nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/16671911984e0241 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 250801s2025||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/16671911984e0241 doi eng 342 23 Schramm, Julian Author aut A State Without Statehood - The Bougival Accord And Its Consequences For New Caledonian/Kanak Independence Schramm, Julian Verfassungsblog 2025-08-01 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier One year after New Caledonia was tormented by violent demonstrations, resulting in the deaths of 14 people and causing over 2 billion euros worth of damage, representatives of New Caledonia and the French State signed the Bougival Accord to bring an end to the situation and pave the way for peace. While Emmanuel Macron hails the Accord as “historic”, the overseas minister Manuel Valls celebrates it as “the best response to the fear”. However, a closer look at the agreement reveals that the Accord continues to entrench the French hold on the island and renders New Caledonian independence more elusive than ever. CC BY-SA 4.0 colonialism France Kanaks New Caledonia Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/a-state-without-statehood/ raw object