The Oxford Handbook Of Local And Regional Democracy In Europe

Author : John Loughlin,Frank Hendriks,Anders Lidström
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 810 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780191628245

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The Oxford Handbook of Local and Regional Democracy in Europe by John Loughlin,Frank Hendriks,Anders Lidström Pdf

The Oxford Handbook of Local and Regional Democracy in Europe analyses the state of play of democracy at the subnational level in the 27 member states of the EU plus Norway and Switzerland. It places subnational democracy in the context of the distinctive Anglo, the French, the German and Scandinavian state traditions in Europe asking to what extent these are still relevant today. The Handbook adapts Lijphart's theory of democracy and applies it to the subnational levels in all the country chapters. A key theoretical issue is whether subnational (regional and local) democracy is derived from national democracy or whether it is legitimate in its own right. Besides these theoretical concerns it focuses on the practice of democracy: the roles of political parties and interest groups and also how subnational political institutions relate to the ordinary citizen. This can take the form of local referendums or other mechanisms of participation. The Handbook reveals a wide variety of practices across Europe in this regard. Local financial systems also reveal a great variety. Finally, each chapter examines the challenges facing subnational democracy but also the opportunities available to them to enhance their democratic systems. Among the challenges identified are: Europeanization, globalization, but also citizens disaffection and switch-off from politics. Some countries have confronted these challenges more successfully than others but all countries face them. An important aspect of the Handbook is the inclusion of all the countries of East and Central Europe plus Cyprus and Malta, who joined the EU in 2004 and 2007. This is the first time they have been examined alongside the countries of Western Europe from the angle of subnational democracy.

Author : John Courtney,David Smith
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 569 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2010-04-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780195335354

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The Oxford Handbook of Canadian Politics by John Courtney,David Smith Pdf

The Oxford Handbook of Canadian Politics provides a comprehensive overview of the transformation that has occurred in Canadian politics since it acheived autonomy nearly a century ago, examining the institutions and processes of Canadian government and politics at the local, provincial and federal levels. It analyzes all aspects of the Canadian political system: the courts, elections, political parties, Parliament, the constitution, fiscal and political federalism, the diffusion of policies between regions, and various aspects of public policy.

Author : Russell J. Dalton,Hans-Dieter Klingemann
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 1010 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780199270125

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Oxford Handbook of Political Behavior by Russell J. Dalton,Hans-Dieter Klingemann Pdf

The Oxford Handbooks of Political Science is a ten-volume set of reference books offering authoritative and engaging critical overviews of the state of political science. Each volume focuses on a particular part of the discipline, with volumes on Public Policy, Political Theory, Political Economy, Contextual Political Analysis, Comparative Politics, International Relations, Law and Politics, Political Behavior, Political Institutions, and Political Methodology. The project as a whole is under the General Editorship of Robert E. Goodin, with each volume being edited by a distinguished international group of specialists in their respective fields. The books set out not just to report on the discipline, but to shape it. The series will be an indispensable point of reference for anyone working in political science and adjacent disciplines. What does democracy expect of its citizens, and how do the citizenry match these expectations? This Oxford Handbook examines the role of the citizen in contemporary politics, based on essays from the world's leading scholars of political behavior research. The recent expansion of democracy has both given new rights and created new responsibilities for the citizenry. These political changes are paralleled by tremendous advances in our empirical knowledge of citizens and their behaviors through the institutionalization of systematic, comparative study of contemporary publics--ranging from the advanced industrial democracies to the emerging democracies of Central and Eastern Europe, to new survey research on the developing world. These essays describe how citizens think about politics, how their values shape their behavior, the patterns of participation, the sources of vote choice, and how public opinion impacts on governing and public policy. This is the most comprehensive review of the cross-national literature of citizen behavior and the relationship between citizens and their governments. It will become the first point of reference for scholars and students interested in these key issues.

Author : David Levi-Faur
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 828 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199560530

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The Oxford Handbook of Governance by David Levi-Faur Pdf

This Oxford Handbook will be the definitive study of governance for years to come. 'Governance' has become one of the most popular terms in contemporary political science; this Handbook explores the full range of meaning and application of the concept and its use in a number of research fields.

Author : Council of Europe. Steering Committee on Local and Regional Authorities
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Democracy
ISBN : OCLC:181858797

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Structure and Operation of Local and Regional Democracy (situation in 1993). by Council of Europe. Steering Committee on Local and Regional Authorities Pdf

Author : Michael Moran,Martin Rein,Robert E. Goodin
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 997 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2008-06-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780199548453

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The Oxford Handbook of Public Policy by Michael Moran,Martin Rein,Robert E. Goodin Pdf

This is part of a ten volume set of reference books offering authoritative and engaging critical overviews of the state of political science. This work explores the business end of politics, where theory meets practice in the pursuit of public good.

Author : Donald P. Haider-Markel
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 976 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780191611964

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The Oxford Handbook of State and Local Government by Donald P. Haider-Markel Pdf

The Oxford Handbook of State and Local Government is an historic undertaking. It contains a wide range of essays that define the important questions in the field, evaluate where we are in answering them, and set the direction and terms of discourse for future work. The Handbook will have a substantial influence in defining the field for years to come. The chapters critically assess both the key works of state and local politics literature and the ways in which the sub-field has developed. It covers the main areas of study in subnational politics by exploring the central contributions to the comparative study of institutions, behavior, and policy in the American context. Each chapter outlines an agenda for future research.

