Une Grande Nation (Issue IV/2017)

The great malaise

by Ulrike Guérot

French power has faded in recent years. And that has caused great unease among the French people.  

Une Grande Nation (Issue IV/2017)

“France is more violent today, but it’s also more honest”

a conversation with Tristan Garcia

The philosopher on the social divisions in his country and why he is nevertheless hopeful about the future.

Une Grande Nation (Issue IV/2017)

City without a future

by Philippe Pujol

Marseille is home to some of the poorest neighbourhoods in all of Europe. So what is going wrong in France’s second city? 

Une Grande Nation (Issue IV/2017)

Black hands

by Philippe Pujol

An excerpt from Phillip Pujol’s »The Creation of the Monster«.

Une Grande Nation (Issue IV/2017)

“We needed a revolution, but we got Macron!”

an interview with Emmanuel Todd

An interview with the demographer on French voters, the power of the president and the role of education in France.

Une Grande Nation (Issue IV/2017)

Man in the raw

by Alexis Jenni

The French Foreign Legion was long seen as a stain on French foreign policy. But in this century, that is slowly changing.

Une Grande Nation (Issue IV/2017)

God is lonely

by Kossi Efoui

When the French came to West Africa: A tale of missionaries in Senegal during colonial times. 

Une Grande Nation (Issue IV/2017)

“It is harder to be a young french-arab today, than ever before”

a conversation with Marie NDiaye

In her novel, the author writes about questions of ethnic origin and social mobility. A discussion about the advantages of immigration, as well as the French president and his wife. 

Une Grande Nation (Issue IV/2017)

Patricide and jihad

by Olivier Roy

Why do so many acts of Islamist terrorism target France? Because the radicals come from inside this country. 

Une Grande Nation (Issue IV/2017)

Speaking freely

by Shumona Sinha

Immigrants must live between cultures. But it is possible to find your new home in a new language. 

Une Grande Nation (Issue IV/2017)

Comment ça va?

by Areski Meftali

Five French locals on the state of their nation.

Une Grande Nation (Issue IV/2017)

What ever happened to …

What are these five figures, formerly in the centre of public discourse, doing today?

Une Grande Nation (Issue IV/2017)

Tour de France

Everyone knows the Louvre art gallery in Paris. But what else is there to look at in France? Here, some lesser-known sights that are also worth checking out. 

Une Grande Nation (Issue IV/2017)

The right wing and the feminists

by Jule Govrin

Talking about female empowerment is fashionable, even with France’s far-right Front National. 

Une Grande Nation (Issue IV/2017)

In France, nothing is greater than the advantage of coming from a “good home”

a conversation with Alfred Grosser

The Professor of political science on education, discrimination and identity.