Lesson 1Greens and environmentalists: electoral profile, coalition behavior, policy priorities on climate and energyDis section focus pon green an environmentalist forces, from EELV to smaller eco-left lists. It study dem electorate, coalition strategies wid left or centrist partners, an detailed policy agendas pon climate, energy transition, an ecological plannin.
Main green parties and internal currentsElectoral geography and core votersRelations with the broader left blocClimate, energy, and transport policiesDebates on nuclear power and renewablesLesson 2Far left: parties and movements, ideological profile, social base, priorities (redistribution, social justice), tactical approachesDis section study di far left, includin La France insoumise an smaller revolutionary groups. It cover ideological references, social bases, programmatic priorities pon redistribution an social justice, an tactical choices inna elections an protests.
Main far left parties and networksIdeological roots and reference thinkersWorking‑class and youth constituenciesRedistribution and social justice agendaParliamentary, street, and union tacticsLesson 3Far right: core parties, ideological features, social constituency, policy priorities (immigration, security, identity), Eurosceptic tendenciesDis section analyse di far right, focusin pon Rassemblement National an competin actors. It detail ideological features, social constituencies, an policy priorities pon immigration, security, identity, an Europe, includin Eurosceptic an sovereigntist strands.
Main far right parties and leadersSocio‑economic profile of supportersImmigration and border control agendaLaw‑and‑order and identity politicsEuroscepticism and Frexit debatesLesson 4Overview of the current party system: fragmentation, multipolarity, and decline of traditional dominanceWi present di overall structure of di current French party system, marked by fragmentation an multipolar blocs. Di section explain di decline of traditional parties, new cleavages, an how presidentialism interact wid coalition politics.
From bipolar alternation to multipolarityCollapse of PS and weakening of LRRise of presidential and protest polesNew socio‑cultural and territorial dividesEffects on government stability and policyLesson 5Traditional right and centre‑right: parties, ideological profile, social base, stance on economy and securityWi explore di traditional right an centre-right, notably Les Républicains an allied currents. Di section cover dem ideological profile, social an territorial bases, an positions pon taxation, welfare, security, immigration, an institutional reforms.
Historical evolution of Gaullist familiesCore electorate and territorial strongholdsEconomic liberalism and fiscal policySecurity, justice, and immigration stancesRelations with far right and centristsLesson 6Traditional left and centre‑left: parties, ideological profile, social base, stance on welfare, labor, and public servicesWi analyse di traditional left an centre-left, from di Socialist Party to social-liberal offshoots. Di section detail ideological orientations, social bases, an positions pon welfare, labor law, public services, an relations wid green an radical allies.
PS history and organizational evolutionElectoral base and territorial anchorsWelfare state and labor market policiesPublic services, education, and healthAlliances with greens and radical leftLesson 7Presidential camp(s): composition, ideology, voter base, policy priorities, examples of intra‑camp tensionsHere wi analyse di presidential camp since 2017, detailin im parties, leadership, an ideological positionin. Di section explore im voter base, policy priorities, an recurrin tensions between technocrats, liberals, an more social or ecological wings.
From En Marche to Renaissance and alliesSocio‑demographic profile of supportersEconomic and social policy prioritiesEuropean integration and foreign policyIntra‑camp rivalries and leadership strugglesLesson 8Smaller parties and parliamentary groups: regionalists, radical centrists, souverainists, and their role in coalitions and parliamentary arithmeticDis section check minor parties an parliamentary groups, includin regionalists, radical centrists, an souverainists. It explain dem electoral niches, coalition strategies, an how dem influence majorities thru parliamentary arithmetic.
Regionalist parties and territorial agendasRadical centrist currents and profilesSouverainist right and left variantsTechnical groups and mixed group roleCoalition leverage and vote‑by‑vote dealsLesson 9Placement on left–right and EU axis: practical method to position parties, examples for each major actorDis section offer tools fi place French parties pon left-right an EU integration axes. Thru concrete examples, learners practice positionin major actors an understand how multidimensional competition structure alliances an voter choices.
Defining economic and cultural left–rightMeasuring pro‑ and anti‑EU orientationsLocating major parties on both axesIssue salience and multidimensional spaceUsing expert surveys and electoral dataLesson 10Party organization and funding: candidate selection, party financing rules, internal factions, and impact on coherenceWi check how French parties organize an finance, from membership an candidate selection to public subsidies an private donations. Di section show how internal factions, leadership rules, an fundin constraints affect party cohesion.
Membership structures and local branchesCandidate selection and primariesPublic funding rules and thresholdsPrivate donations and transparency rulesFactions, discipline, and party cohesion
