European Democracies
eBook - ePub

European Democracies

  1. 326 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
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eBook - ePub

European Democracies

About this book

European Democracies is an introduction to the politics and governments of Western, Central, and Eastern Europe. Organized thematically rather than country-by-country, this fully revised edition examines topics such as electoral systems, the European Union, refugees and the welfare state, and asks how to explain variations in policy outcomes, and how globalization is affecting European Democracies, among others. Throughout, the author treats Europe as a single but diverse entity and asks readers to compare what they learn about European politics with the politics of their own country.

Key features in this new edition include:

  • An updated thematic introduction to the politics and governments of Europe;

  • Fully revised to include comprehensive coverage of recent electoral politics and political events in Europe, such as Brexit, the refugee crisis, and terrorist attacks;

  • New chapters on immigration and the nature of European political culture and welfare state.

  • New comparative sections covering topics such as political parties, and financial and political differences in governments between Europe and the USA.

This key, in-depth text will be essential reading to anyone interested in European politics and comparative politics.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. List of tables
  6. List of figures
  7. List of boxes
  8. About the author and previous editions
  9. Introduction and structure of the book
  10. 1 Becoming modern in Europe and America: different history, different politics
  11. 2 Political parties
  12. 3 “The most specific manipulative instrument of Politics”: electoral systems and how votes are turned into seats
  13. 4 Parliaments and presidents: from legislative to executive authority
  14. 5 Courts
  15. 6 Bringing politics closer to the people: referenda and federalism
  16. 7 Social movements
  17. 8 Immigration and the welfare state
  18. 9 The ties that bind: political culture and the power of common forms of life
  19. 10 The European Union, “Brexit,” and Quo vadis?
  20. 11 Economics, politics, and the Greek Tragedy of 2015
  21. 12 Does all of this really matter – and why should we care? Explaining policy outcomes
  22. 13 Nationalism and ethnicity
  23. 14 Power sharing in deeply divided societies
  24. 15 Globalization and European democracies
  25. Index