Routledge Advances in European Politics

New and Published Books

1-10 of 93 results in Routledge Advances in European Politics

1. Europeanization and New Member States

   A Comparative Social Network Analysis

   By Flavia Jurje

   Series: Routledge Advances in European Politics

   This book examines the Europeanization of the polity and politics of a new EU Member State. Using social network analysis in a comparative research design, it provides a systematic analysis of the effects of Europeanization on the institutions, policy processes, power constellation and conflict...

   Published March 24th 2013 by Routledge
2. Territory and Terror

   Conflicting Nationalisms in the Basque Country

   By Jan Mansvelt Beck

   Series: Routledge Advances in European Politics

   All Basque interpretations of national power have resulted in an uneasy mix of often fragmented and conflicting territorial identifications. Basques can identify themselves with France, Spain or an imagined Basque nation state. Territory and Terror confronts the imagined and actual territorial...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
3. The Illusion of Accountability in the European Union

   Edited by Sverker Gustavsson, Christer Karlsson, Thomas Persson

   Series: Routledge Advances in European Politics

   This book examines accountability in the EU from different perspectives and considers whether EU citizens have real opportunities for holding decision-makers accountable. This book critically analyses five arguments which claim there are sufficient means for holding decision-makers to account in...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
4. The Politics of Ratification of EU Treaties

   By Carlos Closa

   Series: Routledge Advances in European Politics

   Since its inception, the European Union (EU) has revised its foundational treaties several times, resulting in national ratification processes involving different actors, with varying success. This book focuses on the politics of ratification of EU Treaties and reviews the processes of ratification...

   Published March 17th 2013 by Routledge
5. The New Member States and the European Union

   Foreign Policy and Europeanization

   Edited by Michael Baun, Dan Marek

   Series: Routledge Advances in European Politics

   This book examines the impact of EU membership on the foreign policies of the 12 new member states that joined the EU in 2004 and 2007. Among scholars of European politics there is a general consensus that membership in the European Union changes the countries that join. Yet considerable debate...

   Published February 17th 2013 by Routledge
6. Institutional Challenges in Post-Constitutional Europe

   Governing Change

   Edited by Catherine Moury, Luís de Sousa

   Series: Routledge Advances in European Politics

   This book discusses the future of the European Union following the failure of the Constitutional and reform treaties, examining the transformations, dynamics and major issues facing present-day Europe. Discussing key questions relating to the future of the European project, this book brings...

   Published February 14th 2013 by Routledge
7. European Union Public Health Policy

   Regional and global trends

   Edited by Scott Greer, Paulette Kurzer

   Series: Routledge Advances in European Politics

   Ranging from influence over world trade laws affecting health to population health issues such as obesity to the use of comparative data to affect policy, the EU’s public health policies are increasingly important, visible, expensive and effective. They also provide an invaluable case study for...

   Published December 5th 2012 by Routledge
8. The EU and Multilateral Security Governance

   Edited by Sonia Lucarelli, Luk Van Langenhove, Jan Wouters

   Series: Routledge Advances in European Politics

   This book studies the role of the EU in peace and security as a regional actor with global aspirations, in the context of challenged and changing multilateralism. Multilateralism, governance and security are three concepts that have attracted a great deal of attention in the past decade and...

   Published December 4th 2012 by Routledge
9. Society and Democracy in Europe

   Edited by Silke Keil, Oscar W. Gabriel

   Series: Routledge Advances in European Politics

   This comparative study examines what kinds of societal forces shape European relationships towards democratic political life in contemporary Europe. Drawing on data from the European Social Survey (ESS), the book develops a theoretical perspective on the relationship between social structure and...

   Published November 15th 2012 by Routledge
10. A Political Theory of Identity in European Integration

    Memory and policies

    By Catherine Guisan

    Series: Routledge Advances in European Politics

    This book provides a theoretical and historical examination of the speech and deeds of European founders. Using a fresh and innovative approach, this monograph connects political theory with concrete political practices based on empirical evidence, and theorizes the internal process of European...

    Published November 11th 2012 by Routledge