InfoTrac Activities Jacques Chirac Conservative politician Jacques Chirac has had a long political career in France that began in the 1960s and reached new heights with his reelection in 2002 as president of France. What have been important aspects of his career and policies? In what directions has he led France, and with what results? Here are some articles to get you started. Find them through Keyword searches or by entering "Jacques Chirac" in the Subject Guide. Chirac shuffles the pack; French elections; A post-election reshuffle. Global Agenda March 31, 2004 pNA (921 words) Excessively immune syndrome; France's president. (The case for lifting presidential immunity) The Economist (US) Feb 7, 2004 v370 i8361 p12US (586 words) Scarf wars; Islam in France. Banning the Muslim headscarf in schools The Economist (US) Dec 13, 2003 v369 i8354 p50US (799 words) A Friendship Sours. Newsweek International Nov 17, 2003 p7 (2260 words) With France like this, who needs enemies? What motivated French President Chirac to aggressively undermine U.S. policy in Iraq? Will the alliance between Paris and Washington endure? (RELATED ARTICLE: 'Undeniably and horribly savage': the French in Algeria) Gary Turbak. VFW Magazine Oct 2003 v91 i2 p24(4) (1912 words) The Smartest Monkey Ever: Monsieur Chirac has a fantasy, not a strategy. Blair's vision of the European Union is the best course; it is, in fact, the only practical one. (Jacques Chirac; Tony Blair) Fareed Zakaria. Newsweek June 30, 2003 p33 (852 words) Chirac's Great Game. (Jacques Chirac) Carla Power, Richard Wolffe, Tracy Mcnicoll, Emily Flynn. Newsweek International April 28, 2003 p34 (1139 words) France-Africa: Chirac's new partnership. (Feature). (Jacques Chirac) Ruth Nabakwe. New African April 2003 p36(4) (2183 words) Can Gaullism work today? Jacques Chirac. (The Gaullism of President Jacques Chirac) The Economist (US) March 29, 2003 v366 i8317 pNA (1016 words) Will they ever work together again? Britain and France have a common interest in containing US power. The tragedy of recent weeks is that their strategies have drifted so far apart. (Bloody War/The Big Picture). (Britian and France should work together to contain U.S. power) Lawrence Freedman. New Statesman (1996) March 24, 2003 v132 i4630 p17(3) (2483 words) The French elections of 2002: after the earthquake, the deluge. (Election Report). Arnauld Miguet. West European Politics Oct 2002 v25 i4 p207(14) (5446 words) The Right: Divisions and Cleavages in fin de siecle France. PAUL HAINSWORTH. West European Politics Oct 1999 v22 i4 p38 (8164 words) Skill in Context: A Comparison of Politicians. DAVID S. BELL, ERWIN C. HARGROVE, KEVIN THEAKSTON. Presidential Studies Quarterly Sept 1999 v29 i3 p528 (10512 words) What's left of the French Right? The RPR and the UDF from conquest to humiliation, 1993-1998. Andrew Knapp. West European Politics July 1999 v22 i3 p109(31) (13759 words) The winning of the 1995 French presidential election. Joseph Szarka. West European Politics Jan 1996 v19 n1 p151(17) (7826 words) For more articles on France, enter: "France" in the Subject Guide, and then go to subdivision "politics and government." "France" in the Subject Guide, and then go to subdivision "political aspects." "France" in the Subject Guide, and then go to subdivision "elections." "France" in the Subject Guide, and then go to relevant subdivisions. 'Sarko' Versus Villepin; President Jacques Chirac and his party just got creamed in elections. Now the real fun begins. Newsweek International April 12, 2004 p28 (1122 words) Of entente, understanding and Verstandnis; French foreign policy. (The centenary of the entente cordiale) The Economist (US) April 10, 2004 v371 i8370 p41US (1123 words) When angry voters hit back; France. (France's voters hit at Jacques Chirac and Jean-Pierre Raffarin) The Economist (US) March 27, 2004 v370 i8368 p50US (1075 words) Shock to the System: Does the conviction of Chirac protg and former Prime Minister Alain Jupp on corruption charges mean that France is finally cleaning up its act? (Europe)(Jacques Chirac) Bruce Crumley. Time International (Europe Edition) Feb 16, 2004 v163 i7 p32 (961 words) Society: