Partisan Dealignment and the Blue-Collar Electorate in France
This book explores partisan dealignment in France between 1978 and 2012, with a particular focus on the blue-collar electorate and its relationship with the political parties of the established left (the Socialist Party, or parti socialiste, and
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Partisan Dealignment and the Blue-Collar Electorate in France
Sally Marthaler
Partisan Dealignment and the Blue-Collar Electorate in France
Sally Marthaler School of Law, Politics and Sociology University of Sussex Brighton, UK
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Acknowledgments
I owe a huge debt of gratitude to the researchers in Paris and Grenoble who over decades have conducted the CEVIPOF (Centre d’Étude de la Vie Politique Française) surveys which form the backbone of this book. It is their monumental and meticulous work that makes it possible for others to gain access to the attitudes and beliefs of the many thousands of voters we would otherwise be unable to connect with. I am also extremely grateful to the slightly smaller number of voters in France who have generously given me their time and shared with me their thoughts and feelings on French politics and political parties. These face-to-face meetings have been an education in themselves, providing me with an on-the-ground reality check and giving me new and often unexpected insights into the voter-party relationship. This project would never have taken off without the guidance, support and inspiration of my former colleagues at Sussex European Institute, University of Sussex, particularly my doctoral supervisors Paul Taggart and Paul Webb, whose good humour, wisdom and critical friendship motivated me to achieve
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