Europeanizing Contention: The Protest Against ’Fortress Europe’ in France and Germany

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What are the consequences of European integration on social movements? Who are the “winners” and the “losers” of Europe’s organized civil society? This book explores the Europeanization of contention through an in-depth, comparative analysis of French and German pro-asylum movements since the end of the 1990s. Through an examination of their networks, discourses, and collective actions, it shows that the groups composing these movements display different degrees and forms of Europeanization, reflected in different fields of protest. More generally, it shows the multiple strategies implemented by activists to Europeanize their scope of mobilization and by doing so participate in the construction of a European public sphere. Pierre Monforte is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Leicester. He received his PhD from the European University Institute in Florence (Italy) and was a post-doctoral fellow at the Université de Montréal. His research explores the dynamics of protest for migrants’ rights in France, Germany, Canada and the UK. List of tables and figures Introduction: The europeanization of social movements and immigration and asylum policies Chapter 1. The evolution of the French and German pro-asylum movements since the beginning of the 1990s Chapter 2. The components of the French and German pro-asylum movements in comparative perspective Chapter 3. The europeanization of the pro-asylum movements: evidences from the networks, frames, and collective actions Chapter 4. The different modes of europeanization of the pro-asylum movements Chapter 5. The europeanization of social movements: a process of inclusion into, and exclusion from, a particular field Conclusion: The europeanization of social movements and the emergence of a European public sphere Pro-asylum movements and the European Union: three conclusions List of interviews References