Oltre l’emergenza. Il terrorismo jihadista in Francia tra analisi dei problemi contemporanei e delle origini coloniali

Article examines hatred against France, as a humus for terrorism. Article focuses on most serious recent episode, namely the terrorist attack of 13 and 14 November 2015 in Paris. In this perspective, paper presents state of the art relating to jihadist terrorism. Article presents the perspective of post-colonial studies: in the Algerian war not only roots of hatred against France can be sought, but also operational analogies, such as violent actions that hit bars. This approach proposes a strong connection between colonial history and terrorism. A second approach proposes a soft connection: adhesion to terrorist groups involves contemporary social and subcultural factors. In this sense, the first perspective can be enriched by the interpretative lens of Bourdieu, who analyzed the transformations of Algeria under French domination. Confinement of the peasant population, consequences of war, socio-economic drift, social and political crisis and emergence of terrorist groups in the African country have not only had local effects, but also repercussions in France.