CJVF302 Current political events in France

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Kateřina Sedláčková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Dana Plíšková (assistant)
Mgr. et Mgr. Petra Trávníková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Kateřina Sedláčková, Ph.D.
Language Centre Faculty of Social Studies Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Sedláčková, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Language Centre Faculty of Social Studies Division – Language Centre
Prerequisites
(( FAKULTA ( FSS ))||( OBOR ( MUSFSS )) &&( FORMA ( P )))
This course is for advanced students (B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference).
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course objective is to learn about current events in the political life in France through the selected French newspapers et scientific articles.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, the student is used to follow the political news in France in French-language newspapers online, is oriented in the French political life, knows the administrative organization and the political system including the notions of the history of the 5th Republic and is able to anchor current political events in France in a broader context.
Syllabus
  • Thematic axis:
  • The political system in France
  • The 5th Republic
  • The presidential election in 2022
  • Social movements - Yellow waistcoats
  • Social policy and pension reform
  • news topics
Literature
    required literature
  • https://theconversation.com/fr
  • Le Nouvel Observateur http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/
  • Le Monde http://www.lemonde.fr/
  • Sciences Humaines http://www.scienceshumaines.com/_politiques-economie
    recommended literature
  • Hervé le Bras: Se sentir mal dans une France qui va bien, Éditions de l'Aube 2019
  • Olivier Duhamel et alii: La Ve République démysthifiée, Les Presses SciencesPo 2019
    not specified
  • https://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/
Teaching methods
reading, classe discussion, searching for information to selected topics, summary and synthesis of information, oral presentations
Assessment methods
active participation in class activities
reading of the assigned reading material for each class
leads
oral presentations
Language of instruction
French
Further Comments
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2024, recent)
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