Untangling myths and facts: Who supported the Québec Charter of Values?French Politics - Tập 14 - Trang 272-285 - 2016
Charles Tessier, Éric Montigny
In 2013–2014, the Parti Québécois’ (PQ) Québec Charter of Values was hotly debated in the province of Quebec and the rest of Canada. For some Canadians, it was seen as a calculated move from the PQ to win a majority in the next provincial election, highlighting the stereotypical Quebec citizen’s aversion towards immigrants. For others, it was an important policy that confirmed the secular status o...... hiện toàn bộ
Participation in the 2010 French regional elections: The major impact of a change in the electoral calendarFrench Politics - Tập 9 - Trang 1-20 - 2011
Christine Fauvelle-Aymar
This article studies the impact of the calendar change, which caused the vote for the 2010 French regional elections to take place in isolation, instead of occurring concurrently with another election, as was the case for the previous regional elections. This calendar change created the conditions for a quasi-natural experiment to study the impact of the institutional context on the behavior of th...... hiện toàn bộ
The ‘Eclectic’ deficit: Philosophical and ethical responses to the 2008 financial crisis in FranceFrench Politics - Tập 9 - Trang 282-298 - 2011
Enda McCaffrey
In the context of the recent financial global crisis, the disparity in functionality between a view of the ‘economy’ as an accurate and abstract unit of measurement by which to monitor progress and the ‘real economy’ as an equally verifiable site of economic exchange and value has never been more distant. In France, the recent Stiglitz report that President Sarkozy commissioned to evaluate socio-e...... hiện toàn bộ
French Cultural Policy and the American Mirror in the Sarkozy EraFrench Politics - Tập 6 - Trang 85-93 - 2008
Sophie Meunier
Although culture is not at the heart of the policy agenda of the current French administration, it will likely be affected by the Sarkozy revolution. French culture seems to be in a state of crisis, as evidenced both by the end of its ‘rayonnement’ outside of France and by its diminutive focus on the producers instead of the consumers of cultural goods. The options available for reform can, parado...... hiện toàn bộ
A mould-breaking cabinet? Changes and continuities in the formation of the 2017 French governmentFrench Politics - Tập 15 - Trang 340-359 - 2017
Cristina Bucur
Emmanuel Macron’s election as President of the Republic and the formation of a government that includes a mix of politicians from parties on the left and right of the political spectrum, as well as a significant share of non-partisan ministers, has been hailed by numerous commentators as an unprecedented overhaul of France’s political life. This article examines how the two cabinets formed under p...... hiện toàn bộ
‘Jupiter is back’: gender in the 2017 French presidential campaignFrench Politics - Tập 15 - Trang 279-289 - 2017
Catherine Achin, Sandrine Lévêque
Since 1958 and the beginning of the Fifth Republic, the French presidency has been constructed and consolidated as a masculine institution. Furthermore, all presidential elections can be considered as a key moment for politicising issues relating to sex and gender. The 2017 presidential campaign is more specific. Since 2000, the mechanisms designed to ensure gender equality have been strengthened,...... hiện toàn bộ