Diaspora Policies, Consular Services and Social Protection for French Citizens Abroad
Jean-Thomas Arrighi De Casanova & Jean-Michel Lafleur
| Abstract |
While predominantly a country of immigration, France also counts
with a sizeable population of citizens abroad of around three
million individuals (4% of the domestic population). This chapter
provides a general overview of France’s diaspora institutions,
consular policies and social protection policies for citizens
abroad. It describes in detail expatriates’ conditions of
eligibility and access to welfare in the areas of unemployment,
health care, pensions, family benefits and economic hardship. It
shows that France, by European standards, has a comparatively
strong level of engagement with its expatriates, particularly in
the areas of electoral rights, culture and social protection. This
must be understood in the light of France’s colonial history, its
continued ambition to be a global actor, and its well-developed
domestic welfare state that has increasingly become
de-territorialised. |
| Keywords |
France; emigrants; diasporas; welfare; social protection |
| Citation | Arrighi de Casanova, J. T., & Lafleur, J. M. (2020). Diaspora Policies, Consular Services and Social Protection for French Citizens Abroad. In Migration and Social Protection in Europe and Beyond (Vol. 2, pp. 193-206). Cham: Springer. |
| Type | Book chapter (English) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Book title | Migration and Social Protection in Europe and Beyond |
| Publisher | Springer (Cham) |
| Volume | 2 |
| Pages | 193-206 |
| URL | https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-030-512... |