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This substantially updated and revised edition offers a comprehensive overview of the challenges confronting the political system as well as the international politics of the European Union. It draws from a rich spectrum of regional integration theories to determine what the Uni…
"Since the very beginning, Confucianism has been troubled by a serious gap between its political ideals and the reality of societal circumstances. Contemporary Confucians must develop a viable method of governance that can retain the spirit of the Confucian ideal while tackling …
"Since the very beginning, Confucianism has been troubled by a serious gap between its political ideals and the reality of societal circumstances. Contemporary Confucians must develop a viable method of governance that can retain the spirit of the Confucian ideal while tackling …
"A new introduction to the European Union which uses the lens of comparative politics. This approach helps students understand the EU through comparisons with domestic politics and links with broader debates in political science. The text is supported by numerous examples, and c…
Providing an up-to-date history of the European Union from the end of the Second World War, this title discusses the impact of the Euro and economic monetary union, and provides an analysis of post-9/11 splits in the EU over Afghanistan and Iraq.
'The Delphic Oracle on Europe' deals with the most relevant and contentious issues related to the European Union's way forward in times of global crisis and profound change.
'The Delphic Oracle on Europe' deals with the most relevant and contentious issues related to the European Union's way forward in times of global crisis and profound change.
The Delphic Oracle on Europe brings together leading thinkers and policy-makers from different academic disciplines and policy-oriented backgrounds from all over Europe. The chapters reflect on ways forward for the European Union (EU) in a time of global crisis and profound chan…
Before making significant policy decisions, political actors and parties must first craft an agenda designed to place certain issues at the center of political attention. The agenda-setting approach in political science holds that the amount of attention devoted by the various a…
This edited collection, in honour of the late political scientist Peter Mair, contains original chapters that are directly linked to his theoretical and/or methodological ideas and approaches. Peter Mair demonstrated that political parties have traditionally been central actors …
"Institutions are the channels of political power. The design of political institutions matter in how democracies work. This has been Arend Lijphart's life work, and it is this fundamental insight that Democracy and Institutions explores." "These essays offer both theoretical in…
Institutions are the channels of political power. This volume explores Arend Lijphart's life work--the design of political institutions. All the contributors to this volume share the fundamental insight that the design of political institutions matters in how democracies work. T…