European, History & Theory, General, Political History 

Examining the nature of the Fifth Republic after its first 42 years, this study looks at the challenges posed by new parties and new expressions of political mobilization. Entrenched policy routines are being undermined by the emergence of new actors and the failure of old paradigms. - from Amzon 

1. The Changing French Political System Robert Elgie................................p. 1

2. The Parties of the French 'Plural Left': An Uneasy Complementarity Joseph Szarka..................................................................................................p. 20

3. The Right: Divisions and Cleavages in fin de siecle France
Paul Hainsworth......................................................................................p. 38

4. The New Social Movement Phenomenon: Placing France in Comparative Perspective Andrew Appleton..................................................................p. 57

5. Amendments to the French Constitution: One Surprise After Another Guy Carcassonne...........................................................................................p. 76

6. The Fifth Republic: From the Droit de l'Etat to the Etat de droit?
Vincent Wright........................................................................................p. 96

7. The Changing Role of French Local Government Emmanuel Negrier..........p. 120

8. The Changing Dynamics of State-Society Relations in the Fifth Republic
Vivien A. Schmidt...................................................................................p. 141

9. The Service Public Under Stress Alistair Cole........................................p. 166

10. Restructuring Health Policy Networks: A French Policy Style?
Steven Griggs........................................................................................p. 185

11. The End of French Exceptionalism? Jill Lovecy.....................................p. 205