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Author Cole, Alistair, 1959-
Title French politics and society / Alistair Cole.
Publisher London : Routledge, 2017.
Edition Third edition.



Descript 272 pages : illustrations, maps
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Edition Third edition.
Note Previous edition: Harlow: Longman, 2005.
Contents <p><strong>Part I Introduction</strong></p> <p>1 The making of modern France </p> <p>1.1 Introduction </p> <p>1.2 The <i>ancien rgime <p></i> <p>1.3 The French Revolution: the making of modern France </p> <p>1.4 The French Revolution: a divisive heritage </p> <p>1.5 The Third Republic, 1870-1940 </p> <p>1.6 Vichy and the French Resistance 1940-4 </p> <p>1.7 The Fourth Republic 1944-58 </p> <p>2 France since 1958 </p> <p>2.1 Introduction </p> <p>2.2 De Gaulle's republic </p> <p>2.3 May '68: the Fifth Republic in crisis </p> <p>2.4 Georges Pompidou, 1969-74: the acceptable face of Gaullism? </p> <p>2.5 Valry Giscard d'Estaing, 1974-81 </p> <p>2.6 Franois Mitterrand, 1981-8: the chameleon </p> <p>2.7 Mitterrand's second term, 1988-95 </p> <p>2.8 Jacques Chirac, 1995-7: the abrupt presidency </p> <p>2.9 Jospin and the plural left coalition, 1997-2002 </p> <p>2.10 Chirac's second term, 2002-7 </p> <p>2.11 Nicolas Sarkozy's fast presidency, 2007-12 </p> <p>2.12 Franois Hollande's ǹormal' presidency, 2012-17 </p> <p>2.13 Concluding remarks </p> <p>3 French political culture: representations and realities </p> <p>3.1 Political culture in France: the traditional reading </p> <p>3.2 A divided France? Post-revolutionary political culture(s) </p> <p>3.3 Exceptionalism, decline and revival </p> <p>3.4 Concluding remarks </p> <p><strong>Part II Institutions and power</strong></p> <p>4 Presidents and prime ministers </p> <p>4.1 Introduction </p> <p>4.2 Political leadership in the French Republican tradition </p> <p>4.3 The 1958 constitution </p> <p>4.4 The French presidency </p> <p>4.5 Presidential style </p> <p>4.6 Presidential resources </p> <p>4.7 Prime-ministerial political leadership </p> <p>4.8 Changing temporalities of French politics: towards a fast presidency? </p> <p>4.9 Concluding comments </p> <p>5 Checks and balances? </p> <p>5.1 Introduction </p> <p>5.2 The evolving constitution </p> <p>5.3 The French parliament </p> <p>5.4 The organisation of the French parliament in the Fifth Republic </p> <p>5.5 Parliament in the Fifth Republic: an emasculated legislature? </p> <p>5.6 Political dynamics and the operation of parliament </p> <p>5.7 The judicialisation of French politics? </p> <p>5.8 Concluding remarks </p> <p>6 Reforming the state </p> <p>6.1 Introduction </p> <p>6.2 The French civil service: characteristics, context and culture </p> <p>6.3 Reforming the French state: the public-service narrative </p> <p>6.4 Reforming the French state: the state-productivity narrative and its limits </p> <p>6.5 The French state today: continuity, conflict, cohesion </p> <p>6.6 Concluding comments </p> <p>7 A decentralised republic in a unitary state? Local and regional government </p> <p>7.1 Introduction </p> <p>7.2 From the French model of territorial administration to the decentralised republic </p> <p>7.3 Actors and institutions of territorial governance </p> <p>7.4 Dimensions and dilemmas of territorial governance </p> <p>7.5 Concluding remarks </p> <p><strong>Part III Political forces and representation</strong></p> <p>8 The French party system: change and understanding change </p> <p>8.1 Introduction </p> <p>8.2 The French party system before 1981 </p> <p>8.3 The changing French party system </p> <p>8.4 Cohesion and continuity of the French party system </p> <p>8.5 Concluding remarks </p> <p>9 French parties today </p> <p>9.1 Introduction </p> <p>9.2 The Republicans and their allies </p> <p>9.3 Socialists, Communists and Greens </p> <p>9.4 The Front National </p> <p>9.5 Concluding remarks </p> <p>10 The representation of interests </p> <p>10.1 Introduction </p> <p>10.2 Economic interest groups </p> <p>10.3 Social movements old and new </p> <p>10.4 Groups and the French political system </p> <p>10.5 Concluding remarks </p> <p><strong>Part IV Reshaping modern France</strong></p> <p>11 Society, citizenship and welfare </p> <p>11.1 Introduction </p> <p>11.2 The evolution of French society: social consensus or social fracture? </p> <p>11.3 The economy and economic governance </p> <p>11.4 Social policy, the welfare state and the French social model </p> <p>11.5 Concluding remarks </p> <p>12 The Republican model of citizenship and its limits </p> <p>12.1 Introduction </p> <p>12.2 The French Republican tradition </p> <p>12.3 The Republican model and the challenges of multiculturalism </p> <p>12.4 The Republican tradition and the challenge of territory: the case of lesser used languages </p> <p>12.5 Multiple identities in contemporary France: a case study from Brittany </p> <p>12.6 Concluding remarks </p> <p>13 Europe and Europeanisation </p> <p>13.1 Introduction </p> <p>13.2 France and the European Union </p> <p>13.3 <i>Quelle finalit europenne</i>? The French vision of Europe </p> <p>13.4 France and Europeanisation </p> <p>13.5 Concluding remarks </p> <p>14 The Republic in danger? </p> <p>14.1 Timeless institutions? </p> <p>14.2 The Republic in danger! </p> <p>14.3 The danger of hysteresis </p>
Note Alistair Cole uses recent research and history to introduce students to the fundamentals of French government and society from the post 1981 era. French Politics and Society is the ideal companion for all students of France and French politics with a strong reputation for its lucidity and lively exposition of the French polity. This third edition remains a highly readable text and offers a broad, critical and comprehensive understanding of French politics. The book provides an excellent description of French institutions and ensures readers access to background information through discussing historical developments, political forces, public policy, and the evolution of important aspects of French society. Key updates for the third edition include: extensive updates including the Chirac, Sarkozy and Hollande presidencies; inclusion of constitutional and state reform coverage since 2008; the French party system and evolution of the French left and right; more on France's positioning with regards to Brussels and the impact of the European economic crisis. French Politics and Society is essential reading for all undergraduates studying French politics, French studies, European studies or comparative politics.
325 annual accesses. UkHlHU
ISBN 9781317376965 (e-book)
9781138941403 (hbk.) :
9781138941410 (pbk.) :
9781317376958 (ePub ebook) :
9781317376965 (PDF ebook) :
9781317376941 (Mobipocket ebook) :
9781315673707 (ebook)
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Author Cole, Alistair, 1959-
Subject Political culture -- France.
France -- Politics and government -- 1945-
France -- Social conditions -- 1945-1995.
France -- Social conditions -- 1995-
Descript 272 pages : illustrations, maps
Content text
still image
cartographic image
Media computer
Carrier online resource
Edition Third edition.
Note Previous edition: Harlow: Longman, 2005.
