Simone, Sofia (A.A. 2024/2025) Colonial legacies and state of exception in modern France. Tesi di Laurea in Comparative history of political systems, Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Rosario Forlenza, pp. 79. [Master's Degree Thesis]

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Abstract/Index

Agamben’s “state of exception” and foucault’s concept of “dispositif”. Agamben’s state of exception. Foucault’s concept of dispositive. Interconnections and divergences. The colonial foundations of France’s emergency powers. Historical context of French colonial rule in Algeria. The Algerian war and the origins of the 1955 state of emergency law. Practices of colonial governance: surveillance, control and discipline. Evolution of emergency powers in France (1958–present). Emergency governance from De Gaulle to Hollande. Post-2015 terrorist attacks and government responses: implementation of exceptional measures and the use of preemptive justice. Analysis of continuities and transformations: exceptional measures and racialized governance in the post-emergency period. Applying Agamben and Foucault. Agamben and the French state of emergency. Foucault and the micro-practices of control. Implications for modern French democracy.

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Bibliografia: pp. 74-79.

Thesis Type:	Master's Degree Thesis
Institution:	Luiss Guido Carli
Degree Program:	Master's Degree Programs > Master's Degree Program in International Relations (LM-52)
Chair:	Comparative history of political systems
Thesis Supervisor:	Forlenza, Rosario
Thesis Co-Supervisor:	Stoeckl, Kristina
Academic Year:	2024/2025
Session:	Extraordinary
Deposited by:	Alessandro Perfetti
Date Deposited:	14 Jul 2026 09:03
Last Modified:	14 Jul 2026 09:03
URI:	https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/46371

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