Reference bibliography on Jean Monnet

The works presented on this page constitute the reference bibliography for exploring Jean Monnet’s thought, work and method.

  1. Bossuat Gérard (dir de ) – Monnet et l’économie, CHEFF, 2012 – Order on FNAC.com
  2. Bossuat Gérard , Wilkens Andreas (dir) – Jean Monnet, l’Europe et les chemins de la paix, Publications de la Sorbonne, 540 p. index, bibliography, 1999 – Order from Editions de la Sorbonne
  3. Bossuat Gérard (dir de) – Jean Monnet banquier, 1904-1945, Intérêts privés et intérêt général, IGPDE, Ministère de l’économie et des finances, CHEFF, 2014 – Order on Cultura.com
  4. Bossuat Gérard – “Les trois étapes de la méthode de Jean Monnet”, in Fondation Jean Monnet pour l’Europe, une dynamique européenne, le comité d’action pour les Etats-Unis d’Europe, Economica, 2011, p. 297-324 – Order on Amazon
  5. Brinkley Douglas and Hackett, Clifford – Jean Monnet; the path to European Unity, Saint Martin Press, 1991 – Order on Amazon
  6. Brown Wells Sherril – Jean Monnet, unconventional statesman, Lynne Riener Publishers, London, 2011 – Order on Amazon
  7. Deniau, Jean-François – “La méthode Monnet,” in Témoignages à la mémoire de jean Monnet, Cahier rouge, November 9, 1989, FJME, Lausanne – Order on Amazon
  8. Duchêne François – Jean Monnet First statesman of Interdependence, Norton, New York, 1994 – Order on Amazon
  9. Duroselle, Jean-Baptiste – Deux types de grands hommes : le Général de Gaulle et Jean Monnet, Collection ” Conférence ” no.15 (Geneva, Switzerland: Institut Universitaire des Hautes Etudes Internationales, 1977) – Borrow from UNESCO
  10. Interview between Georges Suffert and Jean Monnet, May 10 and 11, 1970, in À l’écoute de Jean Monnet, Cahier rouge, FJME, Lausanne, 2004 – Order on FNAC.com
  11. Fontaine, François, Van Helmont Jacques -, Jean Monnet, Cahier rouge, FJME, Lausanne, 1996 – Order on AbeBooks
  12. Fontaine, Pascal – Jean Monnet, actualité d’un bâtisseur de l’Europe unie, Economica, 2013 – Order on FNAC.com
  13. Fontaine, Pascal – Jean Monnet’s Action Committee for the United States of Europe. Cahier rouge, Cahier rouge, FJME, Lausanne, 1974 – Order on AbeBooks
  14. Fontaine, Pascal, L’Inspirateur, Editions Jacques Grancher, 1988 – Order on Amazon
  15. Hackett, Clifford – A Jean Monnet chronology, Jean Monnet Council, Washington, 2007 – Order on Amazon
  16. Hackett, Clifford – Jean Monnet and the Americans, Jean Monnet Council, Washington, 1995 – Order on Amazon
  17. Hirsch, Etienne – Ainsi va la vie, Cahier rouge, FJME, Lausanne, 1988 – View available copies
  18. Kohnstamm, Max – Jean Monnet: le pouvoir de l’imagination, Florence, European University Institute, 1981 – Order on Amazon
  19. Marjolin, Robert – Le Travail d’une vie, Mémoires, 1911-1986, Paris, Robert Laffont, 1986 – Order on FNAC.com
  20. Mayne, Richard, Hackett Clifford, The Father of Europe, FJME, Lausanne, débats et documents, 12, 2018 – Consult on Jean-monnet.ch
  21. Monnet, Jean – Le chancelier Adenauer et la construction de l’Europe, Lausanne, Centre de recherches européennes, 1966 – Order on Rakuten
  22. Monnet, Jean – Schuman, Robert – Correspondance 1947-1953, Cahier rouge, FJME, Lausanne, 1986 – View available copies
  23. Monnet, Jean –Memoirs, Fayard, Paris, 1976 – Order on FNAC.com
  24. Monnet, Jean – Les Etats-Unis d’Europe ont commencé (CECA, discours et allocutions 1952-1954), Paris, Robert Laffont, 1955 – Order on Amazon
  25. Monnet, Jean – Propos de Jean Monnet sur l’Action l’Union et l’Europe (propos rassembés), Paris, Institut Jean Monnet, 2024 – Order on FNAC.com
  26. Monnet, Jean – Jean Monnet on Action, Union and Europe (collection of quotes), Paris, Institut Jean Monnet, 2024 – Order on FNAC.com
  27. Rieben, Henri, Chevallaz, Georges-A., Jean Monnet, Lausanne, Centre de recherches européennes, 1971 – Order on AbeBooks
  28. Roussel, Eric – Jean Monnet, Fayard, 1996 – Order on AbeBooks
  29. Roussel Eric, Bardiaux-Vaïente Marie, Jean Monnet (Comics), Glénat, 2024 – Order from Editions Glénat
  30. Schirmann Sylvain (eds) – “Les représentations de l’union des Européens de Jean Monnet”, in Robert Schuman et les Pères de l’Europe, cultures politiques et années de formation, Publications de la maison de Robert Schuman, 1, PIE Peter Lang, 2008 – Order from Peter Lang Editions.
  31. Uri, Pierre – Penser pour l’action, un fondateur de l’Europe, Paris, Odile Jacob, 1991 – Order from éditions Odile Jacob
  32. Van Helmont Jacques – Options européennes 1945-1985, Brussels, Commission of the European Communities, 1986 – Order from Librairie Mollat
  33. Warlouzet Laurent, Roussel Eric(dir), Jean Monnet et Charles de Gaulle : Destins croisés, oppositions et héritages. Paris, Presses Universitaires de Rennes, 2024 – Order from Presses Universitaires de Rennes
  34. Wilkens Andreas (ed.) – Willy Brandt and the unity of Europe, from the goal of peace to the necessary solidarities, PIE Peter Lang, 2011 – Order from Peter Lang publishers