Contents <p><strong>Part I Introduction</strong></p> <p>1 The making of modern France </p> <p>1.1 Introduction </p> <p>1.2 The <i>ancien rgime <p></i> <p>1.3 The French Revolution: the making of modern France </p> <p>1.4 The French Revolution: a divisive heritage </p> <p>1.5 The Third Republic, 1870-1940 </p> <p>1.6 Vichy and the French Resistance 1940-4 </p> <p>1.7 The Fourth Republic 1944-58 </p> <p>2 France since 1958 </p> <p>2.1 Introduction </p> <p>2.2 De Gaulle's republic </p> <p>2.3 May '68: the Fifth Republic in crisis </p> <p>2.4 Georges Pompidou, 1969-74: the acceptable face of Gaullism? </p> <p>2.5 Valry Giscard d'Estaing, 1974-81 </p> <p>2.6 Franois Mitterrand, 1981-8: the chameleon </p> <p>2.7 Mitterrand's second term, 1988-95 </p> <p>2.8 Jacques Chirac, 1995-7: the abrupt presidency </p> <p>2.9 Jospin and the plural left coalition, 1997-2002 </p> <p>2.10 Chirac's second term, 2002-7 </p> <p>2.11 Nicolas Sarkozy's fast presidency, 2007-12 </p> <p>2.12 Franois Hollande's ǹormal' presidency, 2012-17 </p> <p>2.13 Concluding remarks </p> <p>3 French political culture: representations and realities </p> <p>3.1 Political culture in France: the traditional reading </p> <p>3.2 A divided France? Post-revolutionary political culture(s) </p> <p>3.3 Exceptionalism, decline and revival </p> <p>3.4 Concluding remarks </p> <p><strong>Part II Institutions and power</strong></p> <p>4 Presidents and prime ministers </p> <p>4.1 Introduction </p> <p>4.2 Political leadership in the French Republican tradition </p> <p>4.3 The 1958 constitution </p> <p>4.4 The French presidency </p> <p>4.5 Presidential style </p> <p>4.6 Presidential resources </p> <p>4.7 Prime-ministerial political leadership </p> <p>4.8 Changing temporalities of French politics: towards a fast presidency? </p> <p>4.9 Concluding comments </p> <p>5 Checks and balances? </p> <p>5.1 Introduction </p> <p>5.2 The evolving constitution </p> <p>5.3 The French parliament </p> <p>5.4 The organisation of the French parliament in the Fifth Republic </p> <p>5.5 Parliament in the Fifth Republic: an emasculated legislature? </p> <p>5.6 Political dynamics and the operation of parliament </p> <p>5.7 The judicialisation of French politics? </p> <p>5.8 Concluding remarks </p> <p>6 Reforming the state </p> <p>6.1 Introduction </p> <p>6.2 The French civil service: characteristics, context and culture </p> <p>6.3 Reforming the French state: the public-service narrative </p> <p>6.4 Reforming the French state: the state-productivity narrative and its limits </p> <p>6.5 The French state today: continuity, conflict, cohesion </p> <p>6.6 Concluding comments </p> <p>7 A decentralised republic in a unitary state? Local and regional government </p> <p>7.1 Introduction </p> <p>7.2 From the French model of territorial administration to the decentralised republic </p> <p>7.3 Actors and institutions of territorial governance </p> <p>7.4 Dimensions and dilemmas of territorial governance </p> <p>7.5 Concluding remarks </p> <p><strong>Part III Political forces and representation</strong></p> <p>8 The French party system: change and understanding change </p> <p>8.1 Introduction </p> <p>8.2 The French party system before 1981 </p> <p>8.3 The changing French party system </p> <p>8.4 Cohesion and continuity of the French party system </p> <p>8.5 Concluding remarks </p> <p>9 French parties today </p> <p>9.1 Introduction </p> <p>9.2 The Republicans and their allies </p> <p>9.3 Socialists, Communists and Greens </p> <p>9.4 The Front National </p> <p>9.5 Concluding remarks </p> <p>10 The representation of interests </p> <p>10.1 Introduction </p> <p>10.2 Economic interest groups </p> <p>10.3 Social movements old and new </p> <p>10.4 Groups and the French political system </p> <p>10.5 Concluding remarks </p> <p><strong>Part IV Reshaping modern France</strong></p> <p>11 Society, citizenship and welfare </p> <p>11.1 Introduction </p> <p>11.2 The evolution of French society: social consensus or social fracture? </p> <p>11.3 The economy and economic governance </p> <p>11.4 Social policy, the welfare state and the French social model </p> <p>11.5 Concluding remarks </p> <p>12 The Republican model of citizenship and its limits </p> <p>12.1 Introduction </p> <p>12.2 The French Republican tradition </p> <p>12.3 The Republican model and the challenges of multiculturalism </p> <p>12.4 The Republican tradition and the challenge of territory: the case of lesser used languages </p> <p>12.5 Multiple identities in contemporary France: a case study from Brittany </p> <p>12.6 Concluding remarks </p> <p>13 Europe and Europeanisation </p> <p>13.1 Introduction </p> <p>13.2 France and the European Union </p> <p>13.3 <i>Quelle finalit europenne</i>? The French vision of Europe </p> <p>13.4 France and Europeanisation </p> <p>13.5 Concluding remarks </p> <p>14 The Republic in danger? </p> <p>14.1 Timeless institutions? </p> <p>14.2 The Republic in danger! </p> <p>14.3 The danger of hysteresis </p>
Note Alistair Cole uses recent research and history to introduce students to the fundamentals of French government and society from the post 1981 era. French Politics and Society is the ideal companion for all students of France and French politics with a strong reputation for its lucidity and lively exposition of the French polity. This third edition remains a highly readable text and offers a broad, critical and comprehensive understanding of French politics. The book provides an excellent description of French institutions and ensures readers access to background information through discussing historical developments, political forces, public policy, and the evolution of important aspects of French society. Key updates for the third edition include: extensive updates including the Chirac, Sarkozy and Hollande presidencies; inclusion of constitutional and state reform coverage since 2008; the French party system and evolution of the French left and right; more on France's positioning with regards to Brussels and the impact of the European economic crisis. French Politics and Society is essential reading for all undergraduates studying French politics, French studies, European studies or comparative politics.
