Example French dissertation topic 10:

French public opinion of the Euro – A [re]evaluation.

With the election of a French socialist President, continued austerity throughout Europe (both within and outside the Euro zone), French participation in the financial bailouts of Greece and other failing economies, rising internal trade deficits, rising unemployment and the emigrating of French nationals (such as Depardieu) to Russia as a consequence of punitive new tax rates; this dissertation strikes at the heart of contemporary French political discourses. Combining issues of French culture, politics, and economics this is a dissertation that requires both a solid grasp of economics as well as the realities of both French and European politics. This is a fascinating subject ripe for further primary investigation.

Suggested initial topic reading:

• Eichengreen, B. (2008). ‘The breakup of the Euro area’. In, Alesina, A. and Giavazzi, F., Europe and the Euro. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, pp. 11-51.
• European Commission (2008). Public perceptions and attitudes in the Euro area. Brussels: The Directorate-General for the Economy and Finance.
• Lemonnier, C. (2008). ‘L’Union monétaire, l’euro et l’opinion publique’, Bulletin de la Banque de France, vol. 171, pp. 69-81.