(P/B) EUROPEAN POLITICS

Παρουσίαση

This popular and highly praised text provides a lively and accessible introduction to the governance and politics of Europe. Thematically structured to address the key institutions and issues, it is genuinely pan-European in scope. Although no country is ignored, a range of representative countries (the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden and the UK), as well as the European Union itself, are used as key case examples throughout the book and each of them is the subject of an in-depth double-page country profile.
New to the Second Edition:
Double page country profiles with extra coverage of key issues
Debate boxes, giving the pros and cons of contested issues
Key Point boxes to reinforce learning and aid revision
Further Reading, Web links and Discussion Questions for each chapter
Two- colour page design to aid navigation
(from the publisher)

Περιεχόμενα

List of Illustrative Material
List of Abbreviations and Acronyms
Introduction
Why European politics?
Why this book?
Keeping it real - and up to date
Where is it going?
Getting started
1 Europe - A Continent in the Making
2 The End of the Nation State?
3 From Government to Governance -Running the State, Making Policy am Policing the Constitution
4 Governments and Parliaments -A Long Way from Equality
5 Parties - How the Past Affects the Present, and an Uncertain Future
6 Elections, Voting and Referendums -Systems, Turnout, Preferences and
Unpredictability
7 The Media - Player and Recorder
8 Participation and Pressure Politics -Civil Society, Organized Interests and Social Movements
9 Politics over Markets - Enduring Differences between Left and Right
10 Not Wanted but Needed - Migrants and Minorities
11 Protecting and Promoting - Europe's International Politics
References
Index