The Presidents of the French Fifth Republic

1. Introduction: the Presidency in the French Fifth Republic
David S. Bell, John Gaffney

Part I. Republican Presidentialism

2. Political Leadership: from the Fourth to the Fifth Republic
David Hanley

3. ‘Hyperpresidentialism’ and the Fifth Republic State Imperative
Jack Hayward

4. Ségolène Royal and Gendered Leadership in France
Rainbow Murray

Part II. The Presidents

5. Charles de Gaulle: the Real Gaullist Settlement
John Gaffney

6. Georges Pompidou: the Gaullist Heritage, and the Heritage of ’68
Gilles Richard

7. Valéry Giscard d’Estaing: the Limits of Liberalism
James Shields

8. François Mitterrand: the President as ‘Political Artist’
David S. Bell

9. Jacques Chirac: Surviving without Leading?
Andrew Knapp

10. Nicolas Sarkozy: ‘Sarkozyism’, a New Presidential Leadership
Pascal Perrineau

11. Conclusion: the Study of Political Leadership in France
David S. Bell, John Gaffney

Keywords: Political Science and International Relations, Political Science, European Politics, International Relations, European History, European Union Politics, Social Sciences, general