Presidential Power In Fifth Republic France

Author : David Scott Bell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2000-08
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015050126294

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Presidential Power in Fifth Republic France by David Scott Bell Pdf

The French Fifth Republic Presidency has emerged as one of the most powerful executives in western society. This book is a study of how the power of the Presidency was created and maintained. It investigates the political skills of the office holders and the way in which the coalition supporting the Presidency has been brought together and sustained (and how it has been, on occasion, lost). The book's analysis of leadership in the Fifth Republic draws out the skills and manipulation of the successive presidents as well as the resources of the cultural and political contexts. Amongst the topics considered as part of the presidential system are the Constitutions, the referendum, foreign policy, Europe, May'68, Giscard d'Estaing's centrist septennate, 'cohabitation' and neo-gaullism. These issues are treated as crucial elements in Presidential power and help to illustrate the foundations of Presidential authority. The main contention is that the presidency has been created and sustained by political acts of a high order which have involved the mobilization of certain symbols, culture, and political forces.

Author : Sergiu Mişcoiu
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031446641

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Presidents, Prime Ministers and Majorities in the French Fifth Republic by Sergiu Mişcoiu Pdf

Author : D. Bell,J. Gaffney
Publisher : Springer
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137302847

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The Presidents of the French Fifth Republic by D. Bell,J. Gaffney Pdf

In the French Republic political leadership is normally provided by the presidency, albeit from a very narrow constitutional base. This volume examines the strengths and weaknesses of that leadership as well as the way that executive power has been established in the republican context.

Author : William G. Andrews,Stanley Hoffmann
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1984-06-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0791494969

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The Impact of the Fifth Republic on France by William G. Andrews,Stanley Hoffmann Pdf

The French have searched for five generations through five republics and several other regimes for a stable political system. The Fifth Republic, born in 1958, seems to be succeeding where many others have failed. What are the reasons and conditions for the French consensus on a system of government for the first time since the ancien regime? The first twenty years of the Fifth Republic encompass four presidential elections, alternating political control of the National Assembly, and years of rapid economic growth and contraction. Thus a variety of events now allow an evaluation of the efficacy of the Fifth Republic. The chapters of this book examine: the governmental framework and various political groups that have vied for control of it; industrial development and modernization; education and culture; and foreign policy. Containing both favorable and critical assessments, the book provides a comprehensive balance sheet on the Fifth Republic and the influence of Charles DeGaulle.

Author : Jack Hayward
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1993-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780814733561

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Degaulle to Mitterrand by Jack Hayward Pdf

It is generally agreed that the new-style presidency is the key institution of the French Fifth Republic in that it helps to ensure the stability and effectiveness of the political system—something that France has been seeking since the Revolution of 1789. Yet, paradoxically, no comprehensive study of the French presidential phenomenon exists. The accumulated experience of 1959-1991, extending over the terms of de Gaulle, Pompidou, Giscard d'Estaing, and Mitterrand, begs a comparative study of their institutional and personal roles in the political process. Among the subjects here considered are: the pre-1958 presidency and the ways in which practice has diverged from constitutional provisions; the president's relations with his staff; the prime minister and government; the political parties; parliament; and the role of the mass media. Finally, the president's special role in foreign and defense policy, as well as his personal projects, are examined. Contributing to the volume are: J. E. S. Hayward, Martin Harrison (University of Keele), Anne Stevens (University of Kent), Jolyon Howarth (University of Bath), Vincent Wright (Nuffield College, Oxford), Jean-Luc Parodi, and Howard Machin (London School of Economics).

Author : Sylvain Brouard,Andrew Appleton,Amy G. Mazur
Publisher : Palgrave MacMillan
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2009-01-15
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105132266086

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The French Fifth Republic at Fifty by Sylvain Brouard,Andrew Appleton,Amy G. Mazur Pdf

Addresses essential questions about the determinants and dynamics of the French political system and of its institutions, dispelling the stereotypical view of it as an exceptional model of politics.

Author : Philip Thody
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2002-01-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134661541

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The Fifth French Republic: Presidents, Politics and Personalities by Philip Thody Pdf

The Fifth French Republic is a study of modern French politics and history, discussing the five presidents who span from 1959 to the present--Charles de Gaulle, Georges Pompidou, Valry Giscard d'Estang, Francois Mitterand and Jacques Chirac. Philip Thody examines the importance of the similarities between the five men for an understanding of the general and political culture of France; the similarities and differences in the foreign policies pursued by the five presidents, including anti-Americanism; France's role in the European Union and her attitude to the Cold War; French domestic policies and administrative practices, attempts to decentralize the state, the role of the French civil service, the problem of immigration and the rise of the National Front.

