Social Studies: Protesting as a national identity

Students across France are protesting for better quality education, for the fourth week in a row. The demonstrations are part of a long history of protest that is baked into the nation's cultural identity.

Closer to home, strikes and walkouts seem to be popping up more than ever, across all industries — from teachers to airline crews to miners.

So how does that sense of identity form, and where does Australia actually sit on protest culture?