Alison Sargent welcomes Dr Andrew Smith, historian of modern France and lecturer in liberal arts at Queen Mary University of London. Dr Smith offers a thoughtful assessment of the Bougival Agreement and its highly contested reception in New Caledonia, drawing attention to the deeper undercurrents of mistrust, political plurality and colonial legacies shaping this pivotal moment. The agreement recognizes a “state” within France, but also embeds control mechanisms that reignite fears among the indigenous Kanak population of political marginalization.
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