Republiek op drift? Le Petit Journal, Le Temps en de republikeinse kritiek op de Franse democratie, 1887-1893

Janssen, J.A. (2023)

Doctoral Thesis

This thesis is a study of the political criticism of two key republican newspapers (Le Petit Journal and Le Temps) in fin de siècle France. The study is set against the backdrop of two major political crises that occurred in the years 1887-1893: one was caused by the rise of the populist political movement called boulangism, the other by the eruption of a corruption affair called the Panama scandal. As it turns out, both newspapers, although republican in principle, expressed serious grievances about the republican system. Especially the Chamber of Deputies was considered as weak and ill-suited for the proper practice of democracy.

• French Third Republic
• Newspapers
• Republican system
• Boulangism
• Panama scandal

• All authors: Janssen, J.A.
• Supervisor: Velde, H. te
• Co-supervisor: Storms, H.J.
• Committee: Rieger, B.; Haan, I. de; Beyen, M.; Pas, N.G.; Heyer, A.
• Qualification: Doctor (dr.)
• Awarding Institution: Leiden University Institute for History, Faculty of Humanities, Leiden University
• Date: 2023-02-16