Frédérique Matonti Explained

Frédérique Matonti
Nationality:American
Doctoral Advisor:Évelyne Pisier
Awards:Chevalier, Legion of Honor

Frédérique Matonti (born August 29, 1958[1]) is a French political scientist. She is a professor at the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne. She is an expert in the history of political philosophy, political parties, and gender studies.

Career

Matonti attended the École normale supérieure de jeunes filles in Sèvres, from 1978 to 1983. She then completed an Agrégée in philosophy (fr) in 1985.[2] In 1996, she graduated from the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne with a doctorate in political science. Her thesis was entitled La Double illusion. "La Nouvelle Critique", une revue du pcf (1967-1980), and was conducted under the supervision of Évelyne Pisier.[3] In 1999, she earned an Agrégée in political science (fr).[2]

After completing her doctoral degree, Matonti taught at the École Normale Supérieure, the Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, The University of Nantes, and The University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne.[2]

Matonti studies the formation and sociology of political parties, gender studies, and the history of ideas in political philosophy. She devoted her doctoral research to the Nouvelle Critique (fr), which was the intellectual journal of the French Communist Party from 1948 until 1980.[2] Specifically, she studied the way that the intellectuals' obedience to the party manifested in and was encouraged by the journal. She participated in the collective enterprise of "La Misère du monde" as part of her research on the National Rally, wrote a biography of the revolutionary Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles, and worked on the political professionalization of women.[2]

In 2017, she was named a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor.[4]

Matonti's work has been cited, or she has been interviewed, in news outlets like Le Monde,[5] L'Est Républicain,[6] CNN,[7] Libération,[8] France Culture,[9] Le Parisien,[10] and RFI.[11]

Selected works

Selected awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: fr . BnF General catalog . April 13, 2020.
  2. Web site: Frédérique Matonti . Université Paris I-Panthéon-Sorbonne . fr . 2020 . 13 April 2020.
  3. Web site: Frédérique Matonti . fr . SUDOC . 1996 . 13 April 2020.
  4. Web site: Présidence de la République Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur . fr . Government of France . 16 April 2017 . 13 April 2020.
  5. News: Lancement de Politika, nouvelle vitrine de la recherche française en sciences sociales . 28 June 2017 . Le Monde . Lemaître . Frédéric . fr . 13 April 2020.
  6. News: Les femmes maires ? Un fait rare dans le Haut-Doubs . 27 November 2019 . L'Est Républicain . Jequier-Zalc . Pierre . fr . 13 April 2020.
  7. News: This isn't America say French politicians, after candidate quits in sex scandal . 14 February 2020 . CNN International . Tara John . Martin Goillandeau . Pierre Bairin . 13 April 2020.
  8. News: Nous sommes les garants de la liberté d'expression à l'université . 19 November 2019 . Libération . fr . 13 April 2020.
  9. News: Consentement : du café du commerce jusqu'au tribunal, une histoire minée en France . 16 January 2020 . France Culture . Leprince . Chloé . fr . 13 April 2020.
  10. News: Parité en politique : les femmes entre "stéréotypes" et "autocensure" . 8 March 2017 . Le Parisien . 13 April 2020.
  11. News: "Le genre présidentiel", avec Frédérique Matonti . 30 April 2017 . RFI . Diaz . Michèle . fr . 13 April 2020.