325 annual accesses. UkHlHU
ISBN 9781317376965 (e-book)
9781138941403 (hbk.) :
9781138941410 (pbk.) :
9781317376958 (ePub ebook) :
9781317376965 (PDF ebook) :
9781317376941 (Mobipocket ebook) :
9781315673707 (ebook)
Author Cole, Alistair, 1959-
Subject Political culture -- France.
France -- Politics and government -- 1945-
France -- Social conditions -- 1945-1995.
France -- Social conditions -- 1995-

Subject Political culture -- France.
France -- Politics and government -- 1945-
France -- Social conditions -- 1945-1995.
France -- Social conditions -- 1995-
Descript 272 pages : illustrations, maps
Content text
still image
cartographic image
Media computer
Carrier online resource
Note Previous edition: Harlow: Longman, 2005.
Contents <p><strong>Part I Introduction</strong></p> <p>1 The making of modern France </p> <p>1.1 Introduction </p> <p>1.2 The <i>ancien rgime <p></i> <p>1.3 The French Revolution: the making of modern France </p> <p>1.4 The French Revolution: a divisive heritage </p> <p>1.5 The Third Republic, 1870-1940 </p> <p>1.6 Vichy and the French Resistance 1940-4 </p> <p>1.7 The Fourth Republic 1944-58 </p> <p>2 France since 1958 </p> <p>2.1 Introduction </p> <p>2.2 De Gaulle's republic </p> <p>2.3 May '68: the Fifth Republic in crisis </p> <p>2.4 Georges Pompidou, 1969-74: the acceptable face of Gaullism? </p> <p>2.5 Valry Giscard d'Estaing, 1974-81 </p> <p>2.6 Franois Mitterrand, 1981-8: the chameleon </p> <p>2.7 Mitterrand's second term, 1988-95 </p> <p>2.8 Jacques Chirac, 1995-7: the abrupt presidency </p> <p>2.9 Jospin and the plural left coalition, 1997-2002 </p> <p>2.10 Chirac's second term, 2002-7 </p> <p>2.11 Nicolas Sarkozy's fast presidency, 2007-12 </p> <p>2.12 Franois Hollande's ǹormal' presidency, 2012-17 </p> <p>2.13 Concluding remarks </p> <p>3 French political culture: representations and realities </p> <p>3.1 Political culture in France: the traditional reading </p> <p>3.2 A divided France? Post-revolutionary political culture(s) </p> <p>3.3 Exceptionalism, decline and revival </p> <p>3.4 Concluding remarks </p> <p><strong>Part II Institutions and power</strong></p> <p>4 Presidents and prime ministers </p> <p>4.1 Introduction </p> <p>4.2 Political leadership in the French Republican tradition </p> <p>4.3 The 1958 constitution </p> <p>4.4 The French presidency </p> <p>4.5 Presidential style </p> <p>4.6 Presidential resources </p> <p>4.7 Prime-ministerial political leadership </p> <p>4.8 Changing temporalities of French politics: towards a fast presidency? </p> <p>4.9 Concluding comments </p> <p>5 Checks and balances? </p> <p>5.1 Introduction </p> <p>5.2 The evolving constitution </p> <p>5.3 The French parliament </p> <p>5.4 The organisation of the French parliament in the Fifth Republic </p> <p>5.5 Parliament in the Fifth Republic: an emasculated legislature? </p> <p>5.6 Political dynamics and the operation of parliament </p> <p>5.7 The judicialisation of French politics? </p> <p>5.8 Concluding remarks </p> <p>6 Reforming the state </p> <p>6.1 Introduction </p> <p>6.2 The French civil service: characteristics, context and culture </p> <p>6.3 Reforming the French state: the public-service narrative </p> <p>6.4 Reforming the French state: the state-productivity narrative and its limits </p> <p>6.5 The French state today: continuity, conflict, cohesion </p> <p>6.6 Concluding comments </p> <p>7 A decentralised republic in a unitary state? Local and regional government </p> <p>7.1 Introduction </p> <p>7.2 From the French model of territorial administration to the decentralised republic </p> <p>7.3 Actors and institutions