POLI 318 Chapter Notes - Chapter Hendriks, Lidstrom, Loughlin reading: French Presidential Election, 2017, Subsidiarity, Slovenian Intercommunal Leagues
8 Oct 2018
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France: between centralization and fragmentation (oxford handbook online: hendriks, a. lidstrom and j. loughlin. With french revolution (fr), nation no longer embodied by monarchy but by republic ( the people"): since 1789, there were 5 republics, 3 monarchies, 2 empires and a fascist dictatorship (vichy france) Universal male suffrage achieved in 1918 and female suffrage in 1944 and first voted in 1945. Under napoleonic rule, france divided into different administrative units, represented by individuals (prefects, mayors) who are more or less direct representants of cgov"t also became important with the. Lijphart considers france to be a majoritarian and unitary state. Fifth republic differs dramatically from previous republics, which relied on parliamentary rule. National assembly enjoys limited constitutional sovereignty and exercices weak parliamentary scrutiny and can only censor the government but not overthrow it while the senate is a very inefficient system.
