Alexandra Laignel-Lavastine

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Alexandra Laignel-Lavastine (born 17 October 1966) is a French philosopher, essayist, and historian of East European history and culture. [1]

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Laignel-Lavastine holds a PhD in History and Philosophy. She studied at Paris-Sorbonne University and then at the Center for Training of Journalists (CFJ), before devoting herself to a career as an essayist.

Honors and distinctions

In 2005, Laignel-Lavastine won the Charles-Veillon European prize for essays for Spirits of Europe: Paris, Calmann-Lévy, 2005. [2]

Laignel-Lavastine was awarded the LICRA 2015 Prize for Lost Thought: Islamism, populism, anti-Semitism. Essay on the suicidal tendencies of Europe (Grasset). [3]

Publications

Scientific works and essays

Selected publications

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References

  1. Frank, Joseph (2012). Responses to Modernity: Essays in the Politics of Culture. Fordham University Press. p. 137. ISBN   0-8232-3925-X.
  2. "Alexandra Laignel-Lavastine". Fondation Charles Veillon. 2005. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  3. "Thalys : à quand le réveil européen contre l'islamisme ?" (in French). lefigaro.fr. 24 August 2015.