Julia Cagé and Thomas Piketty deliver a unique vision of French political history

Liberation

Lean Left

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In the new 850-page book that will be published this Friday, September 8, the two economists analyze the evolution of the electorates of the different political currents in France from 1789 to 2022. “Liberation” deciphers the five major ideas.

Le Monde

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In “A History of Political Conflict”, economists publish an overview of France's electoral history. Based on the income, social environment and where voters live, they analyze the power relations — bipartition or tripartition — that dominate the political field and their links with social inequalities.