Abstract

The results of the French elections force the H progressive,, forces to confront certain key questions. It will not suffice to say that the rise of populism and victory of the conservatives are the effects of the ravages of globalisation and the incapacity of the traditional left to face there. We must ask ourselves what the current historical period shares with, and what distinguishes it from earlier periods; we must ask questions about the evolution of founts of oppression, and equally about the struggle for liberation, and the modes of organisation and political expression of the social rnovements. This questioning eau only take place in the light of the current experiences of the new popular movement developing across the globe