La France en crise et la mondialisation / France in Crisis and Globalization

How does France, a country on the decline for over a century, react to the pressure caused by globalization? The elites, as well as extremist political parties (especially the right-wing Front National ) have been opposed to globalization and have looked for scapegoats in the crisis facing the French economy. They have found them in "Brussels" (European-Union technocrats), immigrants, and that big inimical brother: the United States. During the last few years, however, French discourse has evolved progressively from anti- to "alter-globalization," a trend represented by such public figures as Pierre Bourdieu or José Bové, and organizations such as Attac.

Text "Altermodialistes de tous les pays," Manière do voir 75 (juin-juillet 2004), /Le Monde diplomatique Michalet: "Qu'est-ce que la mondialisation" Editions La Decouverte, collection Essais, numero 165, Paris 2004.