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Cohabitation and Conflicting Politics in French Policymaking
Sébastien G. Lazardeux
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Description for Cohabitation and Conflicting Politics in French Policymaking
Paperback. Series: French Politics, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHF; JPHV; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
This study departs from traditional interpretations of cohabitation in French politics, which suggest French institutions are capable of coping when the President and Prime Minister originate from different political parties. Instead, it offers the opposite view that cohabitation leads to partisan conflict and inertia in the policy-making process.
This study departs from traditional interpretations of cohabitation in French politics, which suggest French institutions are capable of coping when the President and Prime Minister originate from different political parties. Instead, it offers the opposite view that cohabitation leads to partisan conflict and inertia in the policy-making process.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
Series
French Politics, Society and Culture
Number of Pages
187
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349340699
SKU
V9781349340699
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99-15
About Sébastien G. Lazardeux
Sébastien Lazardeux is Assistant Professor of Political Science at St. John Fisher College, USA. He was previously Lecturer at the University of Washington and Post-Doctoral Researcher in Bordeaux, France. He has published in Governance, West European Politics, and French Politics. His work focuses on legislative institutions and radical right politics.
Reviews for Cohabitation and Conflicting Politics in French Policymaking
'This original analysis provides new insights into the policy process under divided government, or cohabitation, in France. With a combination of institutional analysis, formal logic, and important newly collected empirical evidence, Lazardeux provides an important cautionary tale about the functioning of the core institutions of the Fifth Republic.' Frank R. Baumgartner, University of North Carolina at Chapel ... Read more