Assistant professor of public law and political science (1970).
Delegate to the cultural services of the French Embassy in Italy (Assistant to the Director of the French Institute in Naples) (1985-86).
Diplomas
DES in Public Law (1968).
DES in political science (1969).
Doctorate in political science (1977).
Administrative, research and development responsibilities
Elected member of the Conseil National des Universités (Political Science Section), (1982 -1995).
Elected member of the Comité National du CNRS (Section Science Politique-40), (1987 -1991 and 1995-1999).
Director of the Unité de Formation et de Recherches Droit et Sciences Sociales at the University of Montpellier I (1990 - 1992).
Vice-President of Montpellier I University/Dean of the Faculty of Law-Economics-Management (1992 -1995).
Founder and Director of CEPEL (Centre Comparatif d'Etudes des Politiques Publiques et des Espaces Locaux). Research unit associated with the CNRS (1987-1996).
Founder and director of Revue Pôle Sud (1994-2014).
Director of the Political Science Department (1999-2007).
Director of the "Journalism Professions" professional master's program (2005-2014).
Director of the Master in European Studies module, representing the University of Montpellier I on the Scientific Committee (Siena). (2005-2015).
Works
"The dream of something else. Change the Constitution or change the Constitution." Paris, Don Quichotte. 2017, 350p.
" Le grand renoncement. La gauche et les institutions de la V° République ". Paris, Textuel, 2007, 239 p.
"A Constitution against democracy? Portrait of a depoliticized Europe". Castelnau-le-Lez, Climats, 2005, 228p.
Articles
" Transition démocratique et processus constituant et en Tunisie (2011-2014)" in: Revue Horizons Maghrébins. University of Toulouse. 32° année. N° 74."Le printemps " arabe " de 2011 au regard de ses cultures politiques".Octobre 2016.
" Políticas Regionais da União Europeia / EU Regional Policies" , Revista Debater a Europa, n.º 12, janeiro/junho, 2015, CIEDA/CEIS20, 2015 . ISSN 1647-6336.
" Presse et raison d'Etat: les mutations du journalisme en France (1914-18) " in: Cristina Sizifredo (DS.). Proceedings of the symposium "From the Trenches to Versailles". Lisbon. 2012.
"Union Européenne: Gouverner sans Territoire " In "Frontières et images de l'Europe ". Florence, CET-Studi Europei. 2012.
" Il Gollismo e la V Repubblica francese: un bonapartismo in Europa ". in G. Laschi: Memoria d'Europa. Milano, Franco Angeli. 2012.
" La notion d'Eurorégion et sa mise en oeuvre dans l'Union européenne ". in: Carlos E. Pacheco Amaral (DS.): Regional autonomy and international relations. Nouvelles dimensions de la gouvernance multilatérale. Paris, L'Harmattan. 2011. Pp 245-256.