Affirmative Action? Oui! At long last, France takes a page from America in order to manage diversity--and bring minorities into elite schools. (Paris Institute of Political Sciences) Newsweek International April 12, 2004 p30 (614 words) Letter from Paris. (banning the hijab) Maria Margaronis. The Nation March 15, 2004 v278 i10 p19 (2208 words) The son of a Hungarian immigrant, the interior minister has taken France by storm. Can he now push Chirac aside? (Profile: Nicolas sarkozy) David Lawday. New Statesman (1996) Jan 5, 2004 v132 i4669 p16(2) (1648 words) Glass ceiling survives in French politics. United Press International Oct 15, 2003 pNA (1001 words) Income inequality in France, 1901-1998. Thomas Piketty. Journal of Political Economy Oct 2003 v111 i5 p1004(39) (15242 words) Deja Views: how Americans look at France *. Edward C. Knox. French Politics, Culture and Society Summer 2003 v21 i2 p1(8) (3059 words) The system of Francophobia. Jean-Philippe Mathy. French Politics, Culture and Society Summer 2003 v21 i2 p24(10) (4229 words) American Francophobia takes a new turn. Justin Vaisse. French Politics, Culture and Society Summer 2003 v21 i2 p33(18) (8006 words) "Old" vs. "New" Europe--and America: France's geopolitical intentions enjoy a history going back to de Gaulle in the early 1960s. Here's how America should respond. (Institutions). Bernard Connolly. The International Economy Spring 2003 v17 i2 p56(4) (1436 words) The policy impact of church--state relations: family policy and abortion in Britain, France, and Germany. Michael Minkenberg. West European Politics Jan 2003 v26 i1 p195(26) (10090 words) Decolonization immigrations and the social origins of the second generation: the case of North Africans in France (1). Richard Alba, Roxane Silberman. International Migration Review Winter 2002 v36 i4 p1169(25) (10187 words) Three million foreigners, three million unemployed? Immigration flows and the labour market in France. (long-run negative relationship between immigration and unemployment found) Dominique M. Gross. Applied Economics Nov 10, 2002 v34 i16 p1969(15) (8573 words) Policy activism in a globalized economy: France's 35-hour workweek. Gunnar Trumbull. French Politics, Culture and Society Fall 2002 v20 i3 p1(22) (8933 words) European/American relations: who leads? (Panel Discussion) Edith Kurzweil, Jules Olitski, David Pryce-Jones, Liah Greenfeld, Conor Cruise O'Brien. Partisan Review Fall 2002 v69 i4 p636(35) (15287 words) The development of Protestantism in 16th century France: Graham Noble investigates the causes of the rise and fall of French Protestantism. (The Unpredictable Past). Graham Noble. History Review Sept 2002 p30(6) (3532 words) Can Jacques Chirac Fix France? Beset by a weak economy, rising crime, immigration woes, and an underperforming soccer team, the French are looking to the newly re-elected president to energize their nation. (France). Axel Krause. Europe Sept 2002 p6(6) (3279 words) Farm conflict in France and the Europeanisation of agricultural policy. Christilla Roederer-Rynning. West European Politics July 2002 v25 i3 p105(21) (7754 words) Too good to be true? France's new plan. (France's president unveils his plan for the future)(Brief Article) The Economist (US) July 6, 2002 pNA (942 words) France's political whodunit: J'accuse globalization. (Argument). Sophie Meunier. Foreign Policy July-August 2002 p72(2) (989 words) Jean-Marie Le Pen and the French paradox. (Foreign Affairs). (retrospective view of French politics) Sophie Masson. Quadrant July-August 2002 p63(7) (5726 words) What next for Jacques Chirac and his dominant centre-right? France's new government. (A challenge for France's new government) The Economist (US) June 22, 2002 pNA (1252 words) Paris Dispatch: Dead Center. Jacques Rupnik. The New Republic June 10, 2002 p12 (2065 words) Why French politicians fear the street; Charlemagne. (Why French politicians fear the street)(Brief Article) The Economist (US) June 8, 2002 pNA (1024 words) The Ugly Frenchman: Looking at Le Pen and deciding what you see. JOHN O'SULLIVAN. National Review May 20, 2002 v54 i9 pNA (1576 words) The Perils of Victory. (political platforms)(Brief