Remaking the Hexagon: The New France in the New Europe

ISBN-13: 9780367301071 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 277 str.

Gregory Flynn; Yves Meny

Opis

This book examines the influence of the changing international framework on France's self-definition and its relationship to the European Union. It explores the spillover of new political conditions that are driving France's efforts to establish a strong national identity in the area of trade.

Spis treści

Remaking the Hexagon -- The Weight of History in France Today -- The Legacy of Traumatic Experiences in French Politics Today -- The France We Have Lost: Social, Economic, and Cultural Discontinuities -- Democratic Dysfunctions and Republican Obsolescence: The Demise of French Exceptionalism -- Challenges to French Economic Order -- The Franc Fort Strategy and the EMU -- France and Global Competition -- From Barre to Balladur: Economic Policy in the Era of the EMS -- Social Change and Political Institutions -- Change and Stability in French Elites -- The Reconstruction and De-Construction of the French Party System -- Trade and Identity: The Coming Protectionism? -- France in the New Europe -- France and Security in the New Europe: Between the Gaullist Legacy and the Search for a New Model -- French Identity and Post-Cold War Europe -- Thoughts on Sovereignty and French Politics

O autorze

Gregory Flynn