European politics: a comparative introduction

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A thematically-organised introduction to the governance and politics of Europe, this text provides an accessible guide to both the institutions and the issues that matter in a continent where the boundaries between East and West, and between domestic and EU affairs are breaking down.

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Title Statements

Full title :European politics : a comparative introduction / Tim Bale.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2017
Edition:Fourth edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Palgrave Macmillan
Place of Publication:Basingstoke, United Kingdom
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2017

The Physical Object

Description:xxi, 452 pages : : illustrations, maps ; : 26 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:1137581344, 9781137581341, 1137581336, 9781137581334
oclc:ocn973806104
Dewey Decimal:320.3094

Introduction -- 1. Europe: a continent in the making -- 2. The end of the nation state? -- 3. From government to governance: running the state, making policy and 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: does politics - and left and right - still matter? -- 10. Not wanted but needed: migrants and minorities -- 11. Protecting and promoting: Europe's international politics.

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Comparative government Europa Europäische Union Europe Europe -- Politics and government Europe -- Politique et gouvernement European Union Politics and government Politik Vergleichende Regierungslehre