’ is becoming a central theme of French politics in the aftermath of Charlie Hebdo

How have minority communities in France been affected by the Paris terrorist attacks in January 2015? Joseph Downing, Jennifer Jackson-Preece and Maria Werdine-Norris write that the response to the attacks has highlighted a long-term trend in French politics: the focus on issues of security and the perceived threat posed to the French nation by ‘outsiders’.

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