The National and International Context of French Policy Communities
- 1 September 1989
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Political Studies
- Vol. 37 (3) , 387-399
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9248.1989.tb00278.x
Abstract
There are numerous, well-organized policy communities in France, based upon specialized corps of senior administrative officials in symbiosis with the environment they are responsible for regulating and managing. They also derive their strength from the integration of the groups concerned in the policy process, allowing them to compensate for the weakness of their organization and social base by the privileged access and legitimacy they acquire. Nevertheless, the traditional way in which the policy process is structured is modified by the territorial shift (both local and international) in the arenas in which public policies are made.Keywords
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