The End of the French Exception? [electronic resource] : Decline and Revival of the 'French Model' /
Chafer, T.editor.
Godin, E.editor.
Analyzes the notion of the French exception and the ways in which it has informed both academic analysis and political commentary on France today. Adopting a comparative and interdisciplinary approach it examines the resilience of the notion of French exceptionalism and evaluates its relevance in a changing domestic and global context.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-270) and index.
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Analyzes the notion of the French exception and the ways in which it has informed both academic analysis and political commentary on France today. Adopting a comparative and interdisciplinary approach it examines the resilience of the notion of French exceptionalism and evaluates its relevance in a changing domestic and global context.
European Union.
Political science.
Comparative politics.
Globalization.
European Union Politics.
European Politics.
Political Science.
Comparative Politics.
US Politics.
Globalization.