2022 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN FRANCE: AN ASSESSMENT ON FOREIGN POLICY ANALYSIS

Authors : Olcay ÖZKAYA, Zühal ÜNALP ÇEPEL

Pages : 1-25

Doi:10.24889/ifede.1069826

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Publication Date : 2023-06-10

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Assessments over the results of April 2022 Presidential Election in France will guide the scholars of foreign policy analysis on the future of internal and external policies of France and the European Union insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(EU);. Within this framework, the aim of the paper is to identify the foreign policy approaches of the presidential candidates and the political parties they have represented in France. The paper adopts a diverse approach from traditional foreign policy approaches which take internal and external factors separately as units of analysis in foreign policy-making processes. Contrary to the traditional perspective, the authors focused on the interaction of internal and external factors, because it is argued in the paper that this interaction creates mutual impacts on agents and shapes foreign policy-making procedures. Methodologically the paper elaborates the interaction through an analysis on the discourses of seven presidential candidates and programs of the political parties they have represented. It is concluded in the paper that the interaction between internal and external factors in French foreign policy has currently concentrated on the themes such as migration, security, economy, climate change, Islam, NATO membership and the future of the EU. The article tries to contribute to the foreign policy analysis literature through a comprehensive analysis on the combination of internal and external factors and to illuminate the probable reflections of presidential election process in France.
Keywords : Dış Politika Analizi, Fransa, Cumhurbaşkanlığı Seçimi, Avrupa Birliği, Uluslararası Siyaset

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