Thesis directory
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The French National Platform for End-of-Life Research lists thesis work relating to this field. The latest count is 101 theses in progress and 89 theses defended since 2019.
Theses in progress
106 thesis(es)
| Thesis title | PhD candidate | Discipline(s) | Research topic(s) | Supervisor | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From Eternity to Finitude: The Question of Death in Spinoza | Daouda NDIEGUENE | Philosophy | Philosophy of death | Mogens LAERKE | École normale supérieure (ENS) de Lyon Institut d'Histoire des Représentations dans les Modernités |
| Between Grief and Melancholy: The Motifs of Elegy in Contemporary British Literature | Carine NIBAKURE | Literature | Grief / Bereavement | Jean-Michel GANTEAU | Université Paul Valéry Montpellier 3 Études montpellieraines du monde anglophone |
| The Significance of Intergenerational Dynamics in the Assisted Suicide Initiative | Sophie POLLET | Psychology | Death wish / Euthanasia / Assisted suicide | Olivier PUTOIS | Université de Strasbourg Subjectivité, lien social et modernité |
| Poetry of mourning for a beloved woman. Its influence on the work of several contemporary poets. | Nadia SALAMEH (PERRET) | Literature | Grief / Bereavement | Benoit CONORT | Université de Rennes 2 Centre d'études des langues et littératures anciennes et modernes |
| The Experience of the Body's Decline in the Context of Aging: Losing One's Way in Life in the Face of Death | Rémi TREHIN | Psychoanalysis | Autonomy for people at the End-of-Life | Elisabeth KALUARATCHIGE | Université de Paris Centre de Recherches Psychanalyse, Médecine et Société |
| Writing About Grief: From Exile to Death, the Alexakian Narrator Facing Up to Breakups | Daphné VILLARD | Literature | Grief / Bereavement | Sylvie VIGNES | Université Toulouse Jean Jaurès Laboratoire Patrimoine, Littérature, Histoire |
Theses defended since 2019
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Last updated: July 2026
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For practice theses
Vigipallia is the documentary portal of the Centre national Soins palliatifs et Fin de vie (CNSPFV). It lists digitized dissertations and theses related to end-of-life and palliative care.
Useful links
This list features portals offering international access to digital theses:
- DART-Europe: European theses portal, is the result of a partnership of research libraries and library consortia working together to improve global access to European theses
- Theses Canada Portal: enables users to locate theses and dissertations written at Canadian universities
- RERODOC: electronic library of the RERO network in French-speaking Switzerland
- UK e-Theses Online Service (EThOS) : service provided by the British Library, offering a single point of access to theses submitted at the majority of UK universities
- DIVA: database of theses and research papers from Scandinavian universities
- Open Access Theses and Dissertations (OATD): portal set up by the library of Wake Forest University (USA), which harvests several international directories of open access electronic theses
- Trove: portal providing access to Australian digital theses