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/566/ The Last Big French Crisis ft. Charles Devellennes
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On the pupils' protests and wider riots.
Charles Devellennes, author of books on Macron and French protests, is back on the pod, talking to Alex about a month of insurrection in France.
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Why are these types of revolts so common in Macron's France?
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Are things that bad – or do the French have higher standards?
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Why did the secondary school pupil's protests explode into something bigger?
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Are the demonstrations "anti-French"? Even anti-civilisation?
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Can the radical left profit or is it Le Pen's presidency to lose?
Links
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High school protests met with unparalleled repression, Charles Devellennes substack
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The Gilets Jaunes and the New Social Contract, Charles Devellennes
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France's riots: revolution without utopia, Muriel Zagha, Engelsberg Ideas
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France’s long history of revolt, Julian Jackson, Engelsberg Ideas