Developments in French politics 6

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Developments in French politics 6

[edited by] Helen Drake ... [et al.]

Red Globe Press, 2021

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Developments in French politics

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"Macmillan International Higher Education"

Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-262) and index

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This new version of a leading textbook on French politics offers expert analysis of recent national and international events, discussing their significance for France itself as well as for Europe and the wider world. It covers a wide range of current challenges facing the country under the presidency of Emmanuel Macron and considers how issues such as immigration, multiculturalism and gender and sexual politics fit with wider patterns in global politics. New to this Edition: - New co-editor Helen Drake joins the book's experienced team of editors. - Completely revised to take stock of the presidency of Francois Hollande, the first half of Emmanuel Macron's mandate, and to look forward to the future of France and its significance to European and global politics. - Covers a range of new topics including the National Rally (formerly the National Front), immigration, multiculturalism and gender and sexual politics.

Table of Contents

1. Transformation and Resistance in French Politics. 2. Can the French Presidency Survive? Political Leadership in Crisis. 3. Understanding the Unexpected: Emmanuel Macron's Victory in the 2017 French Presidential Election. 4. All Change? Partisan Realignment and Parliamentary Reform Under Macron. 5. 2007-2017. From Father to Daughter: Shifts and Constants in the le Pen Strategy. 6. The Catholics Strike Back? Conservative Catholics and the Reshaping of the French Right. 7. Old Thinking about New Families: Reproductive and Sexual Politics in a Technological Age. 8. Territorial Governance in France: Between Recentralization and Differentiation. 9. Racial prejudice in Multicultural France. 10. Socio-economic Policy and Governance: The Difficult and Contested Politics of Reform. 11. The Yellow Vests Movement: Causes, Consequences and Significance. 12. Is France Back (Again)? European Governance for a Global World. 13. In Whose Name? French Society, Terrorism and Foreign Policy.

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