7 The UDF in the 1990s

Chapters in this book

1. Front matter i
2. Dedication v
3. Contents vii
4. List of figures and tables ix
5. List of contributors xi
6. Acknowledgements xii
7. List of abbreviations xiii
8. Introduction 1
9. 1 Stress, strain and stability in the French party system 11
10. Part I The left
11. 2 The French Communist Party 29
12. 3 PS intra-party politics and party system change 42
13. 4 The Greens 56
14. 5 Managing the plural left 76
15. 6 Beyond the mainstream 91
16. Part II The right
17. 7 The UDF in the 1990s 107
18. 8 From the Gaullist movement to the president’s party 121
19. 9 The FN split 137
20. Part III System context
21. 10 Europe and the French party system 155
22. 11 Contemporary developments in political space in France 171
23. Conclusion 189
24. References 201
25. Index 211