Government and Politics in Europe December 18, 2014 By Hung-jen Wang 王宏仁.

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Government and Politics in Europe December 18, 2014 By Hung-jen Wang 王宏仁

Today’s Outline I. The Government of UK  Political Development  Political Process and Institutions  Foreign Affairs II. The Government of France  Political Development

The importance of consensus and its limits: 1) Political stability: Political culture Deference of the people Patterns of authority Relative deprivation Effect of geography 2) A new pluralistic system? The new nonwhite communities The areas of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland

Political Process and Institutions Voting

Who are the candidates?

The Executive: No. 10 Downing Street Cabinet: (1) which is ultimately dependent on the support of the House of Commons; (2) which is drawn from members of the two Houses of Parliament; (3) the entire of which will be members of the same political party; (4) whose advice must be accepted by the monarch

Foreign Affairs: From Empire to Commonwealth Two Commonwealth documents: (1) Declaration of Commonwealth Principles (Singapore, 1971); (2) Harare Declaration (Harare, 1991)

Foreign Affairs: Britain and the European Union In the immediate postwar period, Britain was not interested in joining in the proposals for greater European unity. Britain preferred free-trade and the Common Market; joined the European Community (EC), which is not the EU Political problems : the supremacy of British parliament and UK sovereignty

II. The Government of France

Map of France 玫瑰人生 (la vie en rose, 2007) 片段 :

Political Development History and Society: Traditions and Contradictions in French Politics  The instability of French Politics through the 1960s First Republic ( ) Second Republic ( ) Third Republic ( ) Fourth Republic ( ) Fifth Republic (1958-today) Charles de Gaulle Only 7 years Only 3 years After WWII Constitution lasted more 20 years Greater instability than that of Italy

Charles de Gaulle

 Social and Economic Development Economic performance? The distribution of wealth and the class structure? The culture of the country, its history, and the administrative structures.

 A number of contradictions: 1) The clash between Liberalism and Authoritarianism; /videos/napoleon-did-you-know #later-years /videos/napoleon-did-you-know #later-years 2) Nationalism and Internationalism; 3) Centralization and Decentralization