Developments in French Politics 4

by Cole, Alistair; le Galès, Patrick; Levy, Jonah

• ISBN13: 9780230537002
• ISBN10: 0230537006
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-09-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

This provides a systematic assessment of French Politics under Chirac and of the new political era opened up by the election of Nicolas Sarkozy. It focuses on the breakdown of the traditional statist, integrationist and republican model and the capacity of the French Political system to reform itself to meet the needs of the 21st Century.

Author Biography

ALISTAIR COLE is Professor of European Politics, Cardiff University, UK. PATRICK LE GALÈS is Research Professor in Politics and Sociology at the Centre for Political Research (CEVIPOF) Sciences Po and the National Centre of Scientific Research, Paris, France. JONAH LEVY is Associate Professor of Political Science, University of California, Berkeley.

Table of Contents

List of Tables, Figures and Maps	p. vii
List of Abbreviations	p. viii
Notes on the Contributors	p. xiii
From Chirac to Sarkozy: a New France?	p. 1
The 2007 French Elections and Beyond	p. 22
Political Parties and the Party System	p. 42
Attitudes towards Europe in France	p. 60
Social Movements and Protest Politics	p. 74
Gender and Multiculturalism: the Politics of Difference at a Crossroads	p. 92
The Return to a Strong Presidency	p. 111
Parliament and Political Representation	p. 127
Checks, Balances and the New Rules of the Political Game	p. 141
Territorial Politics in France: le Calme avant la Tempete?	p. 156
The Reform of the State: the French Bureaucracy in the Age of New Public Management	p. 172
Economic Policy	p. 191
Between State and Market: Crisis and Transformation in French Industrial Relations	p. 209
Welfare Policies and Politics	p. 227
France and the World, from Chirac to Sarkozy	p. 243
France and the European Union under the Chirac Presidency	p. 258
Guide to Further Reading	p. 277
Bibliography	p. 282
Index	p. 303
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