West European Politics back issues from July 2002:
Globalisation and social class.
Jul 01, 2002; ... CONCEPTS AND THEORIES An effort to achieve greater clarity is by now an essential preliminary to any essay on 'globalisation'. To this end, it would seem important, first of all, to distinguish between concepts and theories of globalisation: that is, between 'nominal' ...
The Europeanisation of Green parties: exploring the EU's impact.
Jul 01, 2002; ... The process of Europeanisation has received considerable academic attention, including a dedicated issue of this journal. (1) Whilst not defined consistently (see below) the concept is commonly used to signify the impact of European Union (EU) policies, structures and process on the ...
Between globalism and localism, Italian style.
Jul 01, 2002; ... As with the painstaking process of restoring Italy's artistic patrimony, the country's political unification remains a work in progress. Attempts to promote national allegiances through a unitary constitution and a standard language have not diminished regional economic disparities, ...
'A new Century of Corporatism?' Corporatism in Spain and Portugal.
Jul 01, 2002; ... The resurgence of national-level bargaining on income policies and other economic issues during the 1980s and 1990s in a number of European states, such as Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal, or Ireland, challenges the undoing of Schmitter's 'Century of Corporatism'. (1) This article ...
Farm conflict in France and the Europeanisation of agricultural policy.
Jul 01, 2002; ... Tocqueville once noted that traditional political structures could survive even the most revolutionary changes. As analysts are taking stock of the fast-growing literature on Europeanisation, it has become evident that the impact of European processes on traditional domestic politics ...
Proportional representation and the fortunes of right-wing extremist parties.
Jul 01, 2002; ... An accusation often made by proponents of majoritarian electoral systems is that proportional representation encourages political extremism. The Nazis' rise to power, the 1986 legislative victories of the French Front National, and, most recently, the success of the Austrian Freedom Party ...
New Labour in Britain: new democratic centralism?
Jul 01, 2002; ... That the British Labour Party has, in the last decade or so, undergone an organisational metamorphosis is a contention that few would dispute. However, there is less agreement about why the change has occurred. A prime reason is that the very nature of the metamorphosis is a matter of ...
The political consequences of electoral laws: the German system at fifty.
Jul 01, 2002; ... In recent years, the electoral system of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) has been the model of reference for electoral reforms in New Zealand and Venezuela, and the proposal to reform the electoral legislation after the German example has emerged in the political debate in several ...
European immigration politics. (Review Article).
Jul 01, 2002; ... Immigration and Welfare. Challenging the Borders of the Welfare State. Edited by M. BOMMES and A. GEDDES. London and New York: Routledge, 2000. Pp.xii + 291; [pounds sterling]60 (cloth) ISBN 0-415-22372-5. Immigration and European Integration. Towards Fortress Europe? By A ....
The Dynamics of Democratization. A Comparative Approach. (Book Reviews).
Jul 01, 2002; ... The Dynamics of Democratization. A Comparative Approach, By GEOFFREY PRIDHAM. London and New York: Continuum, 2000. Pp.vi + 330. [pounds sterling]55 (cloth) ISBN 0 8264 5038 5 Geoffrey Pridham has written the best textbook yet on democratisation. Although there are currently not ...
Democracy and Development. Political Institutions and Well-Being in the World, 1950-1990. (Book Reviews).
Jul 01, 2002; ... Democracy and Development. Political Institutions and Well-Being in the World, 1950-1990. By ADAM PRZEWORSKI, MICHAEL E. ALVAREZ, JOSE ANTONIO CHEIBUB, FERNANDO LIMONGI. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2000. Pp.xvii + 321, biblio, index. [pounds sterling]35 (cloth) ISBN ...
The Institutionalization of Europe. (Book Reviews).
Jul 01, 2002; ... The Institutionalization of Europe. Edited by ALEC STONE SWEET, WAYNE SANDHOLTZ and NEIL FLIGSTEIN. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. Pp.viii + 273, 8 figures, 13 tables, references, index. [pounds sterling]17.99 (paper) ISBN 0-19-924796-X; [pounds sterling]45 (cloth) ISBN ...
Transforming Europe. Europeanization and Domestic Change. (Book Reviews).
Jul 01, 2002; ... Transforming Europe. Europeanization and Domestic Change. Edited by MARIA GREEN COWLES, JAMES CAPORASO and THOMAS RISSE. Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press 2001. Pp.x + 272, biblio, index. [pounds sterling]39.77 (cloth) ISBN 0-8014-3793-8; [pounds sterling]12.95 (paper) ISBN ...
Europe's Digital Revolution -- Broadcasting Regulation. The EU and the Nation State. (Book Reviews).
