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What can we learn from France’s student protests?

Student Protests: France’s student protests expose a deeper crisis of education, economic inequality and public trust. From deteriorating schools to rising living costs and questions of police accountability, the unrest offers important lessons about democracy, social justice and the state’s responsibilities.

Asish Gupta
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What can we learn from France’s student protests?

17 October, protests across several French cities against the rising cost of living, the deteriorating state of the education system and cuts to public services escalated into violent clashes. In Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Limoges and Bordeaux, demonstrators clashed with police, while incidents of arson, vandalism and looting were reported. According to media reports, hundreds of thousands of people took part in the protests. Yet it would be a mistake to treat the overwhelmingly peaceful demonstra...

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