The Western Allies 50 Years Later: France—Consensus Without Vision

Issue Date July 1995
Volume 6
Issue 3
Page Numbers 31-40
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About the Authors

Philippe Bénéton

Philippe Bénéton is professor of political science at the Université de Rennes I in France. His publications include Introduction à la politique moderne (1987), Le conservatisme (1990), and Les classes sociales (1992).

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Philip J. Costopoulos

Philip J. Costopoulos is executive editor of the Journal of Democracy.

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