# French Politics with Dr. Amine Zidouh French Politics is a podcast and public-education website by Dr. Amine Zidouh. ## Official biography The canonical author biography is [Official bio - Amine Zidouh](https://www.frenchpolitics.fr/official-bio-amine-zidouh). Amine Zidouh is an interdisciplinary professor, researcher, and public educator whose work moves between French and Francophone studies, political science, and critical discourse analysis. Passionate about teaching and pedagogy, he conceives this project as an initiative in public pedagogy, examining how language, media, and culture shape the ways we understand power, identity, and belonging. At heart, he is an organic intellectual: someone who connects ideas to everyday life. Passionate about education, he brings research and teaching together through podcasts, digital platforms, storytelling, and other public-facing projects designed to make serious ideas travel beyond the classroom. ## Public resources - [Podcast](https://www.frenchpolitics.fr/podcast): Trailer, episodes and listening links. - [Method](https://www.frenchpolitics.fr/about): The project’s research and editorial approach. - [Grand Format · From the French Revolution to the Streets of Today: Was Democracy Ever Meant to Be Finished or Forever Worked Toward?](https://www.frenchpolitics.fr/grand-format/french-revolution-political-history-monarchy-to-republic-art-power-democracy): Grand Format visual courses: from the Ancien Régime and the French Revolution to the Fifth Republic and the question of a Sixth, told through art, philosophy, and the contradictions of each republic. By Dr. Amine Zidouh. - [Protest archive](https://www.frenchpolitics.fr/protest): High-school protest artwork, artists and student signs. - [Cahiers · Visual essays](https://www.frenchpolitics.fr/cahiers-articles-visual-essay): Visual essays on the student protests, growing over time. - [Cahier · Visual essay](https://www.frenchpolitics.fr/article/french-high-school-student-protest-companion) - [Cahier · Visual essay](https://www.frenchpolitics.fr/article/what-is-parcoursup-french-higher-education) - [Cahier · Visual essay](https://www.frenchpolitics.fr/article/from-may-1968-to-2026-french-student-protest-timeline) - [Les Gilets Jaunes: The Yellow Vest Movement](https://www.frenchpolitics.fr/article/les-gilets-jaunes-the-yellow-vest-movement): Amine Zidouh's English-language visual essay on France's October 17, 2026 protests. Close readings of protesters' demands, Macron's address and rival political claims, with attributed counts, music, solidarity and electoral stakes. Volume 2; audio forthcoming. - [Cahier · Visual essay](https://www.frenchpolitics.fr/article/trappes-terrorist-attack) - [Cahier · Visual essay](https://www.frenchpolitics.fr/article/french-vs-us-student-protests) - [Cahier · Visual essay](https://www.frenchpolitics.fr/article/france-rioters-pay-bill-protest-damages) - [Cahier · Visual essay](https://www.frenchpolitics.fr/article/can-france-ban-a-protest) - [Cahier · Visual essay](https://www.frenchpolitics.fr/article/who-are-the-crs-france-protest-police) - [Cahier · Visual essay](https://www.frenchpolitics.fr/article/why-prices-rising-france-purchasing-power) - [Cahier · Visual essay](https://www.frenchpolitics.fr/article/how-many-people-protested-france-crowd-counts) - [Cahier · Visual essay](https://www.frenchpolitics.fr/article/france-protests-2027-presidential-election) - [Full context for AI tools](https://www.frenchpolitics.fr/llms-full.txt): Parties, the 2027 presidential race, protests and essays. - [Sitemap](https://www.frenchpolitics.fr/sitemap.xml): Published website pages.