Comparative Analysis of British and French Politics
Chapter 1: Political Systems and Elements
1. The Political System and Its Study (1)
2. Form of Government and Political System (1, 2)
3. Territorial Structure of Political Power (2, 3, 4)
4. Electoral System and Elections (4, 5)
5. Political Culture and Political Behavior (5, 6)
6. Political Parties and Party Systems (6, 7)
7. Other Political Actors (8)
8. Public Policies (8, 9)
Chapter 2: The Political System of Great Britain
2. Constitutional Political Formation
(9)
- 2.1. The Modern State (9, 10, 11, 12)
- 2.2. Sources and Principles of the British Constitution (12, 13)
3. The Political Institutions
(13)
- 3.1. The Crown (13, 14)
- 3.2. The Parliament (14, 15, 16)
4. The Cabinet Government
(16, 17, 18)
- 4.1. The Prime Minister (18)
5. The Central Administration
(18)
6. Political Actors and Representation
(18)
- 6.1. Political Parties and Party System (18, 19, 20)
- 6.2. Elections and Voting Behavior (20, 21)
7. Political Culture
(21, 22)
8. Lobbying
(22)
9. Intergovernmental Relations
(23)
- 9.1. Local Government (23)
- 9.2. The European Union (23, 24)
Chapter 3: The French Fifth Republic
1. Historical Background
(24)
- 1.1. Revolutionary Constitutions (24, 25)
- 1.2. Napoleonic Constitutions (25, 26)
- 1.3. Monarchist Constitutions (26)
- 1.4. Republican Revolutionary Constitution (26)
- 1.5. The Constitutions of the Second Empire (26, 27)
- 1.6. The Parliamentary Republican Constitutions (27, 28)
2. The Fifth Republic: General Characteristics
(28)
3. The President of the Republic
(29, 30)
4. The Government
(31)
- 4.1. Appointment of the Prime Minister (31)
- 4.2. The Powers of the Prime Minister (31)
- 4.3. The Organization of the Government (31, 32)
5. The French Administration
(32)
6. The Parliament
(32)
- 6.1. Election of National Assembly and Senate (32, 33)
- 6.2. Organization and Operation (33)
- 6.3. Functions of Parliament (34, 35)
7. The Constitutional Council
(35)
8. Political Life: Parties and Party System
(36)
- 8.1. Political Parties (36, 37, 38)
- 8.2. The Party System of the Fifth Republic (38, 39)
9. The Unions
(39, 39bis)
10. France: International and European Relations
(39bis)