Introduction to the special issue does local context matter? The re-localization of politics during municipal elections in three French cities

IF 0.6 Q3 POLITICAL SCIENCE

French Politics Pub Date : 2023-11-08 DOI:10.1057/s41253-023-00226-z

Arthur Delaporte, Anne-Sophie Petitfils, Sébastien Ségas

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Abstract

A comparison of the results of municipal elections in 2020 and the results of the most recent presidential and legislative elections in 2017 (results confirmed in 2022) has revealed a growing disconnection between the local and national political scenes. The aim of this special issue is to contribute to the understanding of this phenomenon by drawing on the achievements of electoral socio-geography, which is experiencing a certain revival in France. In addition to analyses focused on the political offer, in particular partisan strategies, this introduction argues in favor of taking greater account of certain urban and socio-demographic dynamics, in order to understand this disconnection. After presenting the revival of the ecological approach to political behavior in France, this article puts into perspective studies on gentrification, urban decline and territorial inequalities and their effects on electoral choices and participation, and more generally on the relocalization of municipal campaigns.

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特刊简介:当地环境重要吗?法国三个城市市政选举中政治的重新定位

将2020年地方选举的结果与2017年最近一次总统和立法选举的结果(结果在2022年得到确认)进行比较，可以发现地方和国家政治舞台之间的脱节越来越严重。本期特刊的目的是通过借鉴选举社会地理学的成就来促进对这一现象的理解，选举社会地理学在法国正在某种程度上复兴。除了集中分析政治提议，特别是党派战略之外，本导言还主张更多地考虑某些城市和社会人口动态，以便了解这种脱节。在介绍了法国政治行为的生态方法的复兴之后，本文对士绅化、城市衰落和领土不平等及其对选举选择和参与的影响进行了深入的研究，并更广泛地研究了市政运动的重新定位。

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French Politics POLITICAL SCIENCE-

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期刊介绍： In recent times, the study of France has been changing. Globalisation, Europeanisation, and interdependence have meant that it is less easy to see developments in contemporary France in a purely national context. External factors have intruded on the French political system. In the academic context the trend towards large-scale collaboration in comparative projects has meant an increasing opportunity for bringing France into the mainstream of academic research. Long considered to be an exceptional case, recent scholarship in political science has tended to emphasize the points of comparison between France and other polities. In short, the context of French politics is changing and the study of French politics is changing. French Politics is designed to reflect these developments. It is an international, peer-reviewed journal of the highest quality that promotes the study of contemporary and comparative French politics, policy and society. In addition to the focus on France, the journal has taken the decision to publish papers on the politics of Francophone countries and regions generally. Among others, we welcome submissions on Quebec, Francophone Belgium and Switzerland, and countries in Francophone Africa. We encourage submissions that adopt a comparative perspective as well as stand-along papers on these countries and regions.'' The journal focuses on the role of political institutions, political behaviour, public policy, political economy, international relations, public administration and public law. It particularly encourages and welcomes submissions that seek to incorporate the French and Francophone cases into more broad comparative and cross-national analyses, and that use these cases in theory-testing and theory building. The journal also seeks contributions from a wide variety of methodological perspectives, including institutional analysis (historical, empirical, sociological), behavioural studies (survey data and timeseries analysis), rational choice (including game theory and rational choice institutionalism), political theory, political sociology and post-modern approaches (cultural theory).