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Course Resources: Contemporary French Society and Politics
I. Background: Information on the French Government
 Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members: France – A list of the French Heads of State (president, prime minister, various ministers), provided by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.
L'Elysée – (Présidence de la République) Offers a variety of resources, including a searchable database of Président Chirac's speeches, as well as a quick overview on the basics of the French State, with translations of the founding legal documents such as:
Declaration of Human Rights
1958 Constitution – complete with amendments
key terms, symbols, and concepts
Hotel Matignon – (Premier Ministre) Source of biographical and political information on the Prime Minister and his cabinet of ministers, secretaries, and ministers delegate.
Palais du Luxembourg – (Senat) Comprehensive website of the French Senate's role, both within France and the larger context of the European Union.
Palais Bourbon – (Assemblée Nationale) The National Assembly site.
Internet Law Library – (Pritchard Law Webs) has a hodgepodge of French law and reports about the Louisiana Purchase to French Human Rights.
Law-France – a mailing list and website, contains many useful articles and videos on legal issues in France since World War II.
II. Following the News
California Digital Library – UC students have access via the California Digital Library to Lexis-Nexis, with full service search engines for online materials in English and French about current events. (CDL homepage > Collections > Lexis-Nexis)
Tocqueville Connection – good web source for news and analysis in English.
CALENDA – A useful calendar of social science and history events in France.
France in Facts and Figures – Website for INSEE (L'Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques), in French.
Online Scholarly Articles Can be found either online (use the Center Library Catalogue for JSTOR links) or as hard copy in the articles filing cabinet:
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