The Senate of the Fifth French Republic

Paul Smith examines how the Senate has attempted, since 1958, to locate itself within the French (semi-) presidential system, how it asserts its place in relation to the President, Government and National Assembly and how it has sought, in recent years, to develop an autonomous and particular sense...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, Paul
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Palgrave Macmillan UK 2009, 2009
Series:French Politics, Society and Culture Series
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Paul Smith examines how the Senate has attempted, since 1958, to locate itself within the French (semi-) presidential system, how it asserts its place in relation to the President, Government and National Assembly and how it has sought, in recent years, to develop an autonomous and particular sense of identity
Physical Description:XIV, 225 p online resource
ISBN:9780230245297