POLI 212 Lecture Notes - Party System, Social Market Economy, Eurocommunism
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Used to be explicit coordination between the socialist and communist parties to make them successful: extraparliamentary opposition expressed outside the normal institutions and channels of political debate, two issues . Challenge from left directed at collusion between business and state (response to exclusion of labour in management of economy) Had worked out specific arrangements up until now to ensure that there was mutual cooperation. Early 1970s arrangements are much more formal. Need to do what they need to do to get the votes. Socialist party begins to think of how to become a mass party (well outside the working class) Jean-marie le pen algerian issue peculiar colony considered part of metropolitan. France representatives were part of the assembly: 1962 after decolonization and declaration of independence of algeria . France recognized citizenship rights for those of algeria with european descent: didn"t give citizenship to those who could not trace their descent from europe.