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| The '''Institut d'Action française''' |
The '''Institut d'Action française''' was a French ] training institute founded by the ] movement. It was established in February 1906 in ] at the initiative of ] and implemented by ]. The institute aimed to study in detail major political, social, and religious issues. | ||
| == History == | == History == | ||
| At the dawn of the 20th century, the ] concluded that the ] education system, from primary schools to universities, particularly in the teaching of history, had become a project of dismantling the French nation. This observation led to the creation of the Institut d'Action française in 1906. Historian ] described the institute as a "kind of university created to oppose the Enlightenment and official universities."<ref>{{Cite book|author=Jacques Prévotat|title=L'Action française|publisher=Presses universitaires de France|series=Que sais-je?|pages= |
At the dawn of the 20th century, the ] concluded that the ] education system, from primary schools to universities, particularly in the teaching of history, had become a project of dismantling the French nation. This observation led to the creation of the Institut d'Action française in 1906. Historian ] described the institute as a "kind of university created to oppose the Enlightenment and official universities."<ref>{{Cite book|author=Jacques Prévotat|title=L'Action française|publisher=Presses universitaires de France|series=Que sais-je?|pages=20–29}}</ref> It was considered in ''Action Française Almanacs'' as an "institution of counter-revolutionary higher education."<ref>{{Cite book|author=Olivier Dard|title=Charles Maurras - Le maître et l'action: Le nationaliste intégral|publisher=Dunod|year=2019}}</ref> According to ], "the education proposed presupposes a fundamental hostility—an instructive and fertile hostility—between intelligence and the Revolution."<ref>{{Cite book|author=Olivier Dard|title=Charles Maurras - Le maître et l'action: Le nationaliste intégral}}</ref> The institute was envisioned as a training school for leaders. | ||
| The institute served two purposes: to counter the symbols of the Third Republic's academic institutions, such as the ] on Rue Saint-Guillaume and the ], and to attract young individuals united by ] under the ].<ref>{{Cite book|author=Olivier Dard|title=Charles Maurras - Le maître et l'action: Le nationaliste intégral}}</ref> | The institute served two purposes: to counter the symbols of the Third Republic's academic institutions, such as the ] on Rue Saint-Guillaume and the ], and to attract young individuals united by ] under the ].<ref>{{Cite book|author=Olivier Dard|title=Charles Maurras - Le maître et l'action: Le nationaliste intégral}}</ref> | ||
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| == Organization == | == Organization == | ||
| The institute was initially financed by ], a friend of ] and the ].<ref>{{Cite |
The institute was initially financed by ], a friend of ] and the ].<ref>{{Cite book|author=Bruno Dumons|chapter=L'Action française au féminin: Réseaux et figures de militantes au début du XXe siècle|title=L'Action française: culture, société, politique|publisher=Presses universitaires du Septentrion|year=2019}}</ref> | ||
| Originally, the institute had seven chairs, with additional ones added later:<ref>{{Cite book|author=Gilles Richard|title=Histoire des droites en France de 1815 à nos jours|publisher=Perrin|year=2017}}</ref> | Originally, the institute had seven chairs, with additional ones added later:<ref>{{Cite book|author=Gilles Richard|title=Histoire des droites en France de 1815 à nos jours|publisher=Perrin|year=2017}}</ref> | ||
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| * The Frédéric Amouretti Chair on international relations, entrusted to ]; | * The Frédéric Amouretti Chair on international relations, entrusted to ]; | ||
| * The Fustel de Coulanges Chair on national history, occupied by historian ]; | * The Fustel de Coulanges Chair on national history, occupied by historian ]; | ||
| * The Syllabus Chair on the ], held by Dom ]; | * The Syllabus Chair on the ], held by Dom ]; | ||
| * The Auguste Comte Chair on positive politics, entrusted to ]; | * The Auguste Comte Chair on positive politics, entrusted to ]; | ||
| * The Maurice Barrès Chair on French nationalism, held by ]; | * The Maurice Barrès Chair on French nationalism, held by ]; | ||
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| == Publications == | == Publications == | ||
| The bulletins of the ''Courses of the Institut d'Action française'' were initially published by the ] bookshop and later by the ].<ref>{{Cite |
The bulletins of the ''Courses of the Institut d'Action française'' were initially published by the ] bookshop and later by the ].<ref>{{Cite book|author=Bruno Dumons|title=L'Action française au féminin}}</ref> | ||
| == Members == | == Members == | ||
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 Bulletin of the Courses of the Institut d'Action française from January 1929. | |
| Formation | February 1906 |
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| Headquarters | 33 Rue Saint-André des Arts, 6th arrondissement of Paris |
The Institut d'Action française was a French political training institute founded by the Action Française movement. It was established in February 1906 in Paris at the initiative of Léon de Montesquiou and implemented by Louis Dimier. The institute aimed to study in detail major political, social, and religious issues.
