Jean-Yves Camus

Last updated
Jean-Yves Camus
Born1958 (age 6566)
Nationality French
Education Sciences Po
Occupation Political scientist

Jean-Yves Camus (born 1958) is a French political scientist who specializes in nationalist movements in Europe. [1]

Contents

Life and career

Born in 1958 to a Catholic and Gaullist family, [2] Camus is an observant Jew and describes himself as part of "the anti-totalitarian left". [3] He earned a M.A.S. in contemporary history at Sciences Po in 1982. [4] [1]

He has been a researcher at the Institut de relations internationales et stratégiques since 2006 and the president of the Observatoire des radicalités politiques ("Observatory of political radicalism") at the center-left think tank Fondation Jean-Jaurès since 2014. [5] [6]

In February 2016, Camus was nominated member of the scientific council of the Délégation interministérielle à la lutte contre le racisme et l'antisémitisme (DILCRA), directed by Dominique Schnapper. [7]

Works

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alain de Benoist</span> French journalist and political theorist (born 1943)

Alain de Benoist, also known as Fabrice Laroche, Robert de Herte, David Barney, and other pen names, is a French political philosopher and journalist, a founding member of the Nouvelle Droite, and the leader of the ethno-nationalist think tank GRECE.

The Groupement de Recherche et d'Études pour la Civilisation Européenne, better known as GRECE, is a French ethnonationalist think tank founded in 1968 to promote the ideas of the Nouvelle Droite. GRECE founding member Alain de Benoist has been described as its leader and "most authoritative spokesman". Prominent former members include Guillaume Faye and Jean-Yves Le Gallou.

The Carrefour de l'Horloge, formerly Club de l'Horloge (1974–2015), is a French far-right national liberal think tank founded in 1974 and presided by Henry de Lesquen. The organization promotes an "integral neo-Darwinist" philosophy, characterized by a form of economic liberalism infused with ethnic nationalism.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bases Autónomas</span> Political party in Spain

Bases Autónomas was a Spanish neo-Nazi group, later moving to France, and known for its youthful membership and its violent rhetoric and propaganda.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michel Winock</span> French historian

Michel Winock is a French historian, specializing in the history of the French Republic, intellectual movements, antisemitism, nationalism and the far right movements of France. He is a professeur des universités in contemporary history at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences-Po) and member of L'Histoire magazine's editing board. Winock has also worked as a reporter for Le Monde.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">François Duprat</span> French politician (1940–1978)

François Duprat was a French essayist and politician, a founding member of the Front National party and part of the leadership until his assassination in 1978. Duprat was one of the main architects in the introduction of Holocaust denial in France.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">René Binet (neo-Fascist)</span> French Trotskyist and neo-fascist activist

René Binet was a French fascist political activist. Initially a Trotskyist in the 1930s, he espoused fascism during World War II and joined the SS Charlemagne Division. Soon after the end of the war, Binet became involved in numerous neo-fascist and white supremacist publications and parties. He wrote the 1950 book Théorie du racisme, deemed influential on the European far-right at large. Binet died in a car accident in 1957, aged 44.

Jean-Gilles Malliarakis is a French far-right politician and writer.

Jean Arfel, better known by his pen name Jean Madiran, was a French far-right nationalist and a traditionalist Catholic writer who was born in Libourne. He has also used the pen name Jean-Louis Lagor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Civitas (movement)</span>

Civitas, also known as France Jeunesse Civitas and Institut Civitas, was an association generally considered to be Traditionalist Catholic, integrist, nationalist, and of the extreme right. The association defines itself as a "Traditionalist Catholic lobby group". The group was once associated with the Society of St. Pius X, but it has evolved under the new leadership of Alain Escada and the "chaplaincy" is now provided by Capuchin Friars of Morgon. On February 14, 2023, the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism (GPAHE) released a report in which it classified Civitas as a "religious nationalist", "anti-LGBTQ+", and "conspiracy" group.

Stéphane François is a French political scientist who specializes on radical right-wing movements. He also studies conspiracy theories, political ecology and countercultures.

The Federation of Nationalist Students was a French far-right student society active between 1960 and 1967, founded by François d'Orcival and others, soon joined by Alain de Benoist as a lead journalist.

Europe-Action was a far-right white nationalist and euro-nationalist magazine and movement, founded by Dominique Venner in 1963 and active until 1966. Distancing itself from pre-WWII fascist ideas such as anti-intellectualism, anti-parliamentarianism and traditional French nationalism, Europe-Action promoted a pan-European nationalism based on the "Occident"—or the "white peoples"— and a social Darwinism escorted by racialism, labeled "biological realism". These theories, along with the meta-political strategy of Venner, influenced young Europe-Action journalist Alain de Benoist and are deemed conducive to the creation of GRECE and the Nouvelle Droite in 1968.

Yvan Benedetti is a French far-right activist. The former president of L'Œuvre Française (2012–13), he has been the spokesman of the The Nationalists since 2015.

Pierre Bousquet was a French journalist and far-right politician. A former section leader (Rottenführer) in the Waffen-SS Charlemagne Division, Bousquet was the first treasurer and a founding member of the National Front in 1972.

Nicolas Lebourg is a French historian who specializes on far-right movements in Europe.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jean-Claude Valla</span> French journalist and essayist.

Jean-Claude Valla was a French journalist and a prominent figure of the Nouvelle Droite.

TV Libertés, or TVL, is a French far-right Web TV launched in January 2014. The group is led by Philippe Milliau and Martial Bild, a former Front National leader. TV Libertés is recognized by observers for its professionalism when compared to other French far-right channels, and it seeks to compete with mainstream cable TV. Alain de Benoist and Gilbert Collard, among others, have hosted talk shows on the channel.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michel Marmin</span> French journalist and art critic

Michel Marmin is a French journalist and film critic.

François-Bernard Huyghe was a French essayist and political scientist. He served as director of research at the Institut de relations internationales et stratégiques (IRIS) and was president of the Observatoire stratégique de l'information.

References

  1. 1 2 "Chercheurs | IRIS". www.iris-france.org. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
  2. StreetPress. "La blague facho du polémiste Jean Robin". StreetPress (in French). Retrieved 2019-08-03.
  3. "Jean-Yves Camus on the far right in France". illiberalism.org. Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, George Washington University. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  4. "l'Association des Sciences-Po - Fiche profil". www.sciences-po.asso.fr. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
  5. "radicalités politiques". Fondation Jean-Jaurès (in French). 2016-02-24. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
  6. "L'extrême droite disséquée par un nouvel observatoire". FIGARO. 2014-03-09. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
  7. "Installation d'un Conseil scientifique auprès de la DILCRA". Gouvernement.fr (in French). Retrieved 2019-08-03.