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Olivier Barrot
Since 1991, Olivier Barrot, journalist and writter, has been
presenting the daily literary program Un livre, un jour (A Book a Day)
on France 3 and TV 5 Monde.
Gallimard, 100 years of publication
A History of the Cannes Film Festival
Jean Vilar and the Avignon Festival
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Anthony Bellanger and Bérangére Cagnat
Journalists at Courrier international
Obama, the Press and the French Audience
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Sonia Ben Ouagrham Gormley
Professor and specialist on issues of defense against biological
weapons at George Mason University (Virginia), founder and editor in
chief of the news magazine The International Export Control Observer.
Nexus between WMD-related Trafficking, Terrorism, and Organized
Crime in the Former Soviet Union
Biological Weapons (BW) Proliferation Threat from the Soviet Union |
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Louis Jean Calvet
Eminent specialist in sociolinguistics, he has worked on the analysis
of French political discourse, specifically the analysis of the
presidential campaign. Along with his academic pursuits, for over twenty
years he has published a column devoted to the French vernacular in
various member countries of the Francophonie in the review Le
Français dans le monde [French in the World].
The Importance of Languages in a Global World
What Slips of the Tongue Reveal
Francophonie through Song
Urban Sociolinguistics
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Jean-François Clervoy
Jean-François Clervoy is the only French astronaut to have had the
privilege of approaching the Hubble telescope in flight. Along with
Jean-Loup Chrétien, he has also been sent into space more often than any
other astronaut.
Living and Working in Space
STS-103 scientific space mission
The space station and what is at stake for international
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Sir Eldon Griffiths
Born in England and educated at Cambridge and Yale, Sir Eldon
Griffiths has had a brilliant political career. He is currently a
consultant for American and English real estate, engineering and
pharmaceutical companies.
India, Next Superpower
Iran, a Nuclear State?
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Hubert Haddad
Writer. The 1983 Georges Bernanos Prize for Les Effrois (The
Terrors) ; 1991 Maupassant Prize for Le Secret de l'immortalité
(The Secret of Immortality) ; SGDL Grand Prix of the Novel 1998
for La Condition magique (The Magical Condition) ; 2008 Prize
of the five continents of Francophonie and the 2009 Prix Renaudot Poche
for Palestine.
French Literature and Francophonie, or French as Language of the
four corners of the earth
Far from the dead ends of formalism and auto fiction, praise for
imaginary literature in France today and yesterday
Writing Workshop: Perspectives on the development of an active
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Philippe Jurgensen
Economist. Administrator between 1980 and 1995 of the European
Investment Bank (EIB), Havas, the Compagnie Générale d’Electricité
(CGE), Matra, the CNES, Dassault, Crédit Lyonnais, Paribas, Indosuez
and, from 1995-2007, SIPAREX and the French Institute of International
Relations (IFRI). Currently President of the ACAM and member of the
Banking Commission.
Green Economy: How to Save Our Planet?
A New Global Demography: Predictions and Changes
The Financial Crisis: A Crisis for No Reason? |
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Michael Maibach
President Director General of the European-American Business Council ;
President of the European Business Organizations Worldwide Network ;
member of the national Board of Directors of the World Affairs Councils
of America
Trans-Atlantic Mega-Trends: Trade Ties and Frayed Ties
New geopolitical relations between China, the United States and
Europe |
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Jacques Mistral
Professor of economics and research director at the French Institute
for International Relations (IFRI) ; he is also a member of the Economic
Analysis Council in the Prime Minister’s office, the Board of Directors
of the Center for Prospective Studies and International Information
(CEPII), and two French think tanks: the Circle of Economists and the
Foundation for Political Innovation.
America vs. the Challenge of China
The Crisis, the G20 and the Future of Globalization
Myths and Realities in the Opposition between “Liberal America”
and “Social Europe”
Is the Presidency of Barack Obama a “Third American Revolution”? |
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Patricia de Nicolai
In twenty years, Patricia de Nicolaï has developed one of the richest
collections of contemporary perfumery. She is President of the
Osmothèque (perfume conservatory), as well as a member of the technical
committee of the French Society of Perfumers. In 1988, she was the first
woman to receive the International Prize for the best perfumer
designer.
The Profession of Perfumer Designer
Introduction to Synthesis in Perfumery féminine.
The History of Perfume from Antiquity to the Present
Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein: Two Visionaries of
Female Beauty |
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Alain-Charles Perrot
Architect in chief of historical monuments since 1985, Inspector
General of Historical Monuments in Corsica, and the departments of
Nord-Pas-de-Calais and l'Ile-de-France, Alain-Charles Perrot has notably
conducted the restoration of the Opéra Garnier, the Grand Palais, the
Odéon Theatre, the Comédie Française, the Sainte Chapelle, the Hôtel
Matignon and the Palais Royal.
Cultural Heritage Preservation Policy: A French Singularity?
The Garnier Opera, The Grand Palais and the Odeon Theatre : What’s
at stake in the City of Light in terms of Historic Paris and the
modernization of cultural heritage |
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Olivier Roy
Specialist and international expert on Islam. In his work and
publications, Olivier Roy stresses the difference between Islam and
Islamism and analyzes ideology from a geopolitical, sociological, and
historical perspective. In his latest work, La Sainte ignorance
(Sacred Ignorance) he examines more broadly the bases of the
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Anne Saint-Dreux | Nuit de la pub
Anne Saint Dreux is currently Director-Founder of the Advertising
House in Paris and official representative of France with the Art
Directors Club of New York.
Governmental communication
Is there a strategy of emotion?
Changes of images of children in advertising
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François de Singly
Professor of sociology at the School of Human and Social Sciences at
the Sorbonne since 1990, François de Singly is a specialist in family
sociology, gender and education, recognized both in the scientific field
and by the general public.
Wings and Roots, or the Transformation of Family Ties
Bonds which hold but which do not attach us: towards a “liquid
society”?
Love as Illusion and as Utopia
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Philippe Walter
Laboratory Director at the Center for Research and Restoration of the
Museums of France (CNRS-Ministry of Culture). His research has led him
to develop new analytical methods adapted to the study of ancient
materials.
Beyond the appearance of works of art : the chemist’s view
Scientific imaging of museum objects |
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