Executive power and policy‐making patterns in France

Gauging the impact of fifth republic institutions

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ID6405864
AuthorsJohn T S Keeler (University of Washington, corresponding author)
Year1993
Volume16
Issue4
Pages518-544
Publication date1993-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueWest European Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0140-2382 • E-ISSN: 1743-9655
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01402389308424989
OpenAlexW1982842886
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited15

This article attempts to gauge the impact that the institutions of the Fifth Republic have had on governmental behaviour and patterns of policy‐making in France. It is argued that the institutional changes introduced in 1958 have produced profound effects largely in line with the founders' intentions. The enhancement of executive power has produced strong governments capable of dominating the legislative process even in face of the most adverse political contingencies. However, the extraordinary powers of the executive have also generated some consequences unintended by the founders. The strong government system, designed to cure the malaise of the Fourth Republic, has combined with the nature of the party system to produce a distinctive Fifth Republic malaise that has proven most difficult to cure

Economics · Executive power · Face (sociological concept · Government (linguistics · Legislature · Malaise · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Social science · Sociology · The Republic · Unintended consequences · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis · Law · Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender · Political and Social Issues · Public Administration

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