The Senate of the Fifth French Republic
By: Paul Smith.
Series: French politics, society and culture
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780230008113
Subjects: France. -- Parlement (1946- ). -- Sénat -- History; France -- Politics and government -- 1958-
Description: "Paul Smith examines how the Senate has attempted (since 1958) to locate itself within the French (semi-) presidential system, how it asserts its place in relation to President, Government and National Assembly and how it has sought, in recent years, to develop an autonomous and particular sense of identity through its special relationship with the fundamental building block of French political culture -- local government -- by placing itself at the heart of the continuing debate over decentralization and the Jacobin state"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Introduction * PART ONE * Casting the Mould * De Gaulle and the Senate * A More or Less Significant Other * A Dysfunctional Anomaly * PART TWO * Departments, Seats and Colleges * 'L'e;lu des Élus': Becoming a Senator * 'Une Courtoisie Meurtrière': Being a Senator * Political Balance in the Senate * 'Une Chambre de la De;centralisation ?' * Conclusion - the Senate Beyond 2008 Introduction * PART ONE * Casting the Mould * De Gaulle and the Senate * A More or Less Significant Other * A Dysfunctional Anomaly * PART TWO * Departments, Seats and Colleges * 'L'e;lu des Élus': Becoming a Senator * 'Une Courtoisie Meurtrière': Being a Senator * Political Balance in the Senate * 'Une Chambre de la De;centralisation ?' * Conclusion - the Senate Beyond 2008.