/290/ Cassoulet of Disruption ft. Nathan Sperber

On La Macronie, or Macronistan

Is France in perma-crisis? We talk to Nathan Sperber, independent researcher on political economy based in Paris and the author of a recent piece on Macronistan in American Affairs.   Does Macron evince a neo-statist turn, away from the entrepreneurial, neoliberal rhetoric of 2017? And what about the anti-establishment forces, left and right – how much of a chance do they have to shake La Macronie, or will they be co-opted?

Readings:

• Muddling Through in Macronia: How Populism and the Establishment Intertwine, Nathan Sperber, American Affairs
• Emmanuel Macron announces the “end of abundance”, Katherine Bayford, Unherd

Listenings:

• /256/ How to Boil a Frog (1) ft. Charles Devellennes
• /257/ How to Boil a Frog (2) ft. Chris Bickerton
• /64/ These Vests Don’t Yellow ft. Aurélie Dianara