The rioting in France is not due to racism nor is it the logical end of immigration. Instead, it is rooted in France's minimum wage and other labor restrictions that lead to unemployment and resentment.
Emmanuel Comte
Dr. Emmanuel Comte is a senior research fellow of the European Program at the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy in Athens (ELIAMEP) and a professorial lecturer at the Vienna School of International Studies. A graduate of the École Normale Supérieure in Paris, he holds a PhD in History from Sorbonne University. Dr. Comte is the author of The History of the European Migration Regime (Routledge, 2018), a work that has transformed the understanding of how European countries developed a regime of relative freedom of movement within the continent. He has published several articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals, including the Journal of European Integration History, Relations Internationales, Le Mouvement social, Labor History, Cold War History, Afers Internacionals, and The International Spectator.
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Ambrogio Lorenzetti’s frescoes adorning the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena, Italy, tell a timeless tale of governance. They portray a city flourishing under just laws and crumbling under misrule. The...
