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Chapter 1: France: Hopes and Fears of a New Generation
France: Hopes and Fears of a New Generation
Authors: Ronald Tiersky and Nicolas de Boisgrollier
The sets of links provided below should form a good starting point for any research on a topic related to French foreign policy and its place in the European Union. The links are grouped in different sections: national institutions and history of France, economic indicators, political parties, research centers, French press and a last section with other relevant links.
HISTORY
history of France
French its rich history includes absolute kings, revolution, invasion, and the conquest of an empire. This site can serve as a portal for further research
history of France through Wikipedia
Wikipedia entry on the history of France
NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
French President Office
Official website of the French President Office. For more in-depth information you should refer to the French version of the site.
French Prime Minister
Official website of the French Prime Minister. For more in-depth information you should refer to the French version of the site
French Parliament
Official website of the French Parliament. For more in-depth information you should refer to the French version of the site
French Senate
Official website of the French Senate. For more in-depth information you should refer to the French version of the site
French Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Official website of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. For more in-depth information you should refer to the French version of the site
French civil service
Official website of the French civil service. For more in-depth information you should refer to the French version of the site
ECONOMIC INDICATORS
Economist Intelligence Unit
Economist Inteligence Unit offers highly valuable, current country reports and highlights currents political and economic issues
The European Union in France
This website is a branch of the official website of the European Union dedicated to France
World Bank website dedicated to France
The bureau France is the responsible office monitoring and shaping the relations between the World Bank and the actors involved in its policy in France. For those that are able to handle the French language, this site offers a lot of information on French economic policy
OECD on France
Reports and statistics on France. Browse the documents in chronological order or by topic (e.g. economy, trade, development, environment, energy, social issues)
Bank of France
The Banque de France has an accessible English website, providing many sources on French economic and monetary policy
National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies
Offering statistics on French economy and French society
POLITICAL PARTIES
List of political parties in France
This wikipedia entry gives you all the links to the websites of political parties in Germany
Union pour un Mouvement Populaire (UMP)
As of 2007, the president (Nicolas Sarkozy), the prime minister (Francois Fillon) and the speakers of both houses of parliament are from UMP
Parti Socialiste (PS)
French social democratic party
Front National
Right wing party of Jean-Marie Le Pen. It stand for strong law enforcement, is against immigration and is eurosceptic
Parti Communist Francais (PCF)
In decline since the 1980s, the Communists in France were formerly a major party, advocating a so-called form of Eurocommunism
RESEARCH CENTERS
Center for Research in Economics and Statistics
This research center focuses on economic and social modelling and on the conseption and implementation of statistical methods
Center for International Prospective Studies
The CEPII is France's leading institute for research on the international economy. The CEPII's work focuses around international macroeconomics, trade, foreign direct investment and the analysis of emerging and transition economies, while stressing global interdependencies and their consequences for France and Europe
Commissariat de l'Energie Atomique
CEA is a French government-funded technological research organisation, it focuses on defense and security, energy and health and information technologies
French Institute for International Relations
The Institut français des relations internationales (Ifri) is France's leading independent international relations center dedicated to policy-oriented research and analysis of global political affairs. Drawing on multidisciplinary social-scientific approaches, Ifri's areas of expertise include transatlantic relations, European construction, comparative regional studies, and cross-border issues (global governance, resource management, international migrations, etc.)
Observatoire Mediterraneen de l'Energie
The Observatoire Méditerranéen de l'Energie (OME) is a non-profit oriented organisation whose main objective is to promote the co-operation between the major energy companies operating in the Mediterranean basin
Le Monde
French daily newspaper
FRENCH PRESS
Le Figaro
French daily newspaper
La Liberation
French daily newspaper
Le Parisien
French daily newspaper
L'Express
French weekly magazine
Le Nouvel Observateur
French weekly magazine
Le Point
French weekly magazine
Courrier International
French weekly magazine
Le Monde Diplomatique
French monthly paper
OTHER LINKS
Charles de Gaulles: quotations
What De Gaulle had to say..
France and immigration
Paper by the RAND Cooperation, July 2004. "Assimilating Immigrants: Why America Can and France Cannot"
Archives of former French Prime ministers
Prime Minister's office's archives on Alain Juppe, Lionel Jospin, Jean Pierre Raffarin and Dominique de Villepin
Embassy of France in the US
Information on France and its bilateral relations with the US
French Government Tourist Office
The official website of French Government Tourist Office. Information on tourist attractions and French culture
Tourism in France
So-called "the fastest way to France"
Lonely Planet
France for backpackers
French Federation of Tourist Offices
A website linking all tourist offices in France
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