West European Politics back issues from April 2003:
Comparing federal institutions: power and representation in six federations.
Apr 01, 2003; ... Devolution in the United Kingdom and ongoing debate over the allocation of competencies in the European Union make comparative federalism, and particularly structured comparison capable of generating theory about politics in multi-level institutional settings, more relevant than ever ...
Otto Kirchheimer and the catch-all party.
Apr 01, 2003; ... The German-American scholar Otto Kirchheimer (1905-65) is primarily known because of his frequently cited thesis concerning the development of the catch-all people's party, a term that has now become an established part of the conventional terms of reference of political scientists and ...
The Vincent Wright Memorial Prize.(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2003 ... Frank Cass and the Editors of West European Politics are pleased to announce the winners of the Vincent Wright Memorial Prizes for articles appearing during 2002, Volume 25. The two articles below have been judged by members of the Editorial Board and the Editors as making a significant ...
Erratum.(correction to 'Europeanisation of Swiss Immigration Policy' in vol. 25, no. 4)(Correction Notice)
Apr 01, 2003; ... In the article by Alex Fischer, Sarah Nicolet and Pascal Sciarini, 'Europeanisation of Swiss Immigration Policy', that was published in Volume 25, Number 4, the following acknowledgement was inadvertently excised: This research is financed by the Swiss National Science ...
Never a dull moment: Pim Fortuyn and the Dutch parliamentary election of 2002.
Apr 01, 2003; ... In 1997, in an earlier article in this journal, we wrote that: the once so stable Dutch voters now rely far less on long-term divisions, social or ideological, than upon short-term circumstances in determining their votes. Until a major revival or restructuring occurs, electoral ...
Party positions or party direction? An analysis of Party Manifesto Data.(Italy)
Apr 01, 2003; ... The purpose of the present article is to contribute to the solution of a problem that has attracted some attention among party and party system scholars, that is, why the left-right scores generated through the Party Manifesto Data (PMD) do not do a very good job, in terms of face ...
The transformation of the Greek party system since 1951.
Apr 01, 2003; ... When Seymour Martin Lipset and Stein Rokkan in 1967 advanced their well-known hypothesis about the 'freezing' of party systems, (1) what they primarily had in mind and put under empirical observation were the developed Western democracies, that is, countries which had experienced ...
Explaining miracles: Third Ways and work and welfare.
Apr 01, 2003; ... Since the 1980s socio-economic policy-making in most West European countries has been changing. Governments tend to pursue policies that aim at welfare state retrenchment.(1) In addition neo-liberalist ideas consider traditional policy instruments like public intervention by means of ...
The self-destruction of a right-wing populist party? The Austrian parliamentary election of 2002. (Elections in Context).(Freiheitliche Partei Osterreichs)
Apr 01, 2003; ... The catalyst for Austria's premature general election on 24 November 2002 was the spectacular implosion of Jorg Haider's right-wing populist Freiheitliche Partei Osterreichs (FPO). That in turn was in large measure a consequence of the circumstances surrounding the genesis and performance ...
The devil they know: the German Federal election of 2002.
Apr 01, 2003; ... The German Bundestag election of 1998, the fourteenth since the foundation of the Federal Republic, was the first in which electors clearly expressed a preference for a change of government. Out went a coalition of Christian Democrats (CDU) and Free Democrats (FDP), which Helmut Kohl had ...
'The Swedish model is dead! Long live the Swedish model!' The 2002 Riksdag election.
Apr 01, 2003; ... Having seen their counterparts in Norway and Denmark ignominiously ejected from office during the previous 12 months, Sweden's Social Democrats seemed to turn a European non-socialist tide in the September 2002 Riksdag election. In France, Italy, the Netherlands and Portugal social ...
Fianna Fail still dominant in the coalition era: the Irish general election of May 2002.
Apr 01, 2003; ... One of the strongest behavioural regularities in European politics is that parties in opposition tend to gain votes at election time, whereas governing parties generally lose votes. Incumbency is rarely an electoral asset. (1) Exceptions exist, however, as they did recently in Ireland, ...