Author : William G. Andrews,Stanley Hoffmann
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780791494950

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The Fifth Republic at Twenty by William G. Andrews,Stanley Hoffmann Pdf

The first twenty years of the Fifth Republic encompass four presidential elections, alternating political control of the National Assembly, and years of rapid economic growth and contraction. Thus a variety of events now allow an evaluation of the efficacy of the Fifth Republic. The chapters of this book examine: the governmental framework and various political groups that have vied for control of it; industrial development and modernization; education and culture; and foreign policy. Containing both favorable and critical assessments, the book provides a comprehensive balance sheet on the Fifth Republic and the influence of Charles de Gaulle. Its 25 essays were written by such well-known scholars as Crozier, Gagnon, Gourévitch, Ross, Suleiman, and others, as well as some of the younger generation of French specialists, with concluding synthesis by Stanley Hoffmann. The book features an essay of historical importance on the Constitution of the Fifth Republic by the Constitution's own "father," the former Prime Minister of France, Michel Debré. Looking into the areas of government, politics, economy, society, culture, and foreign policy, this volume gives the reader an understanding of the considerable impact of Charles de Gaulle's administration on contemporary France.

Author : Dorothy Pickles
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2023-02-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000810240

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The Fifth French Republic by Dorothy Pickles Pdf

First published in 1960 and this revised edition in 1965, The Fifth French Republic tries to place the French Constitution of 1958 in its political context. It discusses themes like background to the Constitution; the republican tradition; prelude to the Fifth Republic; nature of the constitution; the electoral system and French electoral habits; institutions and parties of the Fifth Republic; politics of the Fifth Republic; the presidential sector in terms of community, Algeria, Defence and foreign affairs; and the personality of the Fifth Republic, to understand the nature of the evolution of "de Gaulle’s Republic" and the political climate that it has produced. This book is a must read for students and scholars of French politics, French history, European politics, and international relations.

Author : Martin Harrison
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : France
ISBN : 1850651337

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De Gaulle to Mitterrand by Martin Harrison Pdf

The new-style presidency is agreed to be the key institution of the French fifth Republic, in that it helps to ensure the stability and effectiveness of the political system - something that France has been seeking since the Revolution of 1789. Yet, paradoxically, no comprehensive study of the French presidential phenomenon exists. The accumulated experience of 1959-91, extending over the presidential terms of de Gaulle, Pompidou, Giscard d'Estaing and Mitterrand, permits a comparative study of their institutional and personal roles in the political process.

Author : Philip Malcolm Waller Thody
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 9780415187541

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The Fifth French Republic by Philip Malcolm Waller Thody Pdf

The Fifth French Republic is a study of modern French politics and history, discussing the five presidents who span from 1959 to the present--Charles de Gaulle, Georges Pompidou, Valry Giscard d'Estang, Fran5~ois Mitterand and Jacques Chirac. Philip Thody examines the importance of the similarities between the five men for an understanding of the general and political culture of France; the similarities and differences in the foreign policies pursued by the five presidents, including anti-Americanism; France's role in the European Union and her attitude to the Cold War; French domestic policies and administrative practices, attempts to decentralize the state, the role of the French civil service, the problem of immigration and the rise of the National Front.

Author : William G. Andrews
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1983-06-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 0873956044

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Presidential Government in Gaullist France by William G. Andrews Pdf

In Presidential Government in Gaullist France, William G. Andrews describes and explains the basic character of executive-legislative relations in Gaullist France from 1958 to 1974. He demonstrates that the Fifth Republic became presidential despite its parliamentary constitution because of changes made by DeGaulle that were compatible with the emergent character of French society. The information is provided in a conceptual framework that gives it greater coherence, explanatory value, and significance. Andrews relates differences in the nature of institutions, of societies, and of political problems to types of power relationships that exist between the legislative and executive branches of government. In order to achieve an objective appraisal of the controversial leader, Andrews fits DeGaulle's constitutional efforts into a broader understanding of the relationships among great leaders, texts, societies, and institutions. The book enhances our understanding of the operation of the Fifth Republic and of French government in general.

Author : Riccardo Brizzi
Publisher : Springer
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319656427

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Charles De Gaulle and the Media by Riccardo Brizzi Pdf

This book explores Charles De Gaulle's use and strict control of television between 1958 and 1969, highlighting the association between charismatic power and television with regards to legitimizing the Gaullist leadership and determining an evolution towards presidentialism during the Fifth Republic. A protagonist of European political history of the twentieth century, Charles de Gaulle was a pioneer in the use of mass media: in the Second World War he had earned the nickname of Général-micro due to his reliance on radio communication; in 1958 he then started an substantive and fruitful use of television, which some of his opponents labelled as ‘telecracy’. From difficult beginnings, where he followed the advice of publicity and communication experts, through his masterful TV appearances during the dramatic moments of the Algerian War, to the presidential campaign of 1965 and the crisis of May 1968, the author paints a compelling fresco of de Gaulle as the first TV leader in contemporary European history. The book will appeal to students and scholars interested in the fields of French politics, political communication and political leadership.

Author : Dorothy Maud Pickles
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X000006041

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The Fifth French Republic by Dorothy Maud Pickles Pdf

Author : G. Raymond
Publisher : Springer
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1999-10-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780333983645

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Structures of Power in Modern France by G. Raymond Pdf

Traditionally, France has been viewed as host to a unique set of tensions between the centre and the periphery, dating back to the Revolution and beyond, which has shaped its structures of power and marked its evolution as a modern society. This survey provides a fresh overview of those tensions between a centralising state and the constituencies challenging it, and asks whether that model can remain viable or whether it is not, in fact, undergoing a process of profound change.