CEPEL

Bertrand ROZAN

bertrand.rozan@umontpellier.fr

Thesis Proposal

Public Security vs. Private Security: A Comparative Analysis of French and British Public Policies.

Under the direction of Professors Jean JOANA (CEPEL) and Jacques de Maillard (CESDIP)

Abstract: Since the 1980s and 1990s, France and Great Britain have seen neoliberal principles take hold in the field of security. Consequently, faced with budgetary constraints in this sovereign domain, both countries are experiencing a rise in the influence of private security actors and, as a result, a redefinition of the state’s sphere of action. Nevertheless, these two countries—which are thus confronted with the same trend toward diversification of security service providers—have very different state traditions: on one hand, France, often described as a “strong” state, and on the other, Great Britain, often described as a “weak” state. Furthermore, these two countries have different police systems. The purpose of this thesis will therefore be to analyze the public policies governing the relationship between public and private security in France and Great Britain, and to understand how both countries can be confronted with the same trend toward the outsourcing of security.

Keywords: private security – comparative politics – public policy – France – Great Britain

Publications

  • Rozan Bertrand, “Governance Shifts: Regulating Private Security for the Paris 2024 Olympics,” French Politics, 2025, vol. 23,no.3, pp. 364–383.
  • Rozan Bertrand, “Public Policy and Private Security: An Analysis of the Impact of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games,” Revue française d’administration publique, 2024,no.185, pp. 175–194.
  • Rozan Bertrand, “Nathalie Hirschmann, Tobias John, Frauke Reichl, Jacqueline Abigail Garand (eds.) (2022). Plural Policing in the Global North: Insights into Concepts, Aspects, and Practices,” *Gouvernement et action publique*, 2023, vol. 12,no.3, pp. 229–232.

Lessons

Lectures:

  • Introduction to Political Science, First Year of the Bachelor’s Degree in Law, Faculty of Law and Political Science, Montpellier, 2025.
  • General Education 3, 3rd Year of the Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science, Faculty of Law and Political Science, Montpellier, 2026.

Tutorials:

  • Public Policy and Governance, Master’s 1 in Political Science, Faculty of Law and Political Science, Montpellier, 2023.
  • Dictatorial Regimes, Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science, Faculty of Law and Political Science, Montpellier, 2022.
  • Qualitative Methods, Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science, Faculty of Law and Political Science, Montpellier, 2025.
  • Quantitative Methods, Third Year of the Political Science Bachelor’s Program, Faculty of Law and Political Science, Montpellier, 2026.
  • French Political Life (1789–1958), Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science, Faculty of Law and Political Science, Montpellier, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025.

Degrees

  • 2021: Bilingual Master’s 2 in Research, “Comparative Public Action and Politics,” University of Montpellier, with honors.
  • 2020: First-year Master’s degree in Political Science, University of Montpellier, with a “Good” grade.
  • 2019: Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, University of Ottawa, with a “Good” grade.