David S. Bell, Emeritus Professor of French Government and Politics, University of Leeds, UK, Byron Criddle, Emeritus Reader in Politics, University of Aberdeen, UK.
1. Introduction: Exceptional Socialists --;2. The Competitive Context --;3. Party Organisation --;4. Party Factional identity and Personalities --;5. Presidentialism and Primaries --;6. Ideology and Policy --;7. Challenge from the Minoritarian Left --;8. Socialist Politics Post Mitterrand 1988-2002 --;9. Socialist Party Development after 2002 --;10. Conclusion.
This engaging exploration of the French Socialist Party details the exceptional problems that the party has faced and the way it has dealt with them. The result is a comprehensive and compelling guide to the quiddities of political infighting, the structure of power and of the environment in which the party operates.
France -- Politics and government.
Parti socialiste (France) -- History.
Socialists -- France -- History.
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David S. Bell, Emeritus Professor of French Government and Politics, University of Leeds, UK, Byron Criddle, Emeritus Reader in Politics, University of Aberdeen, UK.