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Cohabitation and Conflicting Politics in French Policymaking

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  • © 2015

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Authors:
  1. Sébastien G. Lazardeux

    1. Department of Political Science, St. John Fisher College, USA

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Part of the book series: French Politics, Society and Culture (FPSC)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Cohabitation and Policymaking in Semi-Presidential Systems

    • Sébastien G. Lazardeux
    Pages 1-21

  3. Policymaking under Cohabitation

    • Sébastien G. Lazardeux
    Pages 22-44

  4. Institutional Dynamics and Policymaking Efficiency

    • Sébastien G. Lazardeux
    Pages 45-87

  5. Cohabitation and Policymaking Efficiency: An Empirical Test

    • Sébastien G. Lazardeux
    Pages 88-111

  6. Cohabitation and Prime Ministerial Policymaking Strategies

    • Sébastien G. Lazardeux
    Pages 112-134

  7. Conclusion: Cohabitation and Policymaking in Comparative Context

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    Pages 135-146

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 147-187
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This study departs from traditional interpretations of cohabitation in French politics, which suggest French institutions are capable of coping when the President and Prime Minister originate from different political parties. Instead, it offers the opposite view that cohabitation leads to partisan conflict and inertia in the policy-making process.

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'This original analysis provides new insights into the policy process under divided government, or cohabitation, in France. With a combination of institutional analysis, formal logic, and important newly collected empirical evidence, Lazardeux provides an important cautionary tale about the functioning of the core institutions of the Fifth Republic.'

Frank R. Baumgartner, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Political Science, St. John Fisher College, USA

    Sébastien G. Lazardeux

About the author

Sébastien Lazardeux is Assistant Professor of Political Science at St. John Fisher College, USA. He was previously Lecturer at the University of Washington and Post-Doctoral Researcher in Bordeaux, France. He has published in Governance, West European Politics, and French Politics. His work focuses on legislative institutions and radical right politics.

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