ACC welcomes Dr. Ghislain Potriquet, one of our collaborating professors at The University of Strasbourg, our partner for ACC Government Department’s Study Abroad Program in France. Dr. Potriquet is delivering the November lecture in The Global Issues Speakers Series, Wednesday, November 14, EVC 8500, 5:00-7:00 PM.
Economic and Societal Changes in The United States and Europe
In both the United States and France, two unlikely candidates won the last presidential elections: Donald J. Trump and Emmanuel Macron. As the two leaders met for the first time in the spring of 2017, their differences were eclipsed by a strong relationship. Their so-called “bromance” continues to puzzle observers on both side of the Atlantic. What do the two leaders have really in common? Ghislain Potriquet will attempt to answer this question by putting their elections in perspective. He will argue that they are evidence of broad economic and societal changes in the United States and Europe.
Ghislain Potriquet is associate professor of American studies at the Université de Strasbourg, France. He holds a PhD in American studies from Université Paris 3 – Sorbonne Nouvelle. He teaches American history and political sciences classes at the undergraduate and graduate levels. His research interests include language diversity and historiography.