of territorial governance </p> <p>7.4 Dimensions and dilemmas of territorial governance </p> <p>7.5 Concluding remarks </p> <p><strong>Part III Political forces and representation</strong></p> <p>8 The French party system: change and understanding change </p> <p>8.1 Introduction </p> <p>8.2 The French party system before 1981 </p> <p>8.3 The changing French party system </p> <p>8.4 Cohesion and continuity of the French party system </p> <p>8.5 Concluding remarks </p> <p>9 French parties today </p> <p>9.1 Introduction </p> <p>9.2 The Republicans and their allies </p> <p>9.3 Socialists, Communists and Greens </p> <p>9.4 The Front National </p> <p>9.5 Concluding remarks </p> <p>10 The representation of interests </p> <p>10.1 Introduction </p> <p>10.2 Economic interest groups </p> <p>10.3 Social movements old and new </p> <p>10.4 Groups and the French political system </p> <p>10.5 Concluding remarks </p> <p><strong>Part IV Reshaping modern France</strong></p> <p>11 Society, citizenship and welfare </p> <p>11.1 Introduction </p> <p>11.2 The evolution of French society: social consensus or social fracture? </p> <p>11.3 The economy and economic governance </p> <p>11.4 Social policy, the welfare state and the French social model </p> <p>11.5 Concluding remarks </p> <p>12 The Republican model of citizenship and its limits </p> <p>12.1 Introduction </p> <p>12.2 The French Republican tradition </p> <p>12.3 The Republican model and the challenges of multiculturalism </p> <p>12.4 The Republican tradition and the challenge of territory: the case of lesser used languages </p> <p>12.5 Multiple identities in contemporary France: a case study from Brittany </p> <p>12.6 Concluding remarks </p> <p>13 Europe and Europeanisation </p> <p>13.1 Introduction </p> <p>13.2 France and the European Union </p> <p>13.3 <i>Quelle finalit europenne</i>? The French vision of Europe </p> <p>13.4 France and Europeanisation </p> <p>13.5 Concluding remarks </p> <p>14 The Republic in danger? </p> <p>14.1 Timeless institutions? </p> <p>14.2 The Republic in danger! </p> <p>14.3 The danger of hysteresis </p>
Note Alistair Cole uses recent research and history to introduce students to the fundamentals of French government and society from the post 1981 era. French Politics and Society is the ideal companion for all students of France and French politics with a strong reputation for its lucidity and lively exposition of the French polity. This third edition remains a highly readable text and offers a broad, critical and comprehensive understanding of French politics. The book provides an excellent description of French institutions and ensures readers access to background information through discussing historical developments, political forces, public policy, and the evolution of important aspects of French society. Key updates for the third edition include: extensive updates including the Chirac, Sarkozy and Hollande presidencies; inclusion of constitutional and state reform coverage since 2008; the French party system and evolution of the French left and right; more on France's positioning with regards to Brussels and the impact of the European economic crisis. French Politics and Society is essential reading for all undergraduates studying French politics, French studies, European studies or comparative politics.
325 annual accesses. UkHlHU
ISBN 9781317376965 (e-book)
9781138941403 (hbk.) :
9781138941410 (pbk.) :
9781317376958 (ePub ebook) :
9781317376965 (PDF ebook) :
9781317376941 (Mobipocket ebook) :
9781315673707 (ebook)

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