French Democracy in Distress

Challenges and Opportunities in French Politics
Herausgegeben:Druez, Élodie; Gonthier, Frédéric; Kelbel, Camille; Mayer, Nonna; von Nostitz, Felix-Christopher; Tiberj, Vincent

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Produktbeschreibung

Authoritarian populism is challenging contemporary democracies, raising concerns about their resilience. Using France as a magnifying lens, we show that while the gap between political elites and ordinary citizens is widening, the French remain strongly committed to democratic values, calling for greater participation and responsiveness of institutions. French democracy is on a razor s edge, with mounting citizen frustrations and awaited reforms.

Produktdetails

• French Politics, Society and Culture
• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Springer Nature Switzerland / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-031-92212-1
• Seitenzahl: 472
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Oktober 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 153mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 716g
• ISBN-13: 9783031922121
• ISBN-10: 3031922123
• Artikelnr.: 73806512

Autorenporträt

Élodie Druez, F.R.S.-FNRS Research Fellow at Université Libre de Bruxelles, GERME, Belgium. Frédéric Gonthier, Full Professor of Political Science at Sciences Po Grenoble, University of Grenoble-Alpes, Pacte, CNRS, France. Camille Kelbel, Scientific Advisor at F.R.S-FNRS, Belgium. Nonna Mayer, CNRS Research Director Emerita at Sciences Po Paris, CEE, CNRS, France. Felix-Christopher von Nostitz, Associate Professor of Political Science at the Catholic University of Lille, ESPOL-LAB, France. Vincent Tiberj, Full Professor of Political Science at Sciences Po Bordeaux, CED, France.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 France as a Lens for Understanding Democratic Challenges.- Chapter 2 What Does Democracy Mean Today.- Chapter 3 Benchmarking French Democracy in the Light of the VDem Dataset.- Chapter 4 Party Stances on Direct and Deliberative Democracy.- Chapter 5 Polls in the Representative Linkage The Commissioning of Polls by the French Presidents Sarkozy and Macron.- Chapter 6 Does It Pay to Keep Ones Word Pledge Performance and Executive Popularity.- Chapter 7 The Changing Information Landscape and the Rise of Digital Technology Friend or Foe of Representative Democracy.- Chapter 8 Voices Unheard The End of Protest as a Force for Social Change in France.- Chapter 9 Beyond Distrust Grasping the Representation Relationship from Citizens Practices.- Chapter 10 How Social Exclusion Breeds Political Exclusion.- Chapter 11 The Impact of Generational Change on Votes for the French Populist Radical Right.- Chapter 12 Do Parties Still Matter The Disappearance of the French Parties in the Electorate.- Chapter 13 The Social Roots of Political Trust and Democracy The French Critical Citizen Revisited.- Chapter 14 What Drives Dissatisfied Democrats Views of Democracy Democratic Satisfaction and Voting.- Chapter 15 The Social and Political Determinants of Support for Democratic Innovations in France.- Chapter 16 French Democracy in Distress What Is to Be Done.- Chapter 17 A Realistic Call for Democratic Reform in France.