Professor Nicolas Roussellier
Professor Nicolas Roussellier has recently published a book entitled La force de gouverner: Le pouvoir éxecutif en France, XIXe -XXIe siècles; or in English: The strength to govern: Executive power in France, 19th- 21st centuries. Roussellier’s book retraces, from 1870 to present day, how France finds itself with its present government in light of the fact that at their origins, modern political regimes aimed to weaken governmental powers and reduce executive power. Roussellier explores this paradox found in the “republican tradition”, that is to say that the republican spirit of today is the exact opposite of the former republican spirit and therefore, historically speaking, there has not only been one French Republic, but two. Roussellier also analyzes the modernization of the French government and its inability to preserve its parliamentary tradition in doing so, and how then, as a result, it passed from one institutional imbalance to another, an imbalance for which France pays heavily each day. (translation of excerpt from Gallimard summary)
M. Roussellier will be making several media appearances to discuss his book. You can find the schedule below. If you miss the airings, you can visit these websites to get caught up!
-Monday 19 October on Radio Notre-Dame, show entitled: « Décryptage » de Philippe Delaroche, 18h00 à 19h10 (6pm-7:10pm)
-Saturday 24 October on France Culture, show entitled: « La suite dans les idées » de Sylvain Bourmeau, 13h30 à 14h00 (1:30pm-2pm)
-Thursday 5 November on Fréquence Protestante, show entitled: « L’esprit de la réforme » de Frédérick Casadesus, 13h-14h (1pm-2pm)
-Wednesday 11 November on France Inter, show entitled: « La Marche de l’Histoire » de Jean Lebrun, 13h30 à 14h30 (1:30pm-2:30pm)
To read more about and/or buy his book, see the site below: