European Politics into the Twenty-First Century - Integration and Division

This short and simple introduction to European politics, which includes Western and Eastern Europe as well as Russia, demonstrates how European nations have attempted to cope with division within Europe and in international politics. Highlighting differences with U.S. politics, Slomp examines the European system from various perspectives, including geography, religion, economics, and social composition. Two separate chapters discuss relations within the European Union as well as its interaction with nations outside the group. Tables and figures provide a wealth of information on the location of minorities, the ideological spectrum, and social policies.

Directed toward both an American and a European readership, this study includes information about the importance of ethnicity and religion, the impact of new migration waves, and the position of the labor movement. It covers the role of political parties, the Americanization of election campaigns, and the prevalence of coalition governments. A chapter on European style civil society focuses on the influence of pressure groups, the popularity of formal business/trade union/government contracts, the mass media, local politics, and federal political systems. Every chapter deals with the social transformation of the former communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe. A final section contains a brief description of all the nations by groupings.

List of contents

Preface
Introduction
The Main Lines of Social Division
Liberals Are Not Liberals: The European Ideologies
From Elections to Governments, The Long Way
Government and Parliament
Between State and Society
Public Policy in Europe
Supranational Politics: The European Union
International Politics
Europe by Region
Appendices
Index

About the author

Hans Slomp, PhD, is associate professor of comparative politics at the Institute for Management Research at Radboud University, Nijmegen, Holland.

Product details

• Authors: Hans Slomp, Slomp Hans
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2000
• EAN: 9780275968007
• ISBN: 978-0-275-96800-7
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Europe, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, International Relations, 21st Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Political science & theory, Political structure & processes, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Political science and theory, Political structure and processes, Politics, Law, and Government: Comparative Politics