West European Politics

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1. Dynamics of Change in the European Union

   Edited by Daniel Naurin, Anne Rasmussen

   Series: West European Politics

   Agreements concerning inter-institutional rules in the treaties of the European Union often give rise to reactions and processes of adaptation within the EU institutions. Recent literature on EU legislative politics has increasingly examined decision-making within the EU institutions, but has...

   Published July 29th 2012 by Routledge
2. Interest Group Politics in Europe

   Lessons from EU Studies and Comparative Politics

   Edited by Jan Beyers, Rainer Eising, William A. Maloney

   Series: West European Politics

   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...

   Published March 28th 2012 by Routledge
3. Understanding Electoral Reform

   Edited by Reuven Hazan, Monique Leyenaar

   Series: West European Politics

   The field of elections and electoral systems, and particularly electoral reform, has exhibited tremendous growth and cross-national appeal over the last two decades. However, beyond an increased knowledge of voting rules and their consequences for political representation, little attention has been...

   Published November 9th 2011 by Routledge
4. Accountability and European Governance

   Edited by Deirdre Curtin, Peter Mair, Yannis Papadopoulos

   Series: West European Politics

   In recent years there has been a considerable effort in some transnational organizations and institutions to confront a crisis of legitimacy by promising more accountability and openness. This volume takes as its central focus the role of accountability in democratic governance, and attempts to...

   Published October 19th 2011 by Routledge
5. European Politics

   Pasts, presents, futures

   Edited by Klaus H Goetz, Peter Mair, Gordon Smith

   Series: West European Politics

   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...

   Published September 30th 2010 by Routledge
6. The Structure of Political Competition in Western Europe

   Edited by Zsolt Enyedi, Kevin Deegan-Krause

   Series: West European Politics

   Is European party politics hovering above society? Why do voters pick one party over others? Is it a question of class? Of religion? Of attitudes about taxes or immigration or global warming? Or is it something else entirely? The Structure of Political Competition in Western Europe takes a detailed...

   Published September 6th 2010 by Routledge
7. EU Enlargement and Referendums

   Edited by Aleks Szczerbiak, Paul Taggart

   Series: West European Politics

   A series of EU accession referendums were held in nine candidate countries, eight post-communist states and Malta, between March and September 2003. These referendums provide us with an excellent comparative opportunity to deepen our understanding of the European integration issue and how it...

   Published September 29th 2009 by Routledge
8. France’s Political Institutions at 50

   Edited by Emiliano Grossman, Nicolas Sauger

   Series: West European Politics

   Fifty years after the creation of the Fifth Republic, French politics is undergoing profound changes. The election of Nicolas Sarkozy has announced a general review of the French political system. A special committee – the comité constitutionnel – is currently drafting a catalogue of...

   Published July 27th 2009 by Routledge
9. Towards A New Executive Order In Europe?

   Edited by Deirdre Curtin, Morten Egeberg

   Series: West European Politics

   The executive branch of government in Europe is being gradually transformed in several significant respects. First, executive power has been continuously strengthened at the EU level in the form of the European Commission, EU-level agencies and diplomatic and military staff in the Union Council...

   Published February 19th 2009 by Routledge
10. The Politics of Belgium

    Institutions and Policy under Bipolar and Centrifugal Federalism

    Edited by Marleen Brans, Lieven De Winter, Wilfried Swenden

    Series: West European Politics

    For too long Belgium remained an unexplored terrain by comparative political scientists. Belgium's politics were best known through the writings of Arend Lijphart, who considered it a model case of consociationalism. Over the past ten to fifteen years, the analysis of consociationalism has been...

    Published February 11th 2009 by Routledge