The differential development of Kurdish mobilizations in France

France is the second-largest settlement country for the Kurdish diaspora, and one of the main centers of Kurdist and pro-Kurdish mobilization in Europe. The links between France and the Kurds are long-standing and numerous, but also often ambiguous, particularly in view of the repression still often suffered by some Kurdish and pro-Kurdish activists within the French social movement space. This article describes the various development processes behind the spread of Kurdish demands within French society, looking back at the historical, political and sociological dynamics of Kurdish diasporic and militant structuration.

Keywords : cause entrepreneurs, social movement space, framing processes, activist networks, transnationalism.