History
At the dawn of the 20th century, the Action Française concluded that the Republican education system, from primary schools to universities, particularly in the teaching of history, had become a project of dismantling the French nation. This observation led to the creation of the Institut d'Action française in 1906. Historian Jacques Prévotat described the institute as a "kind of university created to oppose the Enlightenment and official universities." It was considered in Action Française Almanacs as an "institution of counter-revolutionary higher education." According to Louis Dimier, "the education proposed presupposes a fundamental hostility—an instructive and fertile hostility—between intelligence and the Revolution." The institute was envisioned as a training school for leaders.
The institute served two purposes: to counter the symbols of the Third Republic's academic institutions, such as the École libre des sciences politiques on Rue Saint-Guillaume and the Sorbonne, and to attract young individuals united by Lucien Moreau under the Action Française Students Federation.
After being interrupted during the First World War, the courses resumed regularly in 1919.
Organization
The institute was initially financed by Louise de Courville, a friend of Charles Maurras and the Barrès family.
Originally, the institute had seven chairs, with additional ones added later:
- The Rivarol Chair on the history of political ideas, led by Louis Dimier;
- The Frédéric Amouretti Chair on international relations, entrusted to Jacques Bainville;
- The Fustel de Coulanges Chair on national history, occupied by historian Gustave Fagniez;
- The Syllabus Chair on the Syllabus of Errors, held by Dom Jean-Martial Besse;
- The Auguste Comte Chair on positive politics, entrusted to Léon de Montesquiou;
- The Maurice Barrès Chair on French nationalism, held by Lucien Moreau;
- The Sainte-Beuve Chair on organizational empiricism, managed by Charles Maurras;
- The René de La Tour du Pin Chair on social economy, held by Abbé Georges de Pascal;
- The Louis le Grand Chair on French intelligence, created in 1908 and awarded to Pierre Lasserre.
Courses
Courses were free and open to students from Parisian and provincial universities as well as private institutions. They were held at 33 Rue Saint-André des Arts and administered from the headquarters of the newspaper L'Action française at 14 Rue de Rome.
The courses critiqued and denounced democratic ideas by studying the doctrines of the Republic and the major figures of democracy. They also covered laws, customs, and French history.
Louis Dimier presented counter-revolution as "a work of intelligence directed at dismantling what, for a hundred years in France, has been called the French Revolution." He organized the curriculum around six themes and thirteen authors, including:
- Politics: Joseph de Maistre, Louis de Bonald, Antoine de Rivarol, Honoré de Balzac
- Literature: Paul-Louis Courier, Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve
- Historical sciences: Hippolyte Taine, Ernest Renan, Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges
- Social sciences: Frédéric Le Play, Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
- Art criticism: Study of Prix Goncourt winners
- Catholic counter-revolution: Louis Veuillot
Publications
The bulletins of the Courses of the Institut d'Action française were initially published by the Jean Rivain bookshop and later by the Nouvelle Librairie nationale.
Members
Notable lecturers at the institute included:
References
- Jacques Prévotat. L'Action française. Que sais-je?. Presses universitaires de France. pp. 20–29.
- Olivier Dard (2019). Charles Maurras - Le maître et l'action: Le nationaliste intégral. Dunod.
- Olivier Dard. Charles Maurras - Le maître et l'action: Le nationaliste intégral.
- Olivier Dard. Charles Maurras - Le maître et l'action: Le nationaliste intégral.
- Bruno Dumons (2019). "L'Action française au féminin: Réseaux et figures de militantes au début du XXe siècle". L'Action française: culture, société, politique. Presses universitaires du Septentrion.
- Gilles Richard (2017). Histoire des droites en France de 1815 à nos jours. Perrin.
- Bruno Dumons. L'Action française au féminin.
External Links
- The Realism of Bonald by Léon de Montesquiou in Gallica, the digital library of the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
- Courses of the Institut d'Action française in Gallica, the digital library of the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
