National sovereignty in the political culture of France

Abstract

The article discusses the historical aspects of the concept of sovereignty in the context of the peculiarities of the formation of French statehood, the nation and its political culture. The processes of European integration that unfolded in the post-war period and especially in recent decades, led to the transfer of the increasing traditional powers of the national state to a supranational level and a noticeable revision of the classical notions of sovereignty.

Keywords

• france
• sovereignty
• state
• fifth republic
• european union
• european integration