The French Communist Party in the 1960s
An Ideological Profile
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10072937 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kenneth R Libbey (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 145-165 |
| Publication date | 1976-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Contemporary History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0094 • E-ISSN: 1461-7250 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/002200947601100107 |
| OpenAlex | W47814495 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
The thesis of the decline (or end) of ideology in the politics of western nations is by now a familiar one. It deals with the waning influence of ideological appeals as socio-economic class differences are mitigated in modern industrial societies. As productivity expands, the general standard of living improves, social mobility and optimism increase, and voters are less attracted to a political style which stresses confrontation and irreconcilable interests. Rival elites, faced with greater public passivity, are more inclined to seek accommodation and compromise in representing their respective clienteles. There is a growing literature discussing the validity, limitations, and qualifications of the thesis.1 Rather than review these in the limited space available, I will concentrate in this paper on a single party, and try to illustrate the combination of continuity and refinement in the formulation of the party's ideological stance
Accommodation · Communism · Compromise · Ideology · Optimism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · French Historical and Cultural Studies · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1979 - 2025 (47) |
| Highly cited | No |