Government and Politics of France

Name: Government and Politics of France
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ISBN: 9780415357326

ISBN-10: 0415357322

ISBN-13: 9780415357326

Edition: 5th 2004 (Revised)

Authors: Andrew Knapp, Vincent Wright

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TheGovernment and Politics of France, 5th Editionhas been the leading textbook on French politics for over a generation, and continues to provide students with a comprehensive and incisive introduction to the intricacies of French politics and government. This edition updates every chapter, with the addition of a new chapter on France and Europe. Recent events necessitate a new edition, particularly the 2002 elections and the growing interpenetration of France and the EU in student programs, as well as in the real world. Whether covering the shifting balance within France's two- headed executive, the paradoxes of the French party politics, the power and fragmentation of Frances…

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List price: $65.95
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 5/25/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 560
Size: 6.89" wide x 9.65" long x 1.14" tall
Weight: 2.134
Language: English

Andrew Knapp is Professor of French Politics and Contemporary History at the University of Reading, UK.

Anand Menon, University Lecturer in European Politics, Faculty Fellow, St. Antony's College, University of Oxford Vincent Wright, Formerly Official Fellow of Nuffield College, University of Oxford




French political traditions in a changing context



From Fourth to Fifth Republic



Presidents and prime ministers: the personal factor



The sources of executive power



Executive policy-making: the variable diarchy



The French parliament: decline - and resurgence?



The Left and the Greens: the precarious recovery



The Right: domination and division



Transformations of the party system: continuity and change



The administration: foundations, myth and changing reality



The State and the pressure groups



Paris and the provinces: the post-Jacobin State



French justice and the elusive etat de droit



France and European Integration



Conclusion