The Futures of European Capitalism & Welfare and Work in the Open Economy. Volume 1: From Vulnerability to Competitiveness and Welfare and Work in the Open Economy. Volume 2: Diverse Responses to Common Challenges. .(Book Review)
Apr 01, 2003; ... The Futures of European Capitalism. By VIVIEN SCHMIDT. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. Pp.xiv + 357. [pounds sterling]12.99 (paper) ISBN 0-199-24092-2. Welfare and Work in the Open Economy. Volume 1: From Vulnerability to Competitiveness. Edited by FRITZ W. SCHARPF and ...
Trade Warriors: States, Firms, and Strategic-Trade Policy in High-Technology Competition. .(Book Review)
Apr 01, 2003; ... Trade Warriors: States, Firms, and Strategic-Trade Policy in High-Technology Competition. By MARC L. BUSCH. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001. Pp.x + 213, 20 figures, index, [pounds sterling]35 (cloth) ISBN 0-521-63340-0, [pounds sterling]12.95 (paper) ISBN 0-521-79938-4. ...
Comparing Democracies 2: New Challenges in the Study of Elections and Voting. .(Book Review)
Apr 01, 2003; ... Comparing Democracies 2: New Challenges in the Study of Elections and Voting. Edited by LAWRENCE LEDUC, RICHARD G. NIEMI and PIPPA NORRIS. Thousand Oaks, CA and London: Sage Publications, 2002. Pp.269, index, biblio. [pounds sterling]70 (cloth) ISBN 0-7619-7222-6; [pounds sterling]21.99 ...
The Fall and Rise of the PDS in Eastern Germany.(Book Review)
Apr 01, 2003; ... The Fall and Rise of the PDS in Eastern Germany. By DAN ROUGH. Birmingham: Birmingham University Press, 2002. Pp.192. [pounds sterling]19.95 (paper) ISBN 1-9024-5914-8. The book presents in six chapters the results of an analysis beyond the conventional frame. Although the PDS ...
Analisis de politicas publicas en Espana: enfoques y casos. .(Book Review)
Apr 01, 2003; ... Analisis de politicas publicas en Espana: enfoques y casos. Edited by MIREIA GRAU and ARACELI MATEOS, Valencia: Tirant lo Blanch, 2002. Pp.519. [euro]24,95 (paper) ISBN 84-8442-662-9. This book makes a valuable contribution to the literature on public policy in Spain by ...
Il sistema politico italiano: Autorita, istituzioni, societa.(Book Review)
Apr 01, 2003; ... II sistema politico italiano: Autorita, istituzioni, societa. By GIANFRANCO PASQUINO. Bologna: Bononia University Press, 2002. Pp.236; 16 tables; 5 figs. [pounds sterling]10 (paper) ISBN 88-7395-000-0. This is a book that offers an explanation not only of how the Italian ...
States and Regions in the European Union: Institutional Adaptation in Germany and Spain. .(Book Review)
Apr 01, 2003; ... States and Regions in the European Union: Institutional Adaptation in Germany and Spain. By TANJA BORZEL. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001, Pp.xiii + 269, 7 figs., 8 tables, biblio., index, [pounds sterling]45 (cloth) ISBN 0-521-00860-3; [pounds sterling]15.95 (paper) ISBN ...
L'action collective en Europe/Collective Action in Europe. .(Book Review)
Apr 01, 2003; ... L'action collective en Europe/Collective Action in Europe. Edited by RICHARD BALME, DIDIER CHABANET and VINCENT WRIGHT. Paris: Presses de Sciences Po, 2002. Pp.542. [euro]33.54 (paper) ISBN 2-77246-0855-0. The Franco-British co-production, in which half of the contributions are ...
The European Commission and the Integration of Europe: Images of Governance. .(Book Review)
Apr 01, 2003; ... The European Commission and the Integration of Europe: Images of Governance. By LIESBET HOOGHE. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001. Pp.xi + 279, biblio, index. [pounds sterling]45 (cloth) ISBN 0-521-80667-4; [pounds sterling]15.95 (paper) ISBN 0-521-00143-9. Liesbet ...
Politica de Seguridad de la Union Europea: realidades y retos para el siglo XXI. .(Book Review)
Apr 01, 2003; ... UNED Politica de Seguridad de la Union Europea: realidades y retos para el siglo XXI. Edited by GUSTAVO PALOMARES. Valencia: Tirant lo Blanch, 2001. Pp.263. [euro]19 (paper) ISBN 8-4844-2463-4. This volume presents the result of a joint research effort led ...