Book Series
Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science
New & Published Titles:
Private Organisations in Global Politics
Private Organisation in Global Politics is a groundbreaking study which brings together a broad range of case-studies to examine the role and character of private… read more2000 | Hardback: 978-0-415-20128-5 (Routledge)
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Federalism and Political Performance
Federalism and Political Performance compares the political performance of federal and non-federal states and evaluates the impact of different types of federation. The contributors draw… read more2000 | Hardback: 978-0-415-21810-8 (Routledge)
The Survival of the European Welfare State
'Crisis'. 'Breakdown'. 'Dismantlement.' Since the 1970's, these have become the catchphrases used to describe the condition of the welfare states in Europe, in academic and… read more2000 | Hardback: 978-0-415-21291-5 (Routledge)
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Democratic Governance and New Technology
Drawing on case studies from Denmark, The Netherlands and the UK, this book discusses new Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). Contributors argue that ICTs play… read more2000 | Hardback: 978-0-415-18922-4 (Routledge)
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Parliamentary Party Groups in European Democracies
Political Parties Behind Closed Doors
The partisan groups in parliament form the link between mass suffrage, parties and parliaments, and are generally accepted today as necessary instruments of parliamentary business.… read more1999 | Hardback: 978-0-415-22336-2 (Routledge)
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Party Elites in Divided Societies
Political Parties in Consociational Democracy
Working from the basis of Arend Lijphart's 1968 work on divided societies, the authors go on to look at such cultures and subcultures thirty years… read more1999 | Hardback: 978-0-415-20127-8 (Routledge)
Democracy without Borders
Transnationalisation and Conditionality in New Democracies
This book carves out a new area of democratisation studies by analysing the transnational dimension and the role of non state actors across three different… read more1999 | Hardback: 978-0-415-19202-6 (Routledge)
Cultural Theory as Political Science
This is the first major European political science book to discuss the growing interdisciplinary field of 'cultural theory', proposing a coherent and viable alternative to… read more1999 | Hardback: 978-0-415-19197-5 (Routledge)
Social Capital and European Democracy
The authors of this work examine the dominant view that voluntary activity promotes social capital and hence good government, but also explore alternative models for… read more1999 | Hardback: 978-0-415-18630-8 (Routledge)
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Citizenship and Welfare State Reform in Europe
This work examines the concept of citizenship in relation to social policy, in the context of the rapidly changing European welfare states. Leading academics analyse… read more1999 | Hardback: 978-0-415-18927-9 (Routledge)
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Forthcoming Titles:
New Directions in Federalism Studies
Edited by Jan Erk, Wilfried Swenden
To be published January 4th 2010
Public Policy and the Mass Media: The Interplay of Mass Communication and Political Decision Making
Edited by Sigrid Koch-Baumgarten, Katrin Voltmer
To be published February 19th 2010
Changing Government Relations in Europe: From localism to intergovernmentalism
Edited by Michael J. Goldsmith, Edward C. Page
To be published March 25th 2010
Dominant Political Parties and Democracy: Concepts, Measures, Cases and Comparisons
Edited by Matthijs Bogaards, Françoise Boucek
To be published March 31st 2010
The Role of Governments in Legislative Agenda Setting
Edited by Bjorn Erik Rasch, George Tsebelis
To be published March 31st 2010
Political Discussion in Modern Democracies: A Comparative Perspective
Edited by Michael R. Wolf, Laura Morales, Ken'ichi Ikeda
To be published May 30th 2010
Parliamentary Roles in Modern Legislatures
Edited by Magnus Blomgren, Olivier Rozenberg
To be published June 30th 2010
New Regionalism and the European Union: Dialogues, Comparisons and New Research Directions
Edited by Nick Robinson, Ben Rosamond, Alex Warleigh-Lack
To be published June 30th 2010
Puzzles of Government Formation: Coalition Theory and Deviant Cases
Edited by Rudy W. Andeweg, Lieven D. Winter
To be published June 30th 2010
Administrative Reforms and Democratic Governance
Edited by Jean-Michel Eymeri-Douzans, Jon Pierre
To be published June 30th 2010
The Political Representation of Immigrants and Minorities: Voters, Parties and Parliaments in Liberal Democracies
Edited by Karen Bird, Thomas Saalfeld, Andreas M. Wüst
To be published June 30th 2010