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1. The Impact of European Integration on Political Parties

   Beyond the Permissive Consensus

   By Dimitri Almeida

   Series: Routledge Advances in European Politics

   This book traces the positions of national partisan actors towards the development of the European polity in an in-depth comparative analysis covering all member states of the European Union over a period of 60 years. The author examines the approach of the social democratic, radical left, liberal,...

   Published April 16th 2012 by Routledge
2. Social Networks and Public Support for the European Union

   By Elizabeth Radziszewski

   Series: Routledge Advances in European Politics

   Although political conversations on European integration are common, they are not part of existing explanations for attitude formation on the EU. This book examines the impact of social networks—interpersonal interactions and connections—in shaping attitudes on European integration. Looking at...

   Published March 30th 2012 by Routledge
3. Europeanization, Integration and Identity

   A Social Constructivist Fusion Perspective on Norway

   By Gamze Tanil

   Series: Routledge Advances in European Politics

   This book analyses how domestic and European structures impact on national actors’ identities, interests and foreign policy practices. Employing Norway as the case study area, the author uses this nation as an example to assess Europeanization and identity politics across the European Union (EU)....

   Published March 26th 2012 by Routledge
4. The EU Presence in International Organizations

   Edited by Spyros Blavoukos, Dimitris Bourantonis

   Series: Routledge Advances in European Politics

   This study provides a comprehensive discussion of all aspects of the European Union presence in International Organisations (IOs). The editors seek to explore both the political and institutional implications of the EU’s interaction with IOs and the effect of the EU’s presence on the functioning of...

   Published February 26th 2012 by Routledge
5. The Political History of European Integration

   The Hypocrisy of Democracy-Through-Market

   By Hagen Schulz-Forberg, Bo Stråth

   Series: Routledge Advances in European Politics

   This book adopts a historical perspective to explore the tensions between the idea of a European democracy through a European market, and the observations that there are signs of increasing social disintegration, political extremism and populism in the wake of economic integration....

   Published January 8th 2012 by Routledge
6. Human Rights and Democracy in EU Foreign Policy

   The Cases of Ukraine and Egypt

   By Rosa Balfour

   Series: Routledge Advances in European Politics

   This book investigates the disparity between rhetoric and performance in the European Union response to abuses of human rights and transgression of democracy. With the Arab spring putting the spotlight on the EU’s self-portrait as committed to promoting global human rights and democracy, this book...

   Published December 20th 2011 by Routledge
7. The Second Tier of Local Government in Europe

   Provinces, Counties, Départements and Landkreise in Comparison

   Edited by Hubert Heinelt, Xavier Bertrana

   Series: Routledge Advances in European Politics

   This book takes a comparative approach to local government across 14 European countries, looking at processes of decentralisation, regionalisation and reforms of local government. Examining second levels of government, such as UK Counties, French Départements, Italian and Spanish Provinces, and...

   Published December 13th 2011 by Routledge
8. Learning from the EU Constitutional Treaty

   Democratic Constitutionalization beyond the Nation-State

   By Ben Crum

   Series: Routledge Advances in European Politics

   The negative results of referenda on the European Union (EU) Constitutional Treaty in France and the Netherlands, and subsequent low-key adoption of the Treaty of Lisbon raise complex questions about the possible democratization of international organisations. This book provides a full analysis of...

   Published November 29th 2011 by Routledge
9. EU Foreign Policy and the Europeanization of Neutral States

   Comparing Irish and Austrian Foreign Policy

   By Nicole Alecu de Flers

   Series: Routledge Advances in European Politics

   This book examines the effects of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) of the European Union (EU) on the national foreign policies of Ireland and Austria. Small and neutral EU member states provide a fascinating case-study as the CFSP entails a dilemma for them. Their size may create...

   Published November 10th 2011 by Routledge
10. Party Strategies in Western Europe

    Party Competition and Electoral Outcomes

    By Gemma Loomes

    Series: Routledge Advances in European Politics

    This book examines political party system change from a party-centric perspective and assesses how, and to what extent, established political parties in western Europe can maintain their dominant positions. Parties are increasingly competing in a changeable environment and this book assesses the...

    Published October 30th 2011 by Routledge