Publication Date
2022
Document Type
Senior Integrative Project
Abstract
The discourse of politicians provides us with an important insight into a country’s notion of self and the way in which collective memory is constructed. Through a comparative analysis of speeches performed by Charles de Gaulle and Emmanuel Macron, I will explore the construction of collective memory in France and how this relates to French foreign policy-making.This study will argue that the memory of the Second World War has played a significant role in French foreign policy discourses and show that leaders continue to draw upon the past to justify their policy decisions today, particularly during discourses concerning European integration.
Recommended Citation
James, Holly, "The Memory of the Second World War in French Foreign Policy Discourses" (2022). CISLA Senior Integrative Projects. 35.
https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/sip/35
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