Contributions

  • Maclean, Mairi, 1959- - Contributor
  • Szarka, Joseph. - Contributor

Publication

2008 - Palgrave Macmillan, Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England

Language

English

Word Count

59,250 words, Guess

Page Count

237 pages

Identifiers

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Classifications

  • DDC327.44
  • LCCDC430 .F73 2008

Description

France on the World Stage examines the ways in which France's relations with the international community have evolved in a period of accelerating globalization. It considers the role of the nation state and its capacity for political initiative, examining French strategies to consolidate French influence on the world stage. It questions whether an intermediary country such as France can continue to ₁punch above its weight₂ in the today's international contexts. Thus, the book considers France both as a passive and an active actor. As well as assessing the impact of globalization upon France, it addresses French strategies to avert unwelcome outcomes and to deepen global developments by reinforcing French influence and policy preferences around the world. The contributors explore these themes from a variety of perspectives, examining French capacity for initiative in a world dominated by one superpower, and seeking to understand the causes and limits of national adaptation to a globalized order.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • French politics, society and culture

Other Editions

  • France on the world stage: nation-state strategies in the global eraPalgrave Macmillan2008-01-01

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