IDENTITY IDEOLOGY

Analytical mapping of contemporary decolonial, intersectional and identity-based currents.

Identity ideologies encompass theoretical and practical currents that are redefining the contemporary political, cultural, and institutional landscape. This section offers an analytical overview of these dynamics, emphasizing well-documented approaches and rigorous studies.

Decolonialism

A study of critical approaches stemming from postcolonial and decolonial theories.

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Wokism

Analysis of contemporary forms of identity activism and their cultural manifestations.

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Islamo-leftism

Examination of the ideological convergences between identity-based activism and certain political currents.

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Identity drifts

Documentation of doctrinal and institutional extensions.

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Our reports

The Observatory publishes an annual detailed report on the dynamics of identity-based ideologies in higher education and research. This work is based on rigorous data collection and a structured analysis of institutional developments. It forms the documentary foundation of our studies.

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recognized analysis

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Francois Rastier

François Rastier is an honorary research director at the CNRS and a member of the Laboratory for the Analysis of Contemporary Ideologies (LAIC). Latest work: Petite mystique du genre, Paris, Intervalles, 2023.

Judith Butler and the Hamas Agenda

Let's take a step back. Judith Butler explained in 2006 that "it is extremely important to see Hamas and Hezbollah as progressive social movements, which are on the left and part of a global left"...
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Our articles

The color of fraud

Jacques Robert revisits the plagiarism committed by sociologist Jason Arday and how Cambridge University initially defended its professor before announcing an investigation, while Arday ultimately resigned. The affair reveals the excesses of a university where identity politics and the pursuit of diversity are intertwined.
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Review of Nadia Geerts' book: "The Tweet Affair: Gaza or the Defeat of Reason" (H&O, 2026)

Starting from the controversy sparked by a tweet about Gaza, Nadia Geerts delivers a personal testimony which becomes a reflection on the ravages of conformism, disinformation and the rejection of facts in Western democracies.
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The University of Strasbourg is preparing for dhimmitude

Jacques Robert discusses the legal support provided by the University of Strasbourg to a doctoral student who unsuccessfully sued CNRS researcher Florence Bergeaud-Blackler: misuse of university mission and infringement of academic freedom.
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Things seen in Bordeaux…

Our friend Vincent Tournier spent a few days in Bordeaux… He shares some anecdotes with us. It is generally in the details of daily life that the ideological obsessions of a society are revealed.
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Nicolas Messu Illustration

The numbers versus the myths

Michel Messu shows how Nicolas Pouvreau-Monti's new book deconstructs preconceived ideas about immigration and invites us to rethink this issue as a major political choice rather than an inevitable phenomenon.
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Islamism and anti-Semitism in American universities: is it all about money?

Jacques Robert asks whether there is a link between the princely funding of American universities by Qatar and their tolerance of anti-Semitism on campuses.
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