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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457622503321

Titolo

French relations with the European Union [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Helen Drake

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2005

ISBN

1-134-40366-6

1-280-28949-X

9786610289493

0-203-61346-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 p.)

Collana

Europe and the nation state ; ; 8

Altri autori (Persone)

DrakeHelen

Disciplina

327.4404/09/049

Soggetti

Electronic books.

France Foreign relations 1995-

France Politics and government 1995-2007

France Relations Europe

Europe Relations France

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-187) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1 Perspectives on French relations with the European Union; 2 How French policy-makers see themselves; 3 French Euroscepticism and the politics of indifference; 4 Maastricht, Amsterdam and beyond; 5 The Conseil d'État and Europe; 6 Protection, reform and political will; 7 The French press and the European Union; 8 La vie associative and the state; 9 Towards a new French strategy for Europe?; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This scholarly work examines how key actors within French politics and society have related to the challenges and opportunities posed by the European Union, and how these relations have driven or hindered change in France. The collection invites the reader to explore below the surface image of a France troubled by its relations with the EU in the post-Cold War era, and see the dynamics of change in empirical detail. Each chapter offers insights into specific aspects of the France-EU relationship, including:the characteristics of Euroscepticism à la



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