Jul 01, 2002; ... Europe's Digital Revolution-Broadcasting Regulation. The EU and the Nation State. By DAVID A.L. LEVY. London and New York: Routledge 2001. Pp.xviii + 208, 5 tables, biblio, index. [pounds sterling]60 (cloth) ISBN 0-415-17196-2; [pounds sterling]17.99 (paper) ISBN 0-415-24248-7. ...
Interpreting Convergence in the European Union. Patterns of Collective Action, Learning and Europeanization. (Book Reviews).
Jul 01, 2002; ... Interpreting Convergence in the European Union. Patterns of Collective Action, Learning and Europeanization, By CHRISTOS J. PARASKEVOPOULOS. Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2001. Pp.xxi + 282, 28 tables, 56 figures, 6 graphs, bibliography, index. [pounds sterling]47.50 (cloth) ISBN 0-333-92188-7; ...
Unemployment in the New Europe. (Book Reviews).
Jul 01, 2002; ... Unemployment in the New Europe, Edited by NANCY BERMEO. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001. Pp.ix + 363, biblio, index. [pounds sterling]47.50 (cloth) ISBN 0-521-80241-5; [pounds sterling]17.95 (paper) ISBN 0-521-00276-1. Ever since the 'golden era' of post-WWII ...
The Emerging Euro-Mediterranean System. (Book Reviews).
Jul 01, 2002; ... The Emerging Euro-Mediterranean System. By DIMITRIS K. XENAKIS and DIMITRIS N. CHRYSSOCHOOU. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2001. Pp.x + 156, biblio, index. [pounds sterling]45 (cloth) ISBN 0-7190-6013-3. This recent volume in the 'Europe in Change' series is a ...
Germany's New Foreign Policy. Decision-Making in an Interdependent World. (Book Reviews).
Jul 01, 2002; ... Germany's New Foreign Policy. Decision-Making in an Interdependent World. Edited by WOLF-DIETER EBERWEIN and KARL KAISER. Basingstoke and New York: Palgrave, 2001. Pp.xix + 326, index. [pounds sterling]52.50 (cloth) ISBN 0-333-91963-7. One of the sorely under-researched areas of ...
Die Transformation Ostdeutschlands. Beriche zum soziaten und politischen Wandel in den neuen Bundesldndern. (Book Reviews).
Jul 01, 2002; ... Die Transformation Ostdeutschlands. Beriche zum soziaten und politischen Wandel in den neuen Bundesldndern. Edited by HANS BERTRAM and RAJ KOLLMORGEN. Opladen: Leske + Budrich, 2001. Pp.485. [pounds sterling]64 (paper) ISBN 3-8100-2241-1. This collection of research reports from ...
The Arms Trial & James Chichester-Clark: Prime Minister of Northern Ireland. (Book Reviews).
Jul 01, 2002; ... The Arms Trial. By JUSTIN O'BRIEN. Dublin: Gill and Macmillan, 2000. Pp.xvi + 285, biblia, index. [pounds sterling]9.99 (paper) ISBN 0-7171-3062-2. James Chichester-Clark: Prime Minister of Northern Ireland. By CLIVE SCOULAR. Killyleagh: The Author, 2000. Pp.iv + 175, biblio, ...
France and European Integration. Toward a Transnational polity.
Jul 01, 2002; ... France and European Integration. Toward a Transnational polity. By MICHEL R. GUELDRY. Westport, CT and London, Praeger, 2001. Pp.ix + 242, biblio, index. $65/[pounds sterling]58.95 (cloth) ISBN 0-275-967344-4. Though it has several redeeming features, I find it difficult to ...
Philosophies of Integration. Immigration and the Idea of Citizenship in France and Britain.
Jul 01, 2002; ... Philosophies of integration. Immigration and the Idea of Citizenship in France and Britain. By ADRIAN FAVELL. Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2001. Pp.xxxviii + 289 (second edition). [pounds sterling]14.99 (paper) ISBN 0-333-94593-X. Moral and political philosophers find it difficult to ...
Racism in Europe 1870-2000.
Jul 01, 2002; ... Racism in Europe. 1870-2000. By NEIL MACMASTER. Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2001. Pp.248. biblio., index. [pounds]47.50 (cloth) ISBN 0-333-71119-X; [pounds]15.99 (paper) 0-333-71120-3. Neil MacMaster offers an historical perspective on the emergence of a radical modern' racism in ...
Les croises de la societe fermee: l'Europe des extremes droites.
Jul 01, 2002; ... Les croises de la societe fermee: I'Europe des extremes droites. Edited by PASCAL PERRINEAU. Paris: Editions de l'aube, 2001. pp.426. 23.17 ISBN 2-87678-624-9. Pascal Perrineau is one of Europe's most eminent students of the 'extreme right'. In this book he brings together 19 ...