Pour une généalogie critique de la Francophonie

The book studies the genesis of the institutions of the Francophonie at the time of independence of African countries in the sixties. Based on geopolitical analysis and postcolonial theories, the author reassesses the position of France which officially distanced itself from this multilateral organi [...]
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The book studies the genesis of the institutions of the Francophonie at the time of independence of African countries in the sixties. Based on geopolitical analysis and postcolonial theories, the author reassesses the position of France which officially distanced itself from this multilateral organization. France controlled more and more the organization in the 1980s when the organization increased its political expression on international issues. By confronting the spirit of the structures with the actors of the Francophonie, the work reflects on the challenges and the difficulty to define the specific fields of action of this organization.This book is in French:
L ouvrage se propose de revenir sur la g n se des institutions de la Francophonie au moment des ind pendances des pays africains dans les ann es 1960. En s appuyant sur une analyse g opolitique et sur les th ories postcoloniales, l auteur r value le positionnement de la France qui officiellement prend ses distances avec cette organisation multilat rale pour mieux la contr ler dans les ann es 1980 lorsque la Francophonie augmente sa capacit politique intervenir sur les grandes questions internationales. En confrontant l esprit des structures aux acteurs de la Francophonie, l ouvrage value les d fis et la difficult cerner les domaines d action sp cifiques de cette organisation.