The prison van raid today #Incarville shows that Emmanuel Macron has failed to deal with the security problems France faces - including small arms trafficking and organised crime theconversation.com/the-security-p…

#incarville my thoughts on France’ organised crime problem and its relationship to yesterdays prison van raid: theconversation.com/french-prison-…

The French legislative election could be the culmination of two decades of decline for France's mainstream parties | Dr Joseph Downing Aston Politics and International Relations LSE European Institute blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/202…

Can the French centre hold against #JordanBardella and the #NationalRally? 🇫🇷 On LSE EUROPP blog, Dr Joseph Downing analyses the political context of #Macron's snap legislative #elections and what they could represent for mainstream parties in #France. ow.ly/riLi50ShJWS

📰In the media! 🇫🇷Aston University's Dr Joseph Downing writes in The Conversation about how the French right rose to prominence 🗳️Marine Le Pen’s National Rally party won 33% of the popular vote in legislative elections on 30/6 👇theconversation.com/how-the-french…

Discussing the current deadlock around selecting a prime minister in France - many compromises to come, which have always proved hard - and the left/centre coalition can agree on keeping the far-right out of power but little else FRANCE 24 English LSE European Institute Aston University PR Aston Politics and International Relations

Charlotte Hughes Sharon Gaffney Solange Mougin 🇫🇷 As #France's MPs are expected to form a coalition government this week, what would be a likely scenario going forward? Jennie Shin asked the question to Dr Joseph Downing, senior lecturer in politics and international relations at Aston University ⤵️

As France's MPs are expected to form a coalition government this week, Dr Joseph Downing Dr Joseph Downing discusses the current deadlock surrounding the selection of a new French Prime Minister in an interview with FRANCE 24 English Watch here 👇 france24.com/en/france/2024…

First graduation ceremony as a lecturer Aston Politics and International Relations at the end of my first full semester. Congratulations to our graduating students, you were great, and thank you to my colleagues for such welcoming first semester. Academics might complain a lot, but it is a great job!

Todays attack on #SNCF #ParisOlympics2024 #Paris2024 demonstrate the vulnerability of critical infrastructure and the difficulties of protecting hundreds of miles of tracks, cables and installations - this presents an interesting new chapter in European anti-terrorism

Budget en suspens, risque de censure, crainte de shutdown... « Ce que l’on vit est totalement inédit », souligne l’économiste Eric Heyer ift.tt/kJTcAF9

Told ⁦GB News⁩ what is very likely is that Michel #Barnier will lose the vote of confidence in the National Assembly tonight, and that his minority govt will come #crashing down, as both the far-Left and the far-Right are uniting in an unholy alliance to tear down his govt.

"The political tumult gripping France comes just weeks after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition collapsed, leaving the EU’s two most powerful states in limbo." If Central and Eastern Europe wants to lead, now's the time to show how ft.com/content/8fdb53…

Discussing the political crisis in France and how there is no easy, clear way out on FRANCE 24 English Aston University PR Aston Politics and International Relations #France #Macron

Catherine Norris Trent Dave Keating FRANCE 24 Antonia Kerrigan 🇫🇷 President Emmanuel #Macron is now on the hunt for a new prime minister to prevent #France from sliding deeper into political turmoil. What are the likely political scenarios ahead? Genie Godula asked expert in French Politics Dr Joseph Downing on #F24ParisDirect ⤵️

Resign? Not me. President Emmanuel Macron tonight dismissed pressure from the Left and Far Right for him to leave the Elysee 30 months early to unblock France’s deep political crisis. 1/

Discussing the new French government and the problems they will have overcoming the current fiscal crisis in France on FRANCE 24 English Aston Politics and International Relations Aston University PR

Macron's bold pitch: France as the 'third way' between US-China power in Asia Tens of billions in trade deals signed across Southeast Asia. Can Europe really challenge superpower dominance? Dr Joseph Downing, Gary Ng and Simon Toubeau join us. Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=Tmbqni…

Our senior lecturer Dr Joseph Downing discussing Emmanuel Macron tour of South East Asia and the implications for French, European and Asian politics and security TRT World The Newsmakers youtube.com/watch?v=Tmbqni…

Happy to share my latest publication on developing netnography into an "appnography" approach to investigating Snapchat use by criminals in Marseille, France in Security Dialogue Aston University Aston Politics and International Relations #Netnography journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09…