Presidential elections in France and the United States: comparative analysis / Analyse comparée des élections présidentielles en France et aux USA



N.B. This course meets from July 26 to August 15, 2 hours per day.



2012 is the year of both american and french presidential elections. The course will

start from a systematic analysis of the French presidential elections:

the electoral campaign, the main issues, the candidates, the

electorates... On all these points we will see the similarities and the

differences between the two countries and political systems.



Required text: Pascal Perrineau, Le choix de Marianne, Pourquoi et pour qui votons-nous?, Paris, Fayard, 2012 (ISBN 978-2-213-65419-5)