Parties and the Party System in France: A Disconnected Democracy?

by Andrew Knapp

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333920848
• ISBN13: 9780333920848
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 423 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"