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Author : Geoffrey K. Roberts,Jill Lovecy
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Europe
ISBN : 0719009839
Author : Patricia Hogwood,Geoffrey K. Roberts
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2003-10-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0719066697
In this new edition, Patricia Hogwood and Geoffrey Roberts offer a comprehensive introduction to the political systems and processes of Western Europe. The book begins with an overview of the features and events that have shaped the political landscape of Europe up to the end of the 20th century. The authors go on to discuss liberal democracy, historical sources of conflict between countries, electoral systems, political parties and interest groups, governments and parliaments. The final section looks at federalism and EU decision-making and concludes with a consideration of how liberal democracies in western Europe have attempted to provide stable government while remaining responsive to changes in society. This book has been fully updated to take account of the French, British and Italian general elections that have occurred in recent years, as well as the momentous changes that have taken place in global politics as a result 9/11, and the preparations for EU enlargement. The chapters on the European Union and democracy in Western Europe have also been substantially revised to take account of globalization and recent political corruption issues.
Author : Geoffrey K. Roberts,Patricia Hogwood
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2003-07-18
Category : History
ISBN : 0719054214
"This book is an essential reference guide for students of West European politics and West European area studies. A perfect companion to European politics today (by the same authors), it contains details of major events, political leaders, important dates, organisations and recent elections, all in an accessible, easy-to-read format. A comprehensive reference work, the book also provides a sound historical background for students of contemporary Europe. It covers the information and terms of reference students need to know to understand developments in European politics from the Second World War to the present day. Much of the book is devoted to those European countries most often featured in comparative courses in colleges and universities: the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Spain as well as the European Union. Also included are details of personalities and events which have proved decisive for smaller and less familiar European democracies. From Resistance leaders to presidents, civil wars to scandals, the forces shaping the Europe of today are detailed in this book. This book is ideal for undergraduate students on politics, European studies and area studies courses"--Publisher's description.
Author : Geoffrey Roberts,Jill Lovecy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:463924041
Author : Jan-Erik Lane,Svante O. Ersson
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1999-02-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0761958622
Politics and Society in Western Europe is a comprehensive introduction for students of West European politics and of comparative politics. This new edition has been extensively revised and updated to meet with the new needs of undergraduate students as they come to terms with a changing social and political landscape in Europe. This textbook provides a full analysis of the political systems of 18 Western European countries, their political parties, elections, and party systems, as well as the structures of government at local, regional, national and European Union levels. Throughout the book, key theoretical ideas are accessibly introduced and examined against the very latest empirical data on civil society and the state.
Author : D. W. Urwin,W. E. Paterson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317902393
Examining such issues as the welfare state, the politics of unemployment and government-industry relations, this work looks at the developments in western European politics up to and during the 1980s.
Author : Klaus H Goetz,Peter Mair,Gordon Smith
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317990000
This book arises out of a specially commissioned issue of West European Politics marking the journal's 30th anniversary. It examines the profound changes in the European political landscape over the last three decades, including the fall of Communism; progressive European integration; territorial restructuring; public sector reforms at European, national, regional and local levels; changes in democratic participation, protest, elections, political communication, political parties and party competition; and challenges to the welfare state. The book also discusses how political science has responded to these changes in terms of its substantive focus, concepts, methods and theories. Many of the 17 contributions included identify important challenges for the future, including those stemming from EU integration, the reduced electoral accountability of politicians, the problematic legitimation of party government and the sharpening of the edges of the state. Contributors include K. A. Anderson, F. C. Castles, C. Crouch, M. Egeberg. M. Ferrera, H. Goetz, L. Hooghe, E. M. Immergut, R. F. Inglehart, M. Keating, H.-D. Klingemann H. Kriesi, M. Lodge, J. Lovenduski, P. Mair, G. Marks, Y. Mény, L. Morlino, H. Obinger, V. A. Schmidt, P. C. Schmitter, and G. Smith. This book was published as a special issue of West European Politics.
Author : Luca Carrieri
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030481032
This book analyses emerging trends in the politicisation of EU conflicts in Western Europe between 2006 and 2019, evaluating the transformative effects arising from multiple crises – the Euro crisis, the migration crisis and the Brexit Referendum. It describes how EU issues have been increasingly emphasised and polarised by various political parties – both the mainstream pro-EU and anti-EU protest parties – and have been transformed into more meaningful determinants of voting. The respective chapters investigate the fluctuations in EU issue entrepreneurship and EU issue voting, identifying which party types have been more likely to benefit from their EU issue proximity to voters, and assessing the growing politicisation of the EU conflict in both South European and North-Western countries. This book will be of particular interest to students and scholars of political parties, European politics, Euroscepticism and voting behaviour.
