France after 2012

Contents......Page 5
Illustrations......Page 7
Acknowledgments......Page 9
Introduction......Page 11
Part I — The Presidency......Page 19
Chapter 1 — The Fifth Republic and Its Presidents......Page 21
Chapter 2 — Socialists in the Elysée Palace: From Mitterrand to Hollande......Page 37
Chapter 3 — The TV-Presidency: From de Gaulle\'s \"Télécratie\" to Hollande\'s \"Normal Presidency\"......Page 52
Part II — The Political Parties......Page 69
Chapter 4 — The Union for a Popular Movement after Sarkozy......Page 71
Chapter 5 — The Year of the Rose: The Socialist Victory of 2012......Page 84
Chapter 6 — The Pyrrhic Victory of the Radical Left......Page 98
Chapter 7 — In Search of the Center......Page 110
Chapter 8 — The Resurgence of the Front National......Page 122
Part III — The Electoral Campaign and Hollande\'s Challenges......Page 141
Chapter 9 — Hollande\'s Economic Agenda......Page 143
Chapter 10 — Europe in the 2012 French Presidential Election......Page 162
Chapter 11 — Hollande and Sarkozy\'s Foreign Policy Legacy......Page 177
Chapter 12 — Immigration and the 2012 Elections in France......Page 191
Conclusion: Assessing the Hollande Presidency One Year into Office......Page 205
Bibliography......Page 213
Contributors......Page 218
Index......Page 220