Book Culture Club’s 44th event
Date:
3 Mar, 2021
Time:
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm (Hong Kong SAR)
Venue:
Online via Zoom
Language:
English
Speakers:
Professor Alistair Cole, Professor in Political Sciences, Head of the Department of Government and International Studies, Co-Editor of Developments in French Politics 6
Professor Helen Drake, Chair of French and European Studies, Director of the Institute for Diplomacy and International Governance, Loughborough University London, Co-Editor of Developments in French Politics 6
Dr. Emilie Tran, Assistant Professor, Programme Director European Studies, Author of Chapter 11, “The Yellow Vests Movement: Causes, Consequences and Significance.”
Moderator:
Dr. C. Roland Vogt, Head, School of Modern Languages and Cultures, Associate Professor, The University of Hong Kong
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Developments in French Politics Six offers the reader thirteen chapters that aim to understand the transformation and resistance in contemporary France. They compare President Macron with his immediate predecessor, François Hollande, to explore the limits of presidential authority. They bring readers up to date with the apparent collapse of traditional political parties and with the struggle of the French Republic to adapt to present day norms and trends. The book deliberately peers into thorny questions of religion, racial prejudice, radicalisation and sexual politics, with some surprising findings. Economic and international constraints on national sovereignty are exposed. The book’s authors each make original contributions drawn on new data and new thinking, and the editorial team brings together renowned experts in the matter of contemporary France.
