Christiane Taubira, a Black Woman in Politics in French Guiana and in France

Stéphanie Guyon (1, 2)

1 SOGIP - Scales of Governance: The UN, the States and Indigenous Peoples. Self-determination in the time of globalization (ERC 249236)
2 CURAPP-ESS - Centre universitaire de recherches sur l'action publique et le politique. Epistémologie et Sciences sociales - UMR CNRS 7319

The political landscape in France and French Guiana has always been dominated by men. In France until the 1990s, the typical politicians, particularly in the upper echelon of French politics, were white heterosexual men. In May 2012, following François Hollande’s election as president, Christiane Taubira became France’s minister of justice. This was the first time that a black person was appointed to lead a ministry since the advent of the Fifth Republic.

Domaines: Sciences de l'Homme et Société

Stéphanie Guyon. Christiane Taubira, a Black Woman in Politics in French Guiana and in France. Black French Women and the Struggle for Equality, 1848-2016, UNP - Nebraska, pp.19-36, 2018, ⟨10.2307/j.ctv6hp2pt.6⟩. ⟨hal-03827424⟩