Why the student protests in France and the government’s response are unprecedented and unpredictable
By Robi Morder, Chercheur Associé au Laboratoire Printemps, UVSQ/Paris-Saclay, co-président du Groupe d'études et de recherches sur les mouvements étudiants (Germe), Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ) – Université Paris-Saclay
Student outcry against the limited means of France’s education system is nothing new, but the global context and the nature of the movement which began in the suburbs are, and so is the government’s initial, confrontational reaction.
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Wednesday, October 7, 2026