Does Cohabitation Matter? French European Policy-Making in the Context of Divided Government

Project Directors Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Beate Kohler-Koch Project Staff Dirk Leuffen MZES (doctoral program)-funded 2001 – 2005

Research question/goal:

The dissertation analyses French European policy-making in the context of divided government (cohabitation). Firstly, it compares how during the Fifth Republic’s three cohabitations (1986-1988, 1993-1995, 1997-2002) European policy-making was organised. Furthermore, it explores how the particular actor constellation of cohabitation influenced and modified French European policies.

Publications

Books

  • Leuffen, Dirk (2007): Cohabitation und Europapolitik. Politische Entscheidungsprozesse im Mehrebenensystem. 14, 291. Baden-Baden, Nomos. More

Journal Articles

  • Leuffen, Dirk (2006): Wenn zwei sich streiten, freut sich der Dritte? Divided Government im dynamischen Mehrebenensystem der EU. Zeitschrift für Internationale Beziehungen, 13, 2, 201-227. More
  • Leuffen, Dirk (2006): Bienvenu or Access Denied? Recruiting French Political Elites for In-Depth Interviews. French Politics, 3, 4, 342-347. More

Presentations

  • Leuffen, Dirk, Luitwieler Sander (2004): Domesticated Wolves? Length of Membership, State Size and Preference Formation at the European Convention. [European Research Colloquium, Utrecht School of Governance, 05/05/2004 - 07/05/2004]. More

Reports

  • Leuffen, Dirk (2002): Presented paper: Europeanisation and the Probabilities of Power during Divided Government in France. More
  • Leuffen, Dirk (2002): Presented Paper: La Cohabitation – Negotiation Advantage or Constraint?. More

Thesis

  • Römmele, Andrea (1999): Direkte Kommunikation zwischen Parteien und Wählern. Postmoderne Wahlkampftechnologien in den USA und in der BRD. Berlin, Freie Universität. More