Title : Political Power in France. The Fifth Republic, Virtues and Limits - Olivier Duhamel - book

Summary :

Political Power in France is aimed at students, to help them assimilate the essential elements of the Fifth Republic. It is aimed at citizens, to contribute to their civic reflection.

This book is a textbook. Twenty-two chapters present the main aspects of political power in France today. After establishing the historical and conceptual framework, the work explores the ways in which power is allocated, the instruments for its exercise, and the means of its limitation. Often neglected areas are covered here: the work of government, the jurisprudence of the Constitutional Council, the new powers of local authorities, and the construction of Europe. It includes tables, graphs, and quotations, as well as current constitutional texts.

This manual is a book. It not only provides essential knowledge, but also offers an original analysis of the interaction between the constitutional regime and political life. The author explains how the Fifth Republic advanced democratic development in France. But he also reveals certain flaws in our political system and the need to address them.

This new edition, completely revised and expanded, incorporates the most recent developments and in particular the questions raised by the European Union decided at Maastricht, the change of power in March 1993 and the establishment of the second cohabitation, the debate on the reform of the institutions.

• EAN : 9782020207782
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