Government through Culture and the Contemporary French Right [electronic resource] /
Ahearne, J.author.
Culture, understood broadly, lay at the heart of contrasting right-wing strategies for government in France during the pivotal decade of 2002-2012. Looking at issues of secularism, education, televisual performance, public memory and nation-branding Ahearne analyses how presidents Chirac and Sarkozy sought to redefine contemporary French identity.
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Reforging Symbols: The New Laicity; 2 Transmission: The Collège and the Socle Commun; 3 Government through Television: Policy and Performance; 4 Memory: History and National Identity; 5 Outward Projection: France in the World; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Culture, understood broadly, lay at the heart of contrasting right-wing strategies for government in France during the pivotal decade of 2002-2012. Looking at issues of secularism, education, televisual performance, public memory and nation-branding Ahearne analyses how presidents Chirac and Sarkozy sought to redefine contemporary French identity.
Chirac, Jacques, 1932-
Sarkozy, Nicolas, 1955-
Europe-Politics and government.
Social policy.
Cultural policy.
Political science.
Political theory.
Cultural studies.
European Politics.
Social Policy.
Cultural Policy and Politics.
Political Science.
Political Theory.
Cultural Studies.