Article) Christopher Dickey, Marie Valla, Samia Marais. Newsweek International May 13, 2002 p14 (1044 words) GOODBYE REFORM? The Far Right's rise may spell the end to economic change. (French politics) Business Week May 6, 2002 p48 (1171 words) No Winner, Just Losers: After Le Pen's shocking upset in the first round of the presidential election, the French ask themselves: Who is to blame, and what's next? (Europe)(Cover Story) James Graff. Time International May 6, 2002 v159 i17 p30+ (2897 words) Why he has his admirers; France and Jean-Marie Le Pen. (The admirers of France's Jean-Marie Le Pen)(Brief Article) The Economist (US) May 4, 2002 pNA (1064 words) France sighs `ouf!'. (Ringing Down the Curtain on '68). (2002 elections) Janice Valls-Russell. The New Leader May-June 2002 v85 i3 p6(3) (2373 words) Politics, public opinion, and privatization in France: assessing the calculus of consent for market reforms. (Statistical Data Included) Robert F. Durant, Jerome S. Legge Jr.. Public Administration Review May-June 2002 v62 i3 p307(17) (13380 words) A campaign that smells like a sausage: France's electoral system, a gaullist relic, was an accident waiting to happen. It has turned politics into low music hall. (Cover Story 2). David Lawday. New Statesman (1996) April 29, 2002 v131 i4585 p20(2) (1692 words) Superfascist; Jean-Marie Le Pen. (Le Pen's political career)(Brief Article) The Economist (US) April 27, 2002 pNA (335 words) After the cataclysm - The French elections; The French elections. The Economist (US) April 27, 2002 pNA (2596 words) Why does everybody hate me?' in this exclusive interview with John Laughland, Jean-Marie Le Pen heaps contempt on the palm-greasers, opportunists and back-scratchers who make up the French political establishment. (Cover Story). (Cover Story) John Laughland. Spectator April 27, 2002 v288 i9064 p14(2) (1841 words) Explaining Le Pen's success; France's presidential election; Le Pen's shocking success. (Jean-Marie Le Pen) Global Agenda April 19, 2002 pNA (1976 words) History and testimony: Robert Aron and the Vichy experience. (The Shoah). (book review) Nicholas Birns. Midstream April 2002 v48 i3 p11(5) (4645 words) Two splendid programmes, spot the difference; France's presidential election. (France's presidential campaigners unveil their plans and promises) The Economist (US) March 23, 2002 pNA (1160 words) French democracy without borders? (anti-globalization movement in France) Suzanne Berger. French Politics, Culture and Society Spring 2002 v20 i1 p1(13) (5757 words) Where Are You Now Charles de Gaulle? (role of France in a unified Europe) Christopher Dickey. Newsweek International March 4, 2002 p10 (1795 words) Unemployment, marriage, and cohabitation in France. (Statistical Data Included) Olivia Ekert-Jaffe, Anne Solaz. The Journal of Socio-Economics Jan 2001 v30 i1 p75 (9830 words) 'Defrosting' the French Welfare State. BRUNO PALIER. West European Politics April 2000 v23 i2 p113 (10079 words) Reforming the French Welfare State: Solidarity, Social Exclusion and the Three Crises of Citizenship. DANIEL BELAND, RANDALL HANSEN. West European Politics Jan 2000 v23 i1 p47 (8581 words) Sexual difference and politics in France today. Danielle Haase-Dubosc. Feminist Studies Spring 1999 v25 i1 p183(2) (12135 words) EXIT DE GAULLE. (Charles De Gaulle 1969 resignation) Douglas Johnson. History Today April 1999 v49 i4 p15(1) (2684 words) A "grand design"? Charles De Gaulle and the end of the Algerian war. Gil Merom. Armed Forces & Society: An Interdisciplinary Journal Wntr 1999 v25 i2 p267(2) (8871 words) La France Libre and the legacy of de Gaulle. (analysis of Free French movement from 1940-1945 and of de Gaulle's relationship with Britian, Russia, and the US) (Cross Current) Max Beloff. History Today Nov 1997 v47 n11 p3(3) (1770 words) De Gaulle and the death of Europe. (Charles De Gaulle) Daniel J. Mahoney. The National Interest Summer 1997 n48 p46(11) (6716 words) De Gaulle. (Charles de Gaulle) Elie Kedourie. Commentary Jan 1993 v95 n1 p43(7) (6332 words) The man who would be France. (Charles De Gaulle) Stanley Hoffman. The New Republic Dec 17, 1990 v203 n25 p29(7) (5718 words)