Black - White Intergroup Relations in France. The Impact of Antiracist Norm and Categorization Process using the RepMut Tool

The aim of this research is to characterize Black-White interethnic relations in France, differentiating between the weight of the antiracist norm and the categorization effects. The specificity of this study is based on the methodology used to understand these relationships. Our methodology, which uses the RepMut tool, allows us to identify intergroup relations based on data produced and evaluated by the two groups studied. The results of our approach show a) an in-group favoritism strategy for the Black group underpinned by conventional mechanisms of categorization, b) an out-group favoritism strategy for the White group underpinned by the antiracist norm. The discussion focuses on the antiracist norm and its implications for understanding intergroup relations according to the specific context of interethnic relations.