HISTORY AND POLITICS OF FRANCE (HIST3035)

We intend for students to obtain a significant deepening of their understanding of the chronological timeline of French history, and to advance their critical thinking skills regarding the analysis of key French historical events and social processes (History program Learning Objectives #1 Chronological Thinking and #6 Contextual Comprehension). At the same time, we intend for students to demonstrate an understanding of comparative political institutions (Political Science Learning Objective #10) with particular respect to the French executive and parliamentary branches; of political parties (Political Science Learning Objective #2) with particular respect to changes over the past half-century in the leading French political parties; as well as demonstrating a greater understanding of the role of elections in democracies (Political Science Learning Objective #11), here with respect to recent French electoral events such as the 2017 presidential election.