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Informationen zum Autor Tim Bale Klappentext 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 examples throughout the book and each of them is the subject of an in-depth double-page country profiles. The text is supported by a range of features, including:- Double-page country profiles with coverage of key issues- Debate boxes which give 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 chapterThe third edition has been fully revised and updated to take account of the latest developments and now includes coverage of the Eurozone crisis, governments' austerity measures and recent legislation affecting privacy and human rights. Zusammenfassung The fully revised 3rd edition of this popular text provides a thematically organised introduction to the governance and politics of Europe. An accessible, up-to-date guide, it covers the institutions and issues that matter, and uses 9 representative countries as case studies throughout. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction.- Europe: A Continent in the Making.- The End of the Nation State?.- From Government to Governance: Running the State, Making Policy, and Policing the Constitution.- Governments and Parliaments: A Long Way from Equality.- Parties: How the Past Affects the Present, and An Uncertain Future.- Elections, Voting and Referendums: Systems, Turnout, Preferences and Unpredictability.- The Media: Player and Recorder.- Participation and Pressure Politics: Civil Society, Organised Interests and Social Movements.- Politics Over Markets: Does Politics - and Left and Right - Still Matter?.- Not Wanted but Needed: Migrants and Minorities.- Protecting and Promoting: Europe's International Politics. ...
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Introduction.- Europe: A Continent in the Making.- The End of the Nation State?.- From Government to Governance: Running the State, Making Policy, and Policing the Constitution.- Governments and Parliaments: A Long Way from Equality.- Parties: How the Past Affects the Present, and An Uncertain Future.- Elections, Voting and Referendums: Systems, Turnout, Preferences and Unpredictability.- The Media: Player and Recorder.- Participation and Pressure Politics: Civil Society, Organised Interests and Social Movements.- Politics Over Markets: Does Politics - and Left and Right - Still Matter?.- Not Wanted but Needed: Migrants and Minorities.- Protecting and Promoting: Europe's International Politics.