Author : Jan Beyers,Rainer Eising,William A. Maloney
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317995852
Interest organizations have always assumed a prominent place in European politics because they link states with citizens, institutionalize the resolution of social conflicts, regulate important sectors of the economy and society, contribute to workable policy outcomes and socialize members into democratic politics. However, the plethora of interest group studies that exist have not consolidated our understanding of these actors. These analyses have been subject to the vagaries of different theoretical perspectives and vary greatly in their conceptual and methodological frameworks. Consequently, a not always complementary and fragmented series of findings has emerged. This book is a systematic and comprehensive effort at investigating and integrating the state of the art in European interest group research. Combining the analysis of interest group politics in the EU with the comparative study of interest organizations, the book seeks to identify the areas about which there is consolidated knowledge, that are marked by controversies, in which considerable uncertainty exists, that have been omitted from research programs and that ought to be part of future studies. Thereby, it provides a general reflection on how the study of interest group politics can be improved by linking it to the comparative study of governance. This book was published as a special issue of West European Politics.
Author : Hanspeter Kriesi,Edgar Grande,Martin Dolezal,Marc Helbling,Dominic Höglinger,Swen Hutter,Bruno Wüest
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2012-07-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781139561051
What are the consequences of globalization for the structure of political conflicts in Western Europe? How are political conflicts organized and articulated in the twenty-first century? And how does the transformation of territorial boundaries affect the scope and content of political conflicts? This book sets out to answer these questions by analyzing the results of a study of national and European electoral campaigns, protest events and public debates in six West European countries. While the mobilization of the losers in the processes of globalization by new right populist parties is seen to be the driving force of the restructuring of West European politics, the book goes beyond party politics. It attempts to show how the cleavage coalitions that are shaping up under the impact of globalization extend to state actors, interest groups and social movement organizations, and how the new conflicts are framed by the various actors involved.
Author : Peter John
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2001-09-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781446230596
`Its strength lies in combining theoretical insights with an impressive range of empirical material. The analysis is subtle and multi-layered.... This is a timely and important book' - Political Studies `Local governance have gained massive attention among scholars and practitioners during the past several years. Peter John's book fills a void in the literature by tracing the historical roots of local governance and by placing his findings in a comparative perspective' - Professor Jon Pierre, University of Gothenburg, Sweden `Peter John has produced a fascinating and stimulating book in which he assesses current developments in urban politics and local government in Europe and suggests how these changes are leading to different patterns of sub-national territorial politics in the EU today. What he has to say is of important interest to all students of local government; comparative politics and of territorial politics more generally' - Michael Goldsmith, University of Salford `this book offers a fascinating comparative analysis... themes such as New Public Management, globalisation, regionalism and privatisation will be relevant to numerous courses in government, politics, public administration and public policy' - West European Politics This text provides a comprehensive introduction to local government and urban politics in contemporary Western Europe. It is the first book to map and explain the change in local political systems and to place these in comparative context. The book introduces students to the traditional structures and institutions of local government and shows how these have been transformed in response to increased economic and political competition, new ideas, institutional reform and the Europeanization of public policy. At the book's core is the perceived transition from local government to local governance. The book traces this key development thematically across a wide range of West European states including: Belgium, France, Greece, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom.
Author : Sara Wallace Goodman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781107063143
This book examines why Western European states have recently introduced citizenship tests, integration courses, contracts, and oath ceremonies. These requirements are perceived as instruments of civic integration, to enable immigrants to be better participants in society and the labor market. However, are all states introducing these requirements for the same reason?
Author : Hanspeter Kriesi (politicoloog),Edgar Grande,Romain Lachat,Dr Martin Dolezal,Simon Bornschier,Timotheos Frey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0511430027
Examines the new configuration of political power in Western Europe, as the radical right mobilises globalisation's losers.
Author : Isabelle Engeli,Christoffer Green-Pedersen,Lars Thorup Larsen
Publisher : Springer
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137016690
Why do some countries have 'Culture Wars' over morality issues such as abortion and same-sex marriage while other countries hardly experience any conflict? This book argues that morality issues only generate major conflicts in political systems with a significant conflict between religious and secular parties.
Author : Roger Morgan
Publisher : B. T. Batsford Limited
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105080770865