Author : André Bächtiger,John S. Dryzek,Jane Mansbridge,Mark E. Warren
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 816 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2018-08-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780191064579

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The Oxford Handbook of Deliberative Democracy by André Bächtiger,John S. Dryzek,Jane Mansbridge,Mark E. Warren Pdf

Deliberative democracy has been one of the main games in contemporary political theory for two decades, growing enormously in size and importance in political science and many other disciplines. The Oxford Handbook of Deliberative Democracy takes stock of deliberative democracy as a research field, in philosophy, in various research programmes in the social sciences and law, and in political practice around the globe. It provides a concise history of deliberative ideals in political thought and discusses their philosophical origins. The Handbook locates deliberation in political systems with different spaces, publics, and venues, including parliaments, courts, governance networks, protests, mini-publics, old and new media, and everyday talk. It engages with practical applications, mapping deliberation as a reform movement and as a device for conflict resolution, documenting the practice and study of deliberative democracy around the world and in global governance.

Author : Erik Jones,Anand Menon,Stephen Weatherill
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 924 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780199546282

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The Oxford Handbook of the European Union by Erik Jones,Anand Menon,Stephen Weatherill Pdf

The Oxford Handbook of the European Union brings together numerous acknowledged specialists in their field to provide a comprehensive and clear assessment of the nature, evolution, workings, and impact of European integration.

Author : Diego Muro,Ignacio Lago
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 765 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780198826934

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The Oxford Handbook of Spanish Politics by Diego Muro,Ignacio Lago Pdf

"Oxford Handbooks offer authoritative and up-to-date surveys of original research in a particular subject area. Specially commissioned essays from leading figures in the discipline give critical examinations of the progress and direction of debates, as well as a foundation for future research. Oxford Handbooks provide scholars and graduate students with compelling new perspectives upon a wide range of subjects in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences"--

Author : John Loughlin
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2001-04-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780191544705

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Subnational Democracy in the European Union by John Loughlin Pdf

This book is the result of a research project carried out for the Committee of the Regions and analyses the 'state of play' of democratic practice at the subnational level in all of the European Member states. Its initial hypothesis was that liberal democracy is closely associated with the rise of the nation state in the 19th century. The nation state, however, has been significantly changing under the impact of various forces including globalization and regionalization, internal reforms of the public administration system such as privatization and deregulation, and the emergence of regions and local authorities as actors in their own rights. these changes pose challenges for the practice of democracy and, in particular, for its expression at the regional and local level. The book deals with the theoretical implications of these changes in terms of the changing nature of the state and new regionalism. However, one of the key findings is that there is no one uniform meaning of democracy across member states and there are variations even within a single state depending on whether the national or subnational levels are considered. Each country chapter gives the historical and philosophical background to the concept of democracy in each country. There is also an exposition of the institutional expression of democracy at the different levels. With regard to the practice of democracy at the subnational level, the role of pressure groups and policy networks is examined as well as the role of political parties. There is a survey of critiques of subnational democracy. Finally, there is a survey of innovative approaches to improving regional and local democracy through a variety of mechanisms and reforms as ways of responding to the challenge and opportunities facing it today

Author : Jon Pierre
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 737 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780199665679

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The Oxford Handbook of Swedish Politics by Jon Pierre Pdf

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Author : Stefanie Schmahl,Marten Breuer
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 1080 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-09
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780191653131

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The Council of Europe by Stefanie Schmahl,Marten Breuer Pdf

The Council of Europe, of which all European States are members, plays a pivotal role in the promotion and protection of human rights, democracy, and the rule of law in Europe. Bringing together specialist scholars and practitioners, The Council of Europe: Its Laws and Policies offers profound insights into the functioning of the organization. The organization's primary and secondary law, its institutional structure, and its far-reaching fields of activities are comprehensively and systematically analysed. This volume investigates the impact of the Council's activities within the national legal systems of the Member States and the dense web of relationships between the Council of Europe and other international organisations. An important reference work on one of the most influential organizations in Europe, the book concludes that the Council of Europe has played a considerable role in the constitutionalization process of regional public international law.

Author : Peter Munk Christiansen,Jørgen Elklit,Peter Nedergaard
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 735 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2020-06-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780198833598

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The Oxford Handbook of Danish Politics by Peter Munk Christiansen,Jørgen Elklit,Peter Nedergaard Pdf

The Oxford Handbook of Danish Politics provides the most comprehensive and thorough English language book on Danish politics ever written. It features chapters by 50 leading experts who have contributed extensively to the field they write about. Why is Denmark an interesting topic for a Handbook? In some respects, Danish political institutions and political life are very similar to that of other small, North European countries such as the other Scandinavian countries and Netherland. However, in other respects, Danish politics is interesting in its own right. For instance, Denmark has a world record in minority governments. According to standard scholarly knowledge, this should result in unstable governments and a bad economy. This is not the case, however, since Denmark has a rather stable political system and a strong and robust economy among the strongest in Europe. How? The Danes have continued reservations towards the EU despite close to 50 years of EC/EU membership, and the Danes rejected the Maastricht Treaty in 1992. Still, the EU issue is handled in ways that do not call for large political battles. How? A third example is that Denmark used to be known as a tolerant and liberal society; its Jews were almost all saved during German occupation during WWII, Denmark was the first country to free pornography, and the first country to formally register same-sex couples. Yet recent Danish politics has also been associated with xenophobia and anti-Muslim sentiments. Why?

Author : Kevin Featherstone,Dimitri A. Sotiropoulos,Dēmētrēs A. Sōtēropoulos
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 738 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : History
ISBN : 9780198825104

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The Oxford Handbook of Modern Greek Politics by Kevin Featherstone,Dimitri A. Sotiropoulos,Dēmētrēs A. Sōtēropoulos Pdf

This volume is the authoritative Handbook guide to the development of Greek politics, economy, and society from the period of the fall of the Colonels' Regime (1974) to the present day, including the causes and consequences of the crisis in Greece and the aftermath of the crisis, in comparative and historical perspective.