CEPEL

Alexandre DEZE

Alex Deze

Career History

  • Since 2024: Professor of Political Science at the University of Montpellier, researcher at CEPEL.
  • 2009–2024: University Lecturer in Political Science (UM/CEPEL).
  • 2009: Qualified as an associate professor, Section 04 (CNU).
  • 2008–2009: Lecturer at the University of Montpellier 1.
  • 2003–2004: Visiting Fellow at Princeton University (New Jersey, United States). Fellowship from the Franco-American program at Sciences Po Paris.
  • 2001–2003: Assistant Professor at François Rabelais University in Tours (part-time).
  • Since 1999: Lecturer at Sciences Po Paris.

Degrees

  • 2024: Qualification to Supervise Research (HDR), Sciences Po Paris.
  • 2008: PhD Political Sociology and Public Policy, Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris, summa cum laude with honors.
  • 1998: Master’s degree in Political Sociology and Public Policy, Paris Institute of Political Studies.
  • 1996: Master’s degree in 20th-Century History, Paris Institute of Political Studies, summa cum laude.
  • 1995: Master’s degree in Contemporary History, University of Reims, summa cum laude.

Coordination of or participation in research projects

  • Co-director (with Carole Bachelot) of the AFSP research group “Partipol” (Political Parties in Transition).

Administrative responsibilities, research, and outreach

  • Chair of the Political Science Section (since 2024).
  • Vice Chair of the Political Science Section (2021–2024).
  • Co-Director of the Department of Political Science (2017–2021).
  • Program Director for the Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science (since 2012).
  • Elected member of the Faculty Council (2009–2018).
  • Member of the examination board for the external agrégation in economics and social sciences (in charge of the political science exam, 2012–2016).
  • Since 2007: Co-editor of the “Ouvertures politiques” series published by De Boeck.

Courses

At the University of Montpellier:

  • “Introduction to Political Science” (First-Year Law and Political Science)
  • “Social Science Methodology” (Bachelor’s in Law)
  • "Political Communication" (Undergraduate Level 2)
  • “Sociology of Political Organizations” (Master’s 1)
  • “PIP” (M1)
  • “University Orientation 1 and 2” (Freshman and Sophomore Years)
  • "PPP" (L3)

Interactions with the environment

  • Frequent media appearances
  • Speaker on the following research topics: the transformation of democratic governance, new political behaviors among citizens, social and political actors, and alternative approaches to politicization.

The 5 most representative works

  • DORMAGEN, Jean-Yves; MOUCHARD, Daniel; in collaboration with Alexandre DÉZÉ, *Introduction to Political Sociology*, Brussels: De Boeck, 2023 (6th updated and expanded edition).
  • DÉZÉ, Alexandre, *10 Lessons on Political Polls*, Brussels: de Boeck, 2022.
  • CRÉPON, Sylvain; DÉZÉ, Alexandre; MAYER, Nonna (eds.),*The False Facades of the National Front: A Sociological Study of a Political Party*, Paris: Presses de Sciences Po, 2015.
  • DÉZÉ, Alexandre, *The National Front: On the Path to Power?*, Paris: Armand Colin, 2012, (in the “Éléments de réponse” series, with a foreword by Nonna MAYER).
  • AUCANTE, Yohann, and DÉZÉ, Alexandre (eds.),Party Systems in Western Democracies: The Cartel Party Model Under Scrutiny, Paris: Presses de Sciences Po, 2008 (in the “Fait politique” series, with a foreword by Jean-Luc Parodi).

The 5 most representative articles

  • DÉZÉ, Alexandre, “What Do We Know About the National Front?”, in Olivier Fillieule et al. (eds.),*A Pluralistic Sociology of Political Behavior*, Paris: Presses de Sciences Po, 2017, pp. 239–270.
  • DÉZÉ, Alexandre, “Change Through Continuity: The National Front’s Party Organization,”*Pouvoirs*, No. 157, 2016.
  • DÉZÉ, Alexandre, “Toward an Iconography of Protest,”*Culture et conflits*, no. 91–92, Fall–Winter 2013, pp. 13–29.
  • Myriam AÏT-AOUDIA, Alexandre DÉZÉ, “Contribution to a Sociological Approach to the Origins of Political Parties: An Analysis of the National Front, the Italian Social Movement, and the Islamic Salvation Front,”Revue française de science politique, vol. 61, no. 4, 2011, pp. 631–657.
  • DÉZÉ, Alexandre, and GIROD, Michaël, “The Sonderfall in Jeopardy: Images of Threat in the SVP’s Visual Messages,”*Mots*, no. 81, September 2006, pp. 23–34.