The aim of the course is to examine French foreign policy since the end of World War II, the players of foreign policy in France and its principle theories.
Method of presentation:
Lecture, discussion, readings
Required work and form of assessment:
Attendance and class participation (20%), mid-term (30%) readings (20%) final exam (30%)
content:
Week 1:
1.1 Introduction, panorama of the French press
1.2 France after the Second World War
First Part: Introduction to French Foreign Policy since 1945
Week 2: France at the Heart of the Cold War.
2.1 France and the Atlantic Alliance
2.2 France and the birth of the European communities
Week 3: France and Decolinization
3.1 French and British Decolinization
3.2 The war in Algeria
Part II: The Players of French foreign policy
Week 4: The Making of French Foreign Policy
4.1 The President of the Republic
4.2 The Prime Minister
Week 5: The Making of French Foreign Policy
5.1 Parliament
5.2 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Week 6
6.1 What is left of diplomacy? The objectives and means.
6.2 Mid Term Exam
Part III: Principle Theories of French Foreign Policy
Week 7: French European Policy (History)
7.1 The De Gaulle years
7.2 The Mitterand years
Week 8: French European Policy (Reality)
8.1 France in the face of the troubles of the East
8.2 Europe in presidential debate
Week 9: France and Developing Countries
9.1 French policy towards Africa since decolinisation.
9.2 Cooperative policy towards development.
Week 10: A Large Power?
10.1 French-American Relations
10.2 France and the United Nations
Week 11: Cultural Influence and Economic Conflict
11.1 Francophonie and cultural diplomacy
11.2 Economic Diplomacy
Week 12
12.1 France and Globalization
12.2 Final Exam
Required readings:
Bozo, Frédéric. La politique étrangère de la France depuis 1945. La Découverte, 1997.
Charillon, Frédéric and Marie-Christine Kessler. “France: un rang à réinventer.” In Les Politiques étrangères, Ruptures et Continuités. Paris: La documentation française, 2001.
Gallet, Betrand. Précis de politique étrangère française. Ellipses, 1996.
Grosser, Alfred. Affaires extérieures, la politique de la France 1944-1989. Paris: Flammarion, 1989.
Hoffman, Stanley. “La France dans le monde 1979-2000.” Politique étrangère. N. 2-2000, p. 307-318.
Kessler, Marie-Christine. La politique étrangère de la France, acteurs et processus. Paris: Presses de Sciences Po, 1999.
Védrine, Hubert. Les cartes de la France à l’heure ded la mondialisation. Entretiens avec Dominique Moïsi. Fayard, 2000.
French Foreign And European Policy
The aim of the course is to examine French foreign policy since the end of World War II, the players of foreign policy in France and its principle theories.
Lecture, discussion, readings
Attendance and class participation (20%), mid-term (30%) readings (20%) final exam (30%)
Week 1:
1.1 Introduction, panorama of the French press
1.2 France after the Second World War
First Part: Introduction to French Foreign Policy since 1945
Week 2: France at the Heart of the Cold War.
2.1 France and the Atlantic Alliance
2.2 France and the birth of the European communities
Week 3: France and Decolinization
3.1 French and British Decolinization
3.2 The war in Algeria
Part II: The Players of French foreign policy
Week 4: The Making of French Foreign Policy
4.1 The President of the Republic
4.2 The Prime Minister
Week 5: The Making of French Foreign Policy
5.1 Parliament
5.2 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Week 6
6.1 What is left of diplomacy? The objectives and means.
6.2 Mid Term Exam
Part III: Principle Theories of French Foreign Policy
Week 7: French European Policy (History)
7.1 The De Gaulle years
7.2 The Mitterand years
Week 8: French European Policy (Reality)
8.1 France in the face of the troubles of the East
8.2 Europe in presidential debate
Week 9: France and Developing Countries
9.1 French policy towards Africa since decolinisation.
9.2 Cooperative policy towards development.
Week 10: A Large Power?
10.1 French-American Relations
10.2 France and the United Nations
Week 11: Cultural Influence and Economic Conflict
11.1 Francophonie and cultural diplomacy
11.2 Economic Diplomacy
Week 12
12.1 France and Globalization
12.2 Final Exam
Bozo, Frédéric. La politique étrangère de la France depuis 1945. La Découverte, 1997.
Charillon, Frédéric and Marie-Christine Kessler. “France: un rang à réinventer.” In Les Politiques étrangères, Ruptures et Continuités. Paris: La documentation française, 2001.
Gallet, Betrand. Précis de politique étrangère française. Ellipses, 1996.
Grosser, Alfred. Affaires extérieures, la politique de la France 1944-1989. Paris: Flammarion, 1989.
Hoffman, Stanley. “La France dans le monde 1979-2000.” Politique étrangère. N. 2-2000, p. 307-318.
Kessler, Marie-Christine. La politique étrangère de la France, acteurs et processus. Paris: Presses de Sciences Po, 1999.
Védrine, Hubert. Les cartes de la France à l’heure ded la mondialisation. Entretiens avec Dominique Moïsi. Fayard, 2000.