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Example French dissertation topic 3:
Towards a new entente-cordiale?
Researching a contemporary issue in Anglo-French politics, this dissertation looks at the decision of the two governments to share defence resources such as nuclear warhead design and testing and aircraft carriers. In so doing this dissertation contextualises the study with reference to previous defence pacts and treaties between the nations and also comments on how French nationals perceive the suggested creation of a single European army. Thereafter these views are contrasted by those recorded in similar primary data collection undertaken within the UK so that the study may proffer a more holistic (rather than single-country based) evaluation of the benefits that co-operation bring.
Suggested initial topic reading:
- Gomis, B. (2011). Franco-British defence and security treaties: Entente while it lasts? London: Chatham House.
- Jones, B. (2011). Franco-British military cooperation: A new engine for European defence? Paris: European Union Institute for Security Studies.
- Tertrais, B. (2011). L’apocalypse n’est pas pour demain: Pour en finir avec le catastrophisme. Paris: Editions Denoël.
