60 Years of France and Europe

ISBN-13: 9781138494459 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 124 str.

Helen Drake; Chris Reynolds

Opis

2017 marked the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome and the starting point for today’s EU. One constant throughout has been the central role played by France. This book uses this significant milestone to take stock of sixty years of France and Europe. The chapters were originally published in a special issue of Modern & Contemporary France.

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Introduction: Sixty years on: France and Europe from the Treaty of Rome to the 2017 elections Helen Drake & Chris Reynolds Chapter 1: Presidential elections and Europe: the 2012 game-changer Chris Reynolds Chapter 2: From ‘la petite Europe vaticane’ to the Club Med: the French Socialist Party and the challenges of European integration David Hanley Chapter 3: Between Euro-Federalism, Euro-Pragmatism and Euro-Populism: the Gaullist movement divided over Europe Benjamin Leruth & Nicholas Startin Chapter 4: France and European macroeconomic policy coordination: from the Treaty of Rome to the euro area sovereign debt crisis David Howarth & Joachim Schild Chapter 5: Drawing Algeria into Europe: shifting French policy and the Treaty of Rome (1951–1964) Megan Brown Chapter 6: European democracy deferred: de Gaulle and the Dehousse Plan, 1960 Eric O’Connor Conclusion Helen Drake & Chris Reynolds