Celebrating the publication of this #OpenAccess sourcebook on histories of women’s rights and feminism in socialist Eastern Europe. It is such a valuable resource for teaching! ceupress.com/book/texts-and…

Catch up with one of our brilliant academics Dr Andrew Smith as he joins France 24 to discuss the trial against far-right leader Marie Le Pen: Prosecution accuses Le Pen of devising system to embezzle EU parliament money for far-right RN f24.my/AjyX.X via FRANCE 24

🧑‍🌾🇫🇷 French #farmers launched new protests Tuesday against a proposed EU-Mercosur trade deal. #France's government is strongly opposed to the deal but protesters want President #Macron to do more to challenge it. @davekeating explains ⤵️

We want to start the week with a special thank you to our new President Professor @LucyNoakes1 for giving this year's President's Address last Friday. 🥳 For those of you who missed it in person, we will circulate a recording of Lucy's lecture soon so keep an eye out!

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Wrote up a short blog post for a heritage campaign I'm involved with #twitterstorians

Spoke on FRANCE 24 English earlier about the "shock of hope" that Macron hoped Notre Dame's restoration could create, with some reference to Jean Gimpel's Cathedral Builders, Pierre Nora, and of course Victor Hugo f24.my/AmGx

Was on FRANCE 24 English this morning discussing the high tension politics around the French budget. Will Barnier's government stand or fall? france24.com/en/video/20241…

Dr Andrew Smith Andrew WM Smith, Historian of Modern France & Director of Liberal Arts, spoke on France24 this morning about the high-tension politics surrounding the French budget. Will Barnier's government stand or fall? Listen here: france24.com/en/video/20241… #FrenchBudget

🇫🇷 French PM #MichelBarnier faces a hostile parliament but from the left and the right. Historian of modern France Andrew WM Smith gave FRANCE 24 some perspective on an unlikely no-confidence collision featuring the left-wing Popular Front and far-right National Rally ⤵️

Great to visit the FRANCE 24 English set in Paris & say hello to people in person! Wonderful to see Stuart Norval, Caroline & Samy-Vicente Lacerda

A young Michel Barnier and Georges Pompidou, the two prime ministers to have lost a confidence vote in the history of the Fifth Republic, 62 years apart

Great to see you as well Andrew WM Smith ! And thanks as ever for your wisdom and analysis of us here in France. ❤️

Wrote a blog about the collapse of the Barnier government and the political crisis. How to find a Goldlilocks government in a parliament of bears? awmsmith.wordpress.com/2024/12/05/5-4…

🇫🇷What next for France? ⁦Andrew WM Smith⁩ guides us through it! f24.my/An9S

I spoke to an Australian morning radio show on ABC about the collapse of the French government: abc.net.au/listen/program…

🔴 🇫🇷 Former #French president Nicolas #Sarkozy losing his final appeal at the French Cour de Cassation, the country's highest court, was "not a surprise", says Andrew Smith (Andrew WM Smith) Queen Mary University of London. He explained his reasoning to Charli James on #F24AroundTheWorld ⤵️

Today's the anniversary of Operation Anthropoid taking off from RAF Tangmere in 1941, here's a blog I wrote up on it #twitterstorians

I spoke earlier on FRANCE 24 English about the news that French far right leader Jean Marie Le Pen had died, his dark political legacy, and the ongoing dangers of his politics in contemporary France youtu.be/dnxCwIBmGmE?si…

📢Time for the Bright Blue and KAS UK & Ireland public panel event launching our brand new report: 'The future of the European centre-right: evolving past the challenges. 🗣️ Andrew Bowie, Nick Timothy MP, Günter Krings, Andrew WM Smith, Dr Canan Atilgan, and Ryan Shorthouse (Chair)