SEMESTRE 1: Time Line

PRESENTATIONS BY THE STUDENTS

TOPIC : POLITICAL REGIMES.

To be lectured according to the schedule attached :

- Cuba : an authoritarian state

- Uruguay : a full democracy

- Mexico : a hybrid regime

- USA : a flawed democracy

- Vietnam : an authoritarian state

- New Zealand : a full democracy

- Singapore : a flawed democracy

- Belarus : an authoritarian state

- Switzerland : a full democracy

- Turkiye : a hybrid regime 

- Czech Republic : a flawed democracy

- Saudi Arabia : an authoritarian regime

- Mauritius : a full democracy

- Morocco : a hybrid regime

- South Africa : a flawed democracy

Instructions : You will present « your »country political regime according to this specific frame : 

1. Introduction : Why is this country well-know worldwide ?

2. Short historical background that gives clues to the contemporary political system.

3. Describe the institutions (role, relations between the different branches, citizen role…)

4. Describe the situation of Human Rights.

5. What’s Up? The latest political news. 

6. Conclusion : Why is that country a full / flawed democracy / a hybrid regime / an authoritarian state ? What did you learn from that presentation?

Each part will be illustrated by a single picture that you will comment.

Each presentation should last 10 - 15 mn.

Reading List :

- SWIFT Adam : Political Philosophy : A Beginners’Guide for Students, 2013, 3rd Edition

- Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels: The Communist Manifesto.

- Jean-Jacques Rousseau : Le Contrat Social. 

- A Stevens, The Government and Politics of France, 

- A. king, The New American Political System (2nd Edition)

- A Marr, The History of Modern Britain.

SCHEDULE :

12, October : New Nomads. Classroom IV 

19, October : From 11:00 to 14:00. Role Play. Migratory flows. Classroom VI

26, October : Mathilde Damoisel presents  her documentary : « Far West, The Hidden History ». Classroom IX

03, November : 12h30 - 14h30. Oral comprehension. Classroom VII

23, November : Presentations. Brexit and Debate. Classroom VIII. Kalypso and Sasha (Uruguay). Louison and Teona (Vietnam). Sacha and Adèle (New Zealand)

29, November : 14h00 - 16h00. Sri Lanka. Pair Work Activity. Classroom VII

30, November : Presentations. Biden - Xi. Classroom VII. Romy and Syrine (Singapore). Fatumata and Laurianne (Switzerland). Emily and Lora (Turkiye)

7, December : canceled

14, December : Presentations. AI and its future. Tit for Tat. Classroom IX. Dorian (Morocco). Fantine and Lucie (South Africa). Basile and Avril.

21, December : Written Exam. Classroom VIII

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