The Senate of the Fifth French Republic (French Politics, Society and Culture)
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: January 8, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780230008113
Subjects: Central government; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; France; Europe - France; Government - International; Political History; Political Science / Government / International
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.