Helen Drake
Biographic Data
| ID | 4377862 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Helen Drake |
| GIVEN NAMES | Helen |
| FAMILY NAME | Drake |
| SIGNATURE | DRAKE H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Loughborough University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 78 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Franco‐British Bilateral Diplomacy After Brexit, 2020–2025
Brexit shook to its very core one of the European Union's (EU's) prominent partnerships, the Franco‐British bilateral relationship (FBBR), disrupting diplomatic routines and shattering interpersonal trust before circumstances changed and the relationship rapidly began to mend. In this article, we analyse the breakdown and restoration of Franco‐British bilateral diplomacy after Brexit, between 2020 and 2025. Theoretically, we draw on Hedley Bull's…
Eager to leave? Populist radical right parties’ responses to the UK’s Brexit vote
Populist radical right parties are naturally Eurosceptic. Many responded positively to the British referendum vote to leave the European Union; various observers even spoke of a potential populist radical right-instigated ‘domino effect’. We ask whether this Brexit-enthusiasm prevailed in the proximate aftermath of the UK referendum, by means of a comparative analysis of populist radical right parties’ national election campaigns in the Netherlan…
Sixty years on
The publication of this special issue is timed to coincide with the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome in March 1957 by France and its five fellow founder members of the European Economic Community (EEC) (... continues)
Contemporary France
Few countries can claim a political heritage as rich, varied and influential as France – the birthplace of modern politics. Ideas about France are often based on popular stereotypes, yet the reality of French national identity is both diverse and changeable. \n\nIn this authoritative yet accessible new text, Helen Drake provides a compelling introduction to the politics, society, economy and culture of France. She examines how well equipped the c…
France
All Change Here? The French Presidential and Parliamentary Elections of 2007
France
French presence and influence in the twenty–first century European Union do not go unchallenged, and France is no longer the biggest of the founder EU member states. Accustomed to exerting power in the EU by means of political leadership, the use of the French language, and early influence over the EU’s administrative and legal architecture, France in 2005 sees the impact of its ideas diluted by numbers and by the import of new ideas, generations…
Jacques Chirac's Balancing Acts
From the ‘strange affair’ of the 2002 elections to the calling of a 2005 referendum to ratify Europe's new constitution, Europe has been as troublesome for Jacques Chirac's second term as it was during his first septennat (1995–2002). President Chirac inherited much unfinished European business from his predecessor, François Mitterrand, which created significant turbulence on the French right, especially within the Gaullist movement. This chapter…
France on trial? The challenge of change and the French presidency of the European Union, July‐December 2000
Between 1 July and 31 December 2000, France chaired the Council machinery of the European Union (EU). This presidency was the 11th occasion since 1957 that France fulfilled the function, but was the first time that the French authorities attracted such sustained criticism for their performance. Indeed, in the aftermath of the Nice summit which concluded the presidency, France effectively found itself on trial for its handling of the presidency in…
The Europeanization of the French polity
The Europeanization of France has accelerated reforms of French government and politics, and stiffened resistance to such reforms among public opinion and political elites. This article first evaluates the concept of Europeanization as a factor of change in comparison with other endogenous and exogenous pressures on French governance and public policy-making. It then systematically analyses the changes and reforms undergone in French decision-mak…
Change and resistance to change
European integration poses dilemmas of governance for EU member‐state governments. Specifically, how are national leaders to manage the interface between ‘Europe’ as cause of change, catalyst for reform, and scapegoat for dissent? Some answers can be found in France, where Lionel Jospin's government has embarked on a radical process of reconstructing French European policy and discourse with a view to incorporating ‘Europe’ into a broader politic…
Political leadership and European integration
European Community politics created new opportunities for political leadership. Leadership of the integration process was provided first and foremost by national political leaders, with the EC's supranational institution — the Commission — playing a supporting role. Jacques Delors was the first Commission president (1985–1995) significantly to redefine his role, and consequently to create a model for European, supranational political leadership. …
Political biography
Maris, B., Jacques Delors. Artiste et martyr (Albin Michel, 1993), 326pp., 98F., ISBN 2 226 06163 0 Rollat, A., Delors (Flammarion, 1993), 300pp., 120F., ISBN 2 08 066726 2
Eager to leave? Populist radical right parties’ responses to the UK’s Brexit vote
Populist radical right parties are naturally Eurosceptic. Many responded positively to the British referendum vote to leave the European Union; various observers even spoke of a potential populist radical right-instigated ‘domino effect’. We ask whether this Brexit-enthusiasm prevailed in the proximate aftermath of the UK referendum, by means of a comparative analysis of populist radical right parties’ national election campaigns in the Netherlan…
The Europeanization of the French polity
The Europeanization of France has accelerated reforms of French government and politics, and stiffened resistance to such reforms among public opinion and political elites. This article first evaluates the concept of Europeanization as a factor of change in comparison with other endogenous and exogenous pressures on French governance and public policy-making. It then systematically analyses the changes and reforms undergone in French decision-mak…
Political leadership and European integration
European Community politics created new opportunities for political leadership. Leadership of the integration process was provided first and foremost by national political leaders, with the EC's supranational institution — the Commission — playing a supporting role. Jacques Delors was the first Commission president (1985–1995) significantly to redefine his role, and consequently to create a model for European, supranational political leadership. …
France on trial? The challenge of change and the French presidency of the European Union, July‐December 2000
