France and European Integration - Toward a Transnational Polity?

Gueldry analyzes the substantive transformations brought upon the French state by European integration through an incremental and cumulative process generally described as Europeanization. This restructuring is characterized by the erosion of traditional political and economic parameters, the emergence of new means and models of public action, and a general paradigmatic redefinition, including a search for renewed political legitimacy by French elite.

Covering the period from 1957 to the present, Gueldry examines how regional integration affects French governmental structures, public policies, political processes, and culture. He emphasizes the post-Single European Act (February 1986) period because of the accelerating momentum of the integration process after this milestone treaty. Students, scholars, and policy makers involved with EU history, institutions, and policies will be particularly interested in the work.

List of contents

Preface
Introduction
The French State in Historical Perspective
Governmental Institutions and Culture: The Nation-State vs. European Institutions
Economic Policy: Colbertism vs. the Laissez Fair State
Social Policy: The Welfare State vs. the Constraints of Convergence
Monetary Policy: National vs. Federal Currency
Security Policy: National Autonomy vs. Deepening Integration
Territorial and Identity Politics: Jacobinisme vs. Post-Modernism
Conclusion
Selected Bibliography
Index

About the author

MICHEL R. GUELDRY is Associate Professor of French Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies. Professor Gueldry has published extensively through book chapters and articles in journals such as French Politics and Society, La Revue Francaise, and European Community Studies Association Review.

Product details

• Authors: Michel R. Gueldry, Gueldry Michel R.
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 17
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.05.2001
• EAN: 9780275967345
• ISBN: 978-0-275-96734-5
• No. of pages: 256
• Weight: 567 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, Political structure & processes, EU (European Union), International institutions, Political structure and processes, EU & European institutions, Politics, Law, and Government: Comparative Politics