Andrew Smith warns that policing, political blame are no substitute for social reform & public trust
- “You can't police yourself into social cohesion.
- You can't police yourself into a political future,” explains Andrew Smith, historian of modern France at Queen Mary University of London.
- He identifies a central paradox confronting the French Republic: the state may possess the means to impose public order, yet lack the political capacity to address the demands and grievances driving mass mobilisat
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- “You can't police yourself into social cohesion.
- You can't police yourself into a political future,” explains Andrew Smith, historian of modern France at Queen Mary University of London.
- He identifies a central paradox confronting the French Republic: the state may possess the means to impose public order, yet lack the political capacity to address the demands and grievances driving mass mobilisat
Sources: France 24