Between 1 July and 31 December 2000, France chaired the Council machinery of the European Union (EU). This presidency was the 11th occasion since 1957 that France fulfilled the function, but was the first time that the French authorities attracted such sustained criticism for their performance. Indeed, in the aftermath of the Nice summit which concluded the presidency, France effectively found itself on trial for its handling of the presidency in…
France
French presence and influence in the twenty–first century European Union do not go unchallenged, and France is no longer the biggest of the founder EU member states. Accustomed to exerting power in the EU by means of political leadership, the use of the French language, and early influence over the EU’s administrative and legal architecture, France in 2005 sees the impact of its ideas diluted by numbers and by the import of new ideas, generations…
Jacques Chirac's Balancing Acts
From the ‘strange affair’ of the 2002 elections to the calling of a 2005 referendum to ratify Europe's new constitution, Europe has been as troublesome for Jacques Chirac's second term as it was during his first septennat (1995–2002). President Chirac inherited much unfinished European business from his predecessor, François Mitterrand, which created significant turbulence on the French right, especially within the Gaullist movement. This chapter…
Change and resistance to change
European integration poses dilemmas of governance for EU member‐state governments. Specifically, how are national leaders to manage the interface between ‘Europe’ as cause of change, catalyst for reform, and scapegoat for dissent? Some answers can be found in France, where Lionel Jospin's government has embarked on a radical process of reconstructing French European policy and discourse with a view to incorporating ‘Europe’ into a broader politic…
Political biography
Maris, B., Jacques Delors. Artiste et martyr (Albin Michel, 1993), 326pp., 98F., ISBN 2 226 06163 0 Rollat, A., Delors (Flammarion, 1993), 300pp., 120F., ISBN 2 08 066726 2
Political leadership and European integration
European Community politics created new opportunities for political leadership. Leadership of the integration process was provided first and foremost by national political leaders, with the EC's supranational institution — the Commission — playing a supporting role. Jacques Delors was the first Commission president (1985–1995) significantly to redefine his role, and consequently to create a model for European, supranational political leadership. …
Change and resistance to change
European integration poses dilemmas of governance for EU member‐state governments. Specifically, how are national leaders to manage the interface between ‘Europe’ as cause of change, catalyst for reform, and scapegoat for dissent? Some answers can be found in France, where Lionel Jospin's government has embarked on a radical process of reconstructing French European policy and discourse with a view to incorporating ‘Europe’ into a broader politic…
The Europeanization of the French polity
The Europeanization of France has accelerated reforms of French government and politics, and stiffened resistance to such reforms among public opinion and political elites. This article first evaluates the concept of Europeanization as a factor of change in comparison with other endogenous and exogenous pressures on French governance and public policy-making. It then systematically analyses the changes and reforms undergone in French decision-mak…
France on trial? The challenge of change and the French presidency of the European Union, July‐December 2000
Between 1 July and 31 December 2000, France chaired the Council machinery of the European Union (EU). This presidency was the 11th occasion since 1957 that France fulfilled the function, but was the first time that the French authorities attracted such sustained criticism for their performance. Indeed, in the aftermath of the Nice summit which concluded the presidency, France effectively found itself on trial for its handling of the presidency in…
Jacques Chirac's Balancing Acts
From the ‘strange affair’ of the 2002 elections to the calling of a 2005 referendum to ratify Europe's new constitution, Europe has been as troublesome for Jacques Chirac's second term as it was during his first septennat (1995–2002). President Chirac inherited much unfinished European business from his predecessor, François Mitterrand, which created significant turbulence on the French right, especially within the Gaullist movement. This chapter…
France
French presence and influence in the twenty–first century European Union do not go unchallenged, and France is no longer the biggest of the founder EU member states. Accustomed to exerting power in the EU by means of political leadership, the use of the French language, and early influence over the EU’s administrative and legal architecture, France in 2005 sees the impact of its ideas diluted by numbers and by the import of new ideas, generations…
All Change Here? The French Presidential and Parliamentary Elections of 2007
Contemporary France
Few countries can claim a political heritage as rich, varied and influential as France – the birthplace of modern politics. Ideas about France are often based on popular stereotypes, yet the reality of French national identity is both diverse and changeable. \n\nIn this authoritative yet accessible new text, Helen Drake provides a compelling introduction to the politics, society, economy and culture of France. She examines how well equipped the c…
France
Sixty years on
The publication of this special issue is timed to coincide with the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome in March 1957 by France and its five fellow founder members of the European Economic Community (EEC) (... continues)
Eager to leave? Populist radical right parties’ responses to the UK’s Brexit vote
Populist radical right parties are naturally Eurosceptic. Many responded positively to the British referendum vote to leave the European Union; various observers even spoke of a potential populist radical right-instigated ‘domino effect’. We ask whether this Brexit-enthusiasm prevailed in the proximate aftermath of the UK referendum, by means of a comparative analysis of populist radical right parties’ national election campaigns in the Netherlan…
Franco‐British Bilateral Diplomacy After Brexit, 2020–2025
Brexit shook to its very core one of the European Union's (EU's) prominent partnerships, the Franco‐British bilateral relationship (FBBR), disrupting diplomatic routines and shattering interpersonal trust before circumstances changed and the relationship rapidly began to mend. In this article, we analyse the breakdown and restoration of Franco‐British bilateral diplomacy after Brexit, between 2020 and 2025. Theoretically, we draw on Hedley Bull's…
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