Emmanuel Macron and the two years that changed France

This book looks at the period 2015-18 in French politics a turbulent time that witnessed the apparent collapse of the old party system the taming of populist and left-wing challenges to the Republic and the emergence of a new political order centred on President Emmanuel Macron. The election of Macron was greeted with relief in European chancelleries and appeared to give a new impetus to European integration even accomplishing the feat of making France attractive after a long period of French bashing and reflexive decline. But what is the real significance of the Macron presidency? Is it as transformative as it appears? <i>Emmanuel Macron and the two years that changed France </i>provides a balanced answer to this pressing question. It is written to appeal to a general readership with an interest in French and European politics as well as to students and scholars of French politics.