The Institutions of the Republic: Re-reading French political history of the 19th and 20th centuries

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

This course is intended as a re-reading of the French political history of the last two centuries in order to provide knowledge on the history of the State and its institutions in the long time and to integrate the important historiographic renewal on these questions. It is structured in two stages: the first is chronological and re-reads the various republican regimes, the second is thematic centered on institutions at different scales (respectively: the Council of State, the prefect, the town hall, the colonial institutions, And 3rd chambers, institutions linked to the strengthening of democratic practices). This course is intended for students interested in basic knowledge of these subjects, irrespective of their later course (administrative examinations, research, various SciencesPo schools).