L'extrême droite en France et en Europe / The Extreme Right in France and Europe

*N.B. This course meets from July 25 to August16, 2 hours per day*



After defining the political movement of the Extreme Right, we will examine how it has appeared and developed historically in Europe, its diverse programs, its invariant qualities, its various organizational forms and the psychological, social, cultural and political foundations which propel it. Finally, we will analyze its relationship to power and its potential future.



Required Texts:1) Hans Georg Betz, La droite populiste en Europe, ISBN 9 782746 704510, Editions Autrement (2004); 2) P.Perrineau, Le symptôme Le Pen, Radiographie des électeurs du Front national, ISBN 9782213599847 Editions Fayard, 1997; 3) P.Perrineau, Le choix de Marianne ISBN 978-2-213-65419-5, Editions Fayard, 2012.