Ideology And Politics: The Socialist Party Of France - 9780367017613

Ideology And Politics: The Socialist Party Of FranceAuthor(s): George A. Codding\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367017613, 978-0367017613\nSynopsis\nA case study of a modern political party, this book explores the strengths and weaknesses of the French Socialist partyits history, ideology, organization, and constituencyas well as the reasons the party has remained a viable force in the French political system for over seventy years. The authors explain the party's past and present role in French politics, and in the process interpret the major changes in French political affairs during the past several decades. They examine the crisis of identity that occurred for the French Socialists in the 1960sthe result of a massive Gaullist majorityand the party's subsequent reappraisal of its role, changed pattern of conduct, ideological compromise, and finally reemergence as a significant force in the French political s.