Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction 1
6. Part I The Presidency
7. Chapter 1 The Fifth Republic and Its Presidents 11
8. Chapter 2 Socialists in the Elysée Palace: From Mitt errand to Hollande 27
9. Chapter 3 The TV-Presidency: From de Gaulle’s “Télécratie” to Hollande’s “Normal Presidency” 42
10. Part II The Political Parties
11. Chapter 4 The Union for a Popular Movement after Sarkozy 61
12. Chapter 5 The Year of the Rose: The Socialist Victory of 2012 74
13. Chapter 6 The Pyrrhic Victory of the Radical Left 88
14. Chapter 7 In Search of the Center 100
15. Chapter 8 The Resurgence of the Front National 112
16. Part III The Electoral Campaign and Hollande’s Challenges
17. Chapter 9 Hollande’s Economic Agenda 133
18. Chapter 10 Europe in the 2012 French Presidential Election 152
19. Chapter 11 Hollande and Sarkozy’s Foreign Policy Legacy 167
20. Chapter 12 Immigration and the 2012 Elections in France 181
21. Conclusion: Assessing the Hollande Presidency One Year into Office 195
22. Bibliography 203
23. Contributors 208
24. Index 210