Current Socio-economic Issues in France

1 / General objectives of the course:
This course will allow you to discover the socio-economic news in France and to acquire the tools to analyze and comment on it.

2 / Pedagogical approach of the teacher
In order to develop their skills of understanding and expression, students will be encouraged to implement communication strategies from an intercultural perspective: training in the exchange of views, advocacy and compromise Analyzes based on the understanding of press articles, video and audio documents on socio-economic news).

3 / Supports
Files provided, video documents projected and general and specialized press.
The Best of the news 2015-2016, Olivier Sarfati, Dunod and companion site.

4 / Bibliographical references summary
Press magazine: Challenges, Capital, Economic Alternatives and the weekly newspaper: The One.
National, regional and specialized daily press.
Bilan du Monde 2016, Atlas of International Relations, Pascal Boniface, Hatier.
Le Dessous des Cartes, Arte video, diplomatie.gouv.fr; Rfi.fr; tv5monde.com.

5 / Evaluation:
Three production notes:
Note 1: Oral presentation in class
Note 2: Continuous monitoring
Note 3: End-of-semester review
Note 4 of attendance and participation: Assiduity, initiative, responsiveness, relevance of interventions
Each note takes into account knowledge and expression in French.
Attendance at table controls is mandatory to obtain the certificate.

6 / Attendance, punctuality
Attendance: any absence must be justified. Above 3 absences during the semester (no certificate can be issued).
Punctuality: Significant and frequent delays will be recorded in non-excused absences.
Regular work is needed to make progress. Duties must be made and returned on the requested day.
 
 

Theme Session
1
Overview of the economy
The received ideas about the French economy. Main economic indicators. The diversity of territories, the great Paris as an example.
The definition of the power of a State: alongside the classic criteria of power (army, economy ...) appeared more subjective factors (image, attractiveness ...). Strengths and weaknesses of the social and economic situation of France.
2
Sources of information: Where can we find the information we are interested in? Who tells the social and economic news today? Social networks, websites powered by powerful algorithms or press groups sometimes in the hands of industrialists?
3 and 4
Companies: business rankings, CAC 40, business sectors in crisis, business attractiveness, youth and business, the place of women in the company, relocation and relocation ...
5 and 6
Social change: the French social model, the economy of sharing, the social and solidarity economy, new forms of work organization, health at work, the contribution of migration ...
7
Guided visit to the National Museum of the History of Immigration at the Palais de la Porte Dorée, underground: Porte Dorée Belgians, Italians, Poles, Spaniards, foreign Jews, Russians, Armenians, Maghrebians, Portuguese, Africans, Chinese ... Early nineteenth century, immigrant workers contribute to the economic development of France. They are used massively in periods of growth, less in periods of crisis.
8 and 9
The state and economic life: the role of the State, the participation of the State in economic life, the weight of social levies and the State budget.
10
European integration, European institutions and the economic stakes of the European Union in 2016
Aude LANDELLE (Representative of the European Union in the Champagne-Ardennes region)
11
United or disunited Europe?
Current debates, role-playing and reporting.
12 FINAL REVIEW
13 Foreign trade: indicators, partners, strengths and weaknesses, the WTO (the World Trade Organization).
14
Globalization: sustainable development, the actors and the international environmental stakes, the position of France.
15
Globalization: multinationals, pressure groups that make the law, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the IMF