A framework for a comparative politics of France / Robert Elgie, Emiliano Grossman, and Amy G. Mazur -- Republicanism : a transatlantic misunderstanding / Yves Mény -- The state imperative / Jack Hayward -- The French welfare system / Patrick Hassenteufel and Bruno Palier -- Identity, culture and politics : the other and the self in France / Riva Kastoryano and Angéline Escafré-Dublet -- The French way to multi-level governance : governance with government / Gilles Pinson -- The Europeanization of public policy in France : actor-centered approaches / Sabine Saurugger -- Globalization : French ambivalence as a critical case / Michel Goyer and Miguel Glatzer -- Executive politics in France : from leader to laggard? / Robert Elgie and Emiliano Grossman -- Legislative politics : going international, while staying native / Olivier Costa -- Constitutional politics : the French case and theory-building / Sylvain Brouard -- Challenges to French public administration : mapping the vitality of its knowledge sources / Philippe Bezes -- Regional and local government : interpreting territorial politics / Romain Pasquier -- Political representation : bringing elections back in / Nicolas Sauger -- How to study political culture without naming it / Nonna Mayer and Vincent Tiberj -- Explaining French elections : the need to meet in the middle / Richard Nadeau and Michael S. Lewis-Beck -- Parties and party systems : making the French sociocultural approach matter / Florence Haegel -- Political communication : from international institutionalization to national conquest of scientific legitimacy / Jacques Gerstlé -- Interest groups : moving beyond state-centric models / Darren McCauley -- The study of social movements in France : the "French touch" and a comparative contribution / Olivier Fillieule -- Women's movements and feminism : French political sociology meets a comparative feminist approach / Laure Bereni -- National identity in France : a blind spot / Sophie Duchesne -- French economic policy : theory development and the three "I"s / Ben Clift -- Environmental and energy policy in France : a critical case for comparative political research? / Charlotte Halpern -- Gender policy studies : distinct, but making the comparative connection / Amy G. Mazur and Anne Revillard -- France and the evolution of European integration : the exemplary and pivotal case for broader theories / Craig Parsons -- Varieties of capitalism : a distinct French model? / Vivien A. Schmidt -- Defense and security policy : beyond French exceptionalism / Bastien Irondelle, Jean Joana, and Frédéric Mérand -- French aid through the comparative looking glass : a representative, deviant, or agenda-setting case? / Gordon D. Cumming -- Toward a comparative politics of France / Robert Elgie, Emiliano Grossman, and Amy G. Mazur.