Parties and the Party System in France A Disconnected Democracy?
Description
The French elections of 2002 broke all records for fragmentation, abstention and far-right protest voting, yet returned incumbent President Chirac in triumph and gave him a solid basis of parliamentary support. Parties and the Party System in France seeks to explain the paradox of France's current relationship to politics through a comprehensive analysis of French political parties and their interaction over the last fifty years, set against the two contexts of French history and of contemporary theories of parties and party systems.
Keywords
Political ScienceWorldEuropeanPolitical IdeologiesDemocracyHistory & Theory
2004Book
Author(s)Andrew Knapp
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9780333920831
LanguageEnglish
