The French “no” vote of 29 May 2005: understand, act

In this document, Gaëtane Ricard-Nihoul intends to describe the process, which - and she is convinced of this - will pull the Community coach out of the mud into which it has sunk. Before doing so, however, and because the nature of a sickness must be properly diagnosed before a remedy can be prescribed, she explores the reasons for the "no" vote in detail