Reference filmography on Jean Monnet

  1. Christian Huleu, Martange for France Télévision – Jean Monnet, l’aventurier de l’Europe, 91mn, 2024 – Contact the Institut Jean Monnet: contact@institutjeanmonnet.eu
  2. Rüdiger Mörsdorf, Cerigo Films for ARTE – The discreet father of Europe, 52mn, 2021 – Watch
  3. Georges Suffert, Patrick Camus – Le regard de Jean Monnet, 52mn, 1970 – View

Podcasts & interviews

  1. Who was Jean Monnet, one of the founding fathers of the EU? – Podcast Europe
  2. Jean Monnet’s re-edited memoirs: interview with his grandson – Euradio podcast
  3. Was Jean Monnet a spy who wanted to destroy General de Gaulle? – Trait d’Union podcast
  4. Jean Monnet and the Strategy of International Defence Cooperation – Podcast RUSI
  5. His grandfather was one of the founders of Europe: meeting with Jean-Marc Lieberherr – Les Mémoires Européennes
  6. Jean Monnet’s European ideal still alive? – Public Sénat
  7. “Who was Jean Monnet”, with Eric Roussel – Ouest France
  8. Jean Monnet: “Tomorrow, the borders already eliminated for coal will fall in their turn for steel” – Les Nuits de France Culture

The “Jean Monnet” comic book is available in the “Ils ont fait l’histoire” collection from Glénat-Fayard.
A lively and entertaining album, but without any historical shortcuts, that allows us to rediscover the many facets of Jean Monnet’s life.

The album is complemented by a biographical dossier written by Éric Roussel, a leading biographer of Jean Monnet and member of the Académie des sciences morales et politiques.

Writer: Marie Bardiaux-Vaïente
Draughtsman: Sergio Gerasi
Historical advisor: Eric Roussel

You can order it HERE

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Discover “Jean Monnet on Action, Unity and Europe”.

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“The problem was lucidly posed, but the method for solving it was lacking. And whoever didn’t provide the method didn’t advance the problem.

These were the words of Jean Monnet in his memoirs about the need, identified in early 1950, for a profound change in the nature of relations between France and Germany.

At a time when the Draghi report raises the burning question of the meaning and method of transforming Europe, the Institut Jean Monnet publishes a collection of 117 reflections from Jean Monnet’s memoirs, speeches and personal notes.

The lessons of a lifetime of action in the service of peace, union and Europe. The elements of a formidably effective method that changed the course of history and should inspire us today.

Many thanks to the European Commission, Pia Ahrenkilde Hansen, and Stefaan Hermans for their support of this publication.

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