European Critiques and Actions Against Critical Race Theory

Mathias Möschel

doi:10.5117/9789048577118-13

European Critiques and Actions Against Critical Race Theory

Mathias Möschel^*

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Department of Legal Studies

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This contribution will compare and contrast the critiques and policy/legislative actions against critical race theory (CRT) in the United States with those that can be observed in the European context and especially in France. While there are some commonalities, there also exist notable differences. In the United States, one can observe a reform/ retrenchment logic, where the (limited) successes in policy terms of CRT have led to political retrenchment. A similar thing cannot be said in Europe, where CRT has been, at best, a fringe reality in academic and policy discourses. Hence, in this context, whatever actions are taken to fight against CRT are better identified under the logic of preventative entrenchment.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Censorship and Self-Censorship in History Education
Subtitle of host publication	A Comparative Approach to Backsliding Democracies
Editors	Ruben Zeeman
Publisher	Central European University Press
Pages	237-247
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Electronic)	9789048578955, 9789048578962
ISBN (Print)	9789048577118
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5117/9789048577118-13
State	Published - Sep 2026

Keywords

Europe
United States
Preventative entrenchment
Reform and retrenchment

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