Vincent Wright appears as the sole author of the 3rd ed.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chapter 1 French political traditions in a changing context -- chapter 2 From Fourth to Fifth Republic -- chapter 3 Presidents and prime ministers: The personal factor -- chapter 4 The sources of executive power -- chapter 5 Executive policy-making: The variable diarchy -- chapter 6 The French parliament: Decline - and resurgence? -- chapter 7 The Left and the Greens: The dilemma of government -- chapter 8 The Right: Domination and division -- chapter 9 Transformations of the party system: Continuity and change -- chapter 10 The administration: Foundations, myth and changing reality -- chapter 11 The state and the pressure groups -- chapter 12 Paris and the provinces: The post-Jacobin state -- chapter 13 French justice and the elusive État de droit -- chapter 14 France and European integration -- chapter 15 Conclusion -- chapter 1 Appendix 1 Chronological table: Main events from the Revolution to the collapse of the Fourth Republic -- chapter 2 Appendix 2 Chronological table: Main events from the foundation of the Fifth Republic until 2005 -- chapter 3 Voting behaviour, presidential election, first ballot, 2002 -- chapter 4 Voting behaviour, legislative elections, second ballot, 2002 -- chapter 5 Voting behaviour in two referendums on Europe, 1992 and 2005 -- chapter 6 Appendix 6 Abbreviations for French parties -- chapter 7 Appendix 7 Other abbreviations.
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The fifth edition of this text offers students a comprehensive introduction to the intricacies of the French political system. It has been fully updated and revised to reflect recent events, in particular the 2002 elections and the growing interpenetration of France and the EU in student programmes.