An analysis of the first half of François Hollande's five-year presidential term that examines the strengths and weaknesses of presidential politics following

François Hollande's election as president of the French republic seems to mark a political rupture, interrupting 17 years of right wing presidencies (under Jac

This book looks at the period 2015–18 in French politics, a turbulent time that witnessed the apparent collapse of the old party system, the taming of populis

France Votes analyzes the French elections of 2012 in the context of a France and Europe in crisis. With regard to the economy, Irwin Wall describes the ways in

In the French Republic political leadership is normally provided by the presidency, albeit from a very narrow constitutional base. This volume examines the stre