The first objective of this class is to encourage
students to read and express themselves in English on topics and notions
usually tackled in Political Science. The idea is also, however, to take this
opportunity to study in greater depth than usual (or maybe even discover)
authors, approaches and intellectual traditions that are central in the
English-speaking world (understood widely as not only comprising Great Britain
and North America but also the Indian peninsula, the West Indies and English-speaking
Africa). We will also reflect on the conditions of the international
circulation of texts, authors and notions, as well as the effects of the import
(or lack of import) of these ideas: first on the French intellectual and
political fields, and second on the concepts and ideas themselves. Last but not
least, it will also be a chance, when relevant, to help students in the
preparation of their final exam ("Grand O").
