The French party system (Manchester University Press, 2003)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-210) and index
List of figures and tables; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction (Jocelyn A.J. Evans); 1 Stress, strain and stability in the French party system (Alistair Cole); I THE LEFT; I I THE RIGHT; I I I SYSTEM CONTEXT; Conclusion (Jocelyn A.J. Evans); References; Index
Stress, strain and stability in the French party system - Alistair Cole -- - I. - The left - The French Communist Party: from revolution to reform - David S. Bell -- - PS intra-party politics and party system change - Ben Clift -- - The Greens: from idealism to pragmatism (1984-2002) - Bruno Villalba and Sylvie Vieillard-Coffre -- - Managing the plural left: implications for the party system - David Hanley -- - Beyond the mainstream: la gauche de la gauche - Jim Wolfreys -- - II. - The right - The UDF in the -- - From the Gaullist movement to the president's party - Andrew Knapp -- - The FN split: party system change and electoral prospects - Gilles Ivaldi -- - III. - System context - Europe and the French party system - Jocelyn A.J. Evans -- - Contemporary developments in political space in France - Robert Andersen and Jocelyn A.J. Evans
This book provides a complete overview of political parties in France. The social and ideological profiles of all the major parties are analysed chapter by chapter, highlighting their principal functions and dynamics within the system. This examination is