The Skills of Citizenship

IF 0.2 3区历史学 Q2 HISTORY

FRENCH HISTORICAL STUDIES Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI:10.1215/00161071-10713975

Michael A. Kozakowski

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Abstract

Abstract This article analyzes the history of adult vocational training (AVT) programs for Algerian migrants, funded by the French state, between the end of World War II in 1945 and the aftermath of Algerian independence in 1962. These programs responded to the postwar expansion of citizenship and rights of indigenous Algerians, including rights to migrate and to take jobs in metropolitan France. Across changing governments and diverse ministries, French officials were convinced that vocational training was necessary for indigenous Algerians to find stable employment, to mitigate the supposed risks of migration, and to enable migrants to transform themselves into an idealized version of the French citizen. The widespread adoption of AVT for Algerian migrants calls into question the pervasive image of the unskilled, interchangeable migrant. At the same time, the shortcomings of AVT programs shed light on how migrants frequently contributed to postwar economic expansion and economic modernization while enjoying the fruits of economic growth only meagerly and on an individual basis. More broadly, this study reveals the importance of skill, industry, and labor in French postwar conceptions of (social) citizenship.

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公民的技能

本文分析了从1945年第二次世界大战结束到1962年阿尔及利亚独立期间，由法国政府资助的阿尔及利亚移民成人职业培训(AVT)项目的历史。这些计划是对战后扩大阿尔及利亚本土公民身份和权利的回应，包括移民和在法国大都市就业的权利。在不断更迭的政府和不同的部门中，法国官员确信，职业培训对于阿尔及利亚原住民找到稳定的工作、减轻所谓的移民风险、并使移民能够将自己转变为理想版的法国公民是必要的。对阿尔及利亚移民的广泛采用AVT使人们对普遍存在的无技能、可互换移民的形象产生了质疑。与此同时，AVT计划的缺陷揭示了移民如何频繁地为战后的经济扩张和经济现代化做出贡献，同时却只能以个人的方式享受微薄的经济增长成果。更广泛地说，这项研究揭示了技能、工业和劳动在法国战后(社会)公民概念中的重要性。

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期刊介绍： French Historical Studies, the leading journal on the history of France, publishes articles, commentaries, and research notes on all periods of French history from the Middle Ages to the present. The journal’s diverse format includes forums, review essays, special issues, and articles in French, as well as bilingual abstracts of the articles in each issue. Also featured are bibliographies of recent articles, dissertations and books in French history, and announcements of fellowships, prizes, and conferences of interest to French historians.