Christophe Guilluy Explained
Christophe Guilluy (in French pronounced as /gilɥi/, born 14 October 1964 in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis) is a French geographer and author.
He is known for his theory on "peripheral France" (French: la France périphérique), laid out in the 2014 book La France périphérique, which refers to mainly rural areas of France where many members of the political elite have lost contact with working-class people. He has used that theory to explain the rise of the far-right National Front in the country.[1]
He also theorised the reason for American support of Donald Trump by the existence of a peripheral America during an interview in the French magazine Le Point.[2]
Works
- Guilluy, Christophe (2000): Atlas de fractures françaises. Paris, Éditions L'Harmattan ISBN 978-2738493910
- Guilluy, Christophe (2004) Atlas des nouvelles fractures sociales en France. Paris, Éditions Autrement, re-issued in 2006 ISBN 978-2746708228
- Guilluy, Christophe (2013): Fractures françaises. Paris, Flammarion – Champs essais
- Guilluy, Christophe (2009): L'Annuel des idées 2009. Paris, Bourin Éditeur ISBN 978-2849411148
- Guilluy, Christophe (2011): Plaidoyer pour une gauche populaire. Lormont, Éditions Le Bord de l'eau ISBN 978-2356871404
- Guilluy Christophe (2014): La France périphérique: Comment on a sacrifié les classes populaires. Paris, Flammarion
- Guilluy, Christophe (2016): Le Crépuscule de la France d’en Haut. Paris, Flammarion,
- Guilluy, Christophe (2018): No Society. La fin de la classe moyenne occidentale. Paris, Flammarion,
- Guilluy, Christophe (2020): Le temps des gens ordinaires. Paris, Flammarion,
- Guilluy, Christophe and Mokritzky, Sacha (2022) Dialogue périphérique. Paris, Éditions du Zinc. ISBN 9782380740127
- Guilluy, Christophe (2022): Les dépossédés, L'instinct de survie des classes populaires. Paris, Flammarion. ISBN 2080290134
External links
- Christopher . Caldwell . Christopher Caldwell (journalist) . The French, Coming Apart . . Manhattan Institute for Policy Research . 2017 . none. – commentary in English on Guilluy's work.
Notes and References
- News: An unprecedented election, with unprecedented risks . 5 April 2022 . The Economist . 4 March 2017.
- Web site: De l'Amérique de Trump à la France périphérique, il n'y a qu'un pas .
