Chair: David Goldey, Lincoln College

‘From Fourth to Fifth Republics': David Hanley, University of Portsmouth

‘Hyperpresidentialism': Jack Hayward, University of Hull

11.00-12.30 Session 2

Chair: Jean Leca, Sciences Po Paris

President Mitterrand: Nick Hewlett, Warwick University

President de Gaulle: John Gaffney, Aston University

12.30 Lunch

13.00-15.30 Session 3

Chair: Raymond Kuhn, Queen Mary, University of London

President Chirac: Andrew Knapp, University of Reading

President Sarkozy: Pascal Perrineau, CEVIPOF, Paris

16.00-17.30 Session 4

Chair: John Gaffney

Prime Minister Lionel Jospin: Ben Clift, University of Warwick

Women and Leadership in the Fifth Republic: Rainbow Murray, Queen Mary, University of London