Changing french military procurement policy: The state, industry and ‘Europe’ in the case of the A400M
Language
en
Article de revue
This item was published in
West European Politics. 2006, vol. 29, n° 1, p. 70-89
Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
English Abstract
Numerous sector-specific studies have shown that over the past 20 years different parts of the French state have changed their relationship to national industry and the European Union. However, the defence sector has been ...Read more >
Numerous sector-specific studies have shown that over the past 20 years different parts of the French state have changed their relationship to national industry and the European Union. However, the defence sector has been both under-studied and the victim of an assumption of ‘military exceptionalism’. Based upon empirical research into the ordering of the Airbus A400M military transporter, this article uses a cognitive approach to policy analysis to unpack the sets of actors and distribution of power which today make French procurement decisions. It shows that many policy preferences have changed considerably but that the key protagonists have remained remarkably stable.Read less <
Keywords
France
Europe
industrie aéronautique
Airbus A400M
avion
ministère de la Défense
politique
pouvoir
organisation
Union européenne
Défense
commerce
Origin
Hal imported