French political scientists
The following is a list of notable political scientists. Political science is the scientific study of politics, a social science dealing with systems of governance and power.
2 episodes
Episodes in this category also belong to the following categories:
HistoryPhilosophyFellows of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesPhilosophers of religionEnlightenment philosophersAge of EnlightenmentAtheist philosophersPhilosophers of law18th-century philosophersMembers of the Royal Swedish Academy of SciencesWriters from ParisFrench Roman CatholicsFrench atheistsHonorary members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of SciencesNatural law ethicistsUniversity of Paris alumniFrench political philosophersMembers of the French Academy of SciencesMembers of the Académie FrançaiseTheoretical historiansFrench philosophers of educationFrench philosophers of historyFrench philosophers of scienceRationalists19th-century French philosophersFrench feministsFrench male non-fiction writersFrench philosophers of culture, French sociologistsHistorians of the French RevolutionScholars of feminist philosophy18th-century French male writers18th-century French mathematicians18th-century French writersBurials at the Panthéon, ParisKnights of the Legion of Honour19th-century French male writersDeputies to the French National ConventionEconomic sociologistsFrench abolitionistsFrench ethicists, French biographersFrench political writersPeople killed in the French RevolutionProto-feministsVoting theorists
Condorcet
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the influential French philosopher and mathematician who tried to apply his Enlightenment ideas on the benefit of education to the French Revolution.
11 January 2024
Featuring: Rachel Hammersley, Richard Whatmore, Tom Hopkins
PhilosophyFellows of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesPhilosophers of religionEnlightenment philosophersAtheist philosophersAge of EnlightenmentMembers of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences18th-century philosophersFrench atheistsUniversity of Paris alumniHonorary members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of SciencesMembers of the French Academy of SciencesMembers of the Académie FrançaiseTheoretical historiansFrench philosophers of educationFrench philosophers of historyFrench philosophers of scienceRationalistsScholars of feminist philosophyFrench feministsFrench male non-fiction writers18th-century French mathematicians18th-century French writers18th-century French male writersBurials at the Panthéon, ParisDeputies to the French National ConventionFrench abolitionistsFrench political scientistsProto-feministsPeople killed in the French RevolutionVoting theoristsFrench philosophers of culture, French sociologistsFrench ethicists, French biographersTocqueville: Democracy in America
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Alexis de Tocqueville and his study of the American democratic system, written as an example to France of how democracy might develop there.
22 March 2018
Featuring: Robert Gildea, Susan-Mary Grant, Jeremy Jennings
HistoryPhilosophers of lawWriters from ParisUniversity of Paris alumniFrench Roman CatholicsNatural law ethicistsFrench political philosophersMembers of the Académie FrançaiseFrench philosophers of historyFrench male non-fiction writersHistorians of the French Revolution19th-century French philosophersKnights of the Legion of HonourFrench political scientistsFrench political writers19th-century French male writersEconomic sociologistsFrench philosophers of culture, French sociologists