French Politics Today: The 2022 Presidential Election in Context

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

In this class, we will examine the French presidential election that will take place in April 2022. To better understand its stakes, we will study the French political system, the institutions of the Fifth Republic, and recent electoral history. We will also consider key questions that are currently debated in France: work and unemployment, environmental issues, French secularism, the future of social programs, education, immigration, and France's place in the European Union. Taught in French.