France Votes: The Election of François Hollande [electronic resource] /
Wall, I.author.
France Votes analyzes the French elections of 2012 in the context of a France and Europe in crisis. With regard to the economy, Irwin Wall describes the ways in which the country's adherence to the common currency in the Eurozone has stripped France of its freedom of manouver. France Votes shows how a European-wide economic crisis was reflected in political crisis at home and the rise of new political extremism combined with mass disaffection from politics altogether. The result of all of this, posits Wall, is that France has become a no-choice democracy.
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 The Innovations; 2 The Contending Forces; 3 The Campaign andthe Elections; 4 France and the Euro Crisis; 5 The French Elections Decoded; Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
France Votes analyzes the French elections of 2012 in the context of a France and Europe in crisis. With regard to the economy, Irwin Wall describes the ways in which the country's adherence to the common currency in the Eurozone has stripped France of its freedom of manouver. France Votes shows how a European-wide economic crisis was reflected in political crisis at home and the rise of new political extremism combined with mass disaffection from politics altogether. The result of all of this, posits Wall, is that France has become a no-choice democracy.
Hollande, François.
World politics.
Elections.
Public policy.
Political science.
Europe—Politics and government.
Social sciences.
Political History.
Electoral Politics.
Public Policy.
Political Science.
European Politics.
Social Sciences, general.