Protests in France 2010 - 2017
Factors of Political Changes in France (1) Economic factors : - Unemployment
Factors of Political Changes in France (2) - Public debt increase
Factors of Political Changes in France (3) Political factors : Reduction of established social rights Crisis of representativeness Socio-cultural factors : Dominance of the post-modernist values in the official discourse Anti-austerity discourse
Actors
Protest Movements - Timeline
Demands of the movements 23/03/2010 – 23/11/2010 : Non-increase of the legal age for the retirement 17/11/2012 – 05/10/2014 : Defense of the tradition vision of the family, opposition to the right for the same-sex couples to marry and jointly adopt children 10/01/2015-11/01/2015 : Emphasis on the freedom of speech 09/03/2016- 15/09/2016 : Withdrawal of the labour law reducing the guaranties of the employee concerning their work conditions 11/02/2017 - … : Denunciation of the police violence
Characteristics of the movements : Independent - Trade-unions and student unions as watchdogs concerning the social conditions in France Traditional movements as watchdogs to protect the materialist values Long protests Triggers clearly identifiable : Laws – Police violence covered by the media
Reactions to the movement Media : Movements largely covered by the media ; reaction very dependent of the political line of the media Government : Negotiation on the minor points, forced passages of the contested laws
Outcomes Situational change : Radicalization of the political wings : Polarization Policy change : Pension reform (2010), Election of Francois Hollande (2012), Law Taubira (2013), Labour Law (2016) Institutional change : Crisis of representativeness and trust toward the political elites
Missing points Demographic structure of the protests not-found : Studies not done directly in the protest movement but in the population : Only demographic structure of the population according to their opinion on the protest movement (Absolutely justified – Quite justified – Quite not justified – Absolutely not justified)
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