La France: de l'anti-modialisme à l'alter-mondialisme / From anti-globalization to alter-globalization

How do French intellectuals analyze globalization and its stakes? How did France evolve from anti-globalization to "alter-globalization"? After an overview of the hisotry of globalization and the reactions it triggered in France - the rise of extremist political parties, the stigmatization of scapegoats such as the Brussels technocracy, new immigrants, the anti-U.S. stand - we shall examine the writings of a few theoreticians/activists on alter-globalization (P. Bourdieu, Ziegler, Attac), who propse a critque of liberal capitalism and a new approach to North/South relations as well as a new model of economic development. Course materials include recent articles and book excerpts.

Text "Altermondialistes de tous les pays," Manière de voir 75 (juin-juillet 2004), Le Monde diplomatique.