Les elites parlementaires francaises et la parite: sur l'evolution d'une idee
Titel:
Les elites parlementaires francaises et la parite: sur l'evolution d'une idee
Auteur:
Tremblay, Manon
Verschenen in:
Modern & contemporary France
Paginering:
Jaargang 10 (2002) nr. 1 pagina's 41-57
Jaar:
2002-02-01
Inhoud:
This article analyses French parliamentary elites' perceptions of gender parity in politics. In particular, it examines the debates that took place in the National Assembly and the Senate between 17 June 1998 and 28 June 1999 with regard to the constitutional bill on women and men's equal access to elected office. These debates, which primarily sought to determine whether to modify article 3 or 4 of the Constitution, highlight the main preoccupations of proponents and opponents of parity, notably: popular sovereignty, republican universalism versus communitarianism , the modernisation of political life, equality between female and male citizens, and, finally, the role of parties in representation and the selection of elites. In the conclusion, questions are raised about representative democracy and, above all, women's role in political representation.
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