Synopses & Reviews
The rise of neo-liberal globalisation has posed major challenges for all European countries, identifying itself as the key political tension of the coming era. Yet, it is in France that globalisation has produced the deepest tensions, and it is here that it has generated its greatest political resistance. The author pursues two separate lines of enquiry. First, she considers the influence of French political tradition and an enduring legacy of republicanism in shaping contemporary opposition. If globalisation poses a greater ideological threat in France than elsewhere, this is because it comes into conflict with the foundational values and symbols of the French Republic. Secondly, she examines contemporary French opposition as a site for political and ideological renewal. Many critics now agree that it is within this emergent movement, rather than within traditional parties, that new forms of political practice and ideology are being invented.
Synopsis
This book provides the first comprehensive study in English of contemporary French opposition to globalisation.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements1. Introduction: Republic against Market2. Globalisation and French Identity3. Political Leaders: A New Civilising Mission?4. French Intellectuals: A War of Worlds5. A l'Attac. A New Political Identity for the Left6. Agriculture and Identity: the Confédération paysanne7. ConclusionBibliography