France: Solidarity for Others… and for Itself!

Christian Lequesne (1) , Olivier Rozenberg (2)

1 CERI - Centre de recherches internationales (Sciences Po, CNRS)
2 CEE - Centre d'études européennes et de politique comparée (Sciences Po, CNRS)

French political elites have traditionally supported a pro-solidarity credo in European debates. This position should be understood in relation with the reluctance of French elites towards economic liberalism: solidarity between Member States is conceived as a support for positive integration beyond liberalising markets. Yet, this remarkably coherent position has important and significant blind spots.

Keywords: European Union; French political elites; solidarity; liberalism

Domains: Political science

Christian Lequesne, Olivier Rozenberg. France: Solidarity for Others… and for Itself!. Kaeding, M., Pollak, J., Schmidt, P. (eds). European Solidarity in Action and the Future of Europe, Springer International Publishing, pp.41-44, 2022, The Future of Europe, 978-3-030-86536-8. ⟨10.1007/978-3-030-86537-5_10⟩. ⟨hal-03662409⟩