Judicial power and democracy / Martin M. Shapiro -- Judicial politics versus ordinary politics : is the constitutional judge caught in the middle? / Michel Rosenfeld -- Judicialization of politics or politicization of the courts in new democracies? / Mary L. Volcansek -- Europea…
The power of national and transnational constitutional courts to issue binding rulings in interpreting the constitution or an international treaty has been endlessly discussed. What does it mean for democratic governance that non-elected judges influence politics and policies? T…
The power of national and transnational constitutional courts to issue binding rulings in interpreting the constitution or an international treaty has been endlessly discussed. What does it mean for democratic governance that non-elected judges influence politics and policies? T…
Why are people who live in liberal welfare regimes reluctant to support welfare policy? And conversely why are people who live in social democratic welfare regimes so keen to support it? These core questions lie at the heart of this intriguing book. By examining how different we…
The age of the euro has cast central banks in a newly prominent role in European integration and in macro-economic policy making in Europe. This text examines the effects of the euro as the new European single currency on the central banks of the member states of the European Un…
Presents a range of perspectives on the role of national parliaments in EU politics and policy-making. Many accounts of the role of parliaments portray them as passive victims of European integration. This book examines their role within the EU policy-making process, looking at …
Although entrepreneurship has become a buzzword in the public debate, a coherent definition of entrepreneurship has not yet emerged. In this paper, we review and compare the most common theoretical definitions of entrepreneurship in economics and discuss their connection to the …
Raymond Taras explains the causal mechanisms propelling three EU states to become engaged in outside conflicts and tells the story of when and why xenophobia at home is converted into xenophobia abroad. Key features: a scholarly investigation into the role that human phobias pla…
"This book provides a range of perspectives from some of the leading environmental academics and practitioners active in Europe today on some of the most pressing contemporary challenges in EU environmental law and governance. The book focuses on three key cross-cutting issues e…