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Lyne, Thomas Gerard (1986) The politics of agriculture : le Mouvement pour la Défense de l'Exploitation familial, 1959-1982. PhD thesis, University of Warwick.
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Abstract
The Mouvement pour la Défense de L'Exploitation Familial (MODEF) was created in 1959 by a group of dissident and former members of the main farmers union, the Federation Nationale des Syndicats d'Exploitants Agricoles (FNSEA). Discontent with the apparent inability of the FNSEA to protect the interests of the family farm was the motive behind such a step.
Chapter 1 examines the existing literature on French agriculture and agricultural politics in general in order to isolate concepts of explanatory value for the existence of MODEF. Chapter 2 relates these theoretical questions to the historical evidence of French agricultural politics and the emergence of MODEF. It also deals with the development of support for MODEF over the period 1959-79. Chapter 3 consists of two case studies of the pattern of MODEF support in the two departments of the Charente and Vaucluse.
Chapter 4 deals with the internal organization of MODEF and the purposes to which the organization has been put. Chapter 5 deals with the ideological aspects of the organization and their effect on the operation of the organization. Chapter 6 deals with MODEF's role in the web of agricultural organizations and institutions and identifies the limitations imposed by its oppositional stance.
Chapters 7 and 8 analyse the overtly political aspects of MODEF. Given the frequent portrayal of MODEF as a satellite of the Parti Communiste Français (PCF), the connection between MODEF and the PCF is considered in detail. Relations with other political parties are also examined. Finally, Chapter 8 deals with the relations between MODEF and the state.
The period covered is 1959 to February 1982 and the main source material consists of data gathered in interviews conducted in 1980-1981. A thematic approach has been adopted in order to facilitate the effort to avoid the limitations of the case study. Where necessary, the implications of the MODEF case for certain theoretical debates, such as that on corporatism, are considered.
| Item Type: | Thesis (PhD) | ||||
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| Subjects: | J Political Science > JA Political science (General) J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) |
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| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Mouvement pour la Défense de l'Exploitation familial, Agriculture and politics -- France -- History -- 20th century , Agriculture -- Political aspects -- France -- History -- 20th century | ||||
| Official Date: | 1986 | ||||
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| Institution: | University of Warwick | ||||
| Theses Department: | Department of Politics and International Studies | ||||
| Thesis Type: | PhD | ||||
| Publication Status: | Unpublished | ||||
| Extent: | 2 volumes (iv, 599 leaves) | ||||
| Language: | eng |
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