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ECONOMIC AND MONETARY UNION IN EUROPE: THEORY,
EVIDENCE AND PRACTICE
Edited by M Baimbridge & P Whyman Edward Elgar Pubishing
Economic and Monetary Union in Europe brings together
contributions from leading specialists which explain and
evaluate the most important implications of economic and
monetary union. The book examines theoretical aspects of
monetary integration, illustrates the historical lessons to be
learned from these and discusses the resulting policy
consequences.
EUROPEAN COHESION POLICY
Willem Molle
Taylor & Francis Ltd.
The only comprehensive text available for advanced study and
professional reference, this book brings much needed clarity to
both the theoretical and practical aspects of EU intervention.
Integrating both theoretical and practical research in a clear
and accessible structure, covering economic, social and
territorial issues European Cohesion Policy provides a
systematic view of the various stages of the whole policy
cycle.
POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS IN ITALY
Maurizio Cotta & Luca Verzichelli
Oxford University Press
The book focuses on the most recent developments in Italian
politics, particularly those of the last 10-15 years. A longer
historical perspective, covering the post-war period, is also
supplied, providing the reader with the tools for understanding
this period of change. The authors address a number of
themes, paradoxes and problems inherent to Italian politics.
PRINCIPLES OF COMPARATIVE POLITICS
William Roberts Clark et al.
SAGE
Principles of Comparative Politics offers the most
comprehensive and up-to-date view of the rich world of
comparative inquiry, research, and scholarship. This edition
retains its focus on the enduring questions with which scholars
grapple, the issues about which consensus has started to
emerge, and the tools comparativists use to get at the complex
problems in the field.
HANDBOOK OF PARTY POLITICS
Edited by Richard S Katz and William Crotty
SAGE
This major new handbook is the first to comprehensively map
the state-of-the-art in contemporary party politics scholarship.
The Handbook is designed to: provide an invaluable survey of
the major theories and approaches in this dynamic area of
study and research; give readers a concise 'road map' to the
core literatures in all the sub-fields of party related theorizing
and research; identify the theories, approaches and topics that
define the current 'cutting edge' of the field.
AGENDA-SETTING IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
Sebastiaan Princen
Palgrave
This is the central question of this book dedicated to agendasetting processes in the EU. Through a comparison of EU and
US policy agendas and the analysis of four case studies in
environmental and health policy, this book offers a new
understanding of how policy issues come onto the EU agenda.
THE POLITICS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
H. Lelieveldt & S. Princen
Cambridge University Press
A new introduction to the European Union which uses the lens
of comparative politics. This approach helps students
understand the EU through comparisons with domestic
politics and links with broader debates in political science. The
text is supported by numerous examples, and chapters
include briefings, fact files and controversy boxes which
highlight important information and controversial issues in EU
politics. This textbook is a comprehensive introduction to EU
politics and covers history, theory, key institutions and
participants, as well as policies and policy-making.
DEMOCRATIC
PARLIAMENT
POLITICS
IN
S. Hix, A.G. Noury & G.Roland
THE
EUROPEAN
Cambridge University Press
With the European Parliament comprising politicians from
many different countries one might expect politics in the
Parliament to be highly-fragmented. By studying more than
12,000 recorded votes this book establishes that the opposite
is in fact true. The authors suggest that the main reason for
these developments is that like-minded MEPs have incentives
to form stable transnational party organizations and to use
these organizations to compete over EU policies.
THE
FUNDAMENTALS
RESEARCH
P.M. Kellstedt & G.D. Whitten
OF
POLITICAL
SCIENCE
Cambridge University Press
The Fundamentals of Political Science Research provides an
introduction to the scientific study of politics, supplying
students with the basic tools needed to be both critical
consumers and producers of scholarly research in political
science. Because there is no magic formula by which theories
are developed, the authors present a series of strategies and
develop an integrated approach to research design and
empirical analyses that allows students to determine the
plausibility of their causal theories.
ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS AND LAGGARDS IN
EUROPE: WHY THERE IS (NOT) A SOUTHERN PROBLEM
Tanja Boerzel
Ashgate
This informative volume explains why member states have
repeatedly failed to comply with European environmental law.
It challenges the assumption that non-compliance is merely a
southern problem. By critically comparing and analyzing Spain
and Germany, the volume demonstrates that both "northern
leaders" and "southern laggards" face compliance problems if
a European policy is not compatible with domestic regulatory
structures. This book is a resource for anyone concerned with
environmental policy-making and law within the EU.
EXPLAINING DECISIONS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
Arne Niemann
Cambridge University Press
This book examines the interplay of the supranational,
governmental and non-governmental actors involved in EU
integration, along with the influence of domestic,
supranational and international structures. It develops
neofunctionalism as an approach for explaining decisions in
the EU. Niemann argues that this classic theory can be
modified in such a way as to draw on a wider theoretical
repertoire and that many micro-level concepts can sensibly be
accommodated within his larger neofunctionalist framework.
GAMES REAL ACTORS PLAY: ACTOR-CENTRED
INSTITUTIONALISM IN POLICY RESEARCH
Fritz W. Scharpf
Westview Press
Games Real Actors Play provides a persuasive argument for
the use of basic concepts of game theory in understanding
public policy conflicts. With the nonspecialist in mind, the
author presents a coherent actor-centered model of
institutional rational choice that integrates a wide variety of
theoretical contributions, such as game theory, negotiation
theory, transaction cost economics, international relations,
and democratic theory.
POLICY FRAMING IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
Falk Daviter
Palgrave Macmillan
This book explains the seemingly erratic policy dynamics that
characterise this highly contested area of EU policy-making.
It argues that the key to understanding which political
interests and ideas find expression in EU policy-making is to
focus on the framing of the issues at stake. The book
introduces the conceptual and theoretical tenets of policy
framing analysis and shows how this analytical lens can offer
a unique perspective on current issues in the study of EU
politics and policy-making.
NEGOTIATING EUROPEAN UNION
Edited by Franz Cede & Paul Meerts Palgrave Macmillan
The European Union can be perceived as an enormous
bilateral and multilateral process of internal and external
negotiation. This book examines negotiations within member
states, between member states, within and between the
institutions of the Union and between the EU and other
countries. It also analyzed processes, actors and interests.
This book is, therefore, a unique probe into the relatively
unknown arena of negotiation processes in the European
Union.
THE ROLE OF SMALL STATES IN THE EUROPEAN
UNION
Baldur Thorhallsson
Ashgate
The book argues that size is a significant variable in
explaining the behaviour of smaller states in the decisionmaking process of the EU in the areas of the Common
Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the Regional Policy. Small
states have some common problems. If these characteristics
of the smaller states can be differentiated from the
characteristics of the larger states, it can be expected that
these characteristics will influence the behaviour of smaller
states in the decision-making process of the EU.
EUROPEAN
UNION
FOREIGN
POLICY:
EFFECTIVENESS TO FUNCTIONALITY
Christopher J. Bickerton
FROM
Palgrave MacMillan
Arguing that the focus on effectiveness has pushed EU
studies too far into the world of policy planning, this book
examines EU foreign policy from the perspective of
functionality. It asks what function foreign policy co-operation
plays in the wider European integration process. The findings
are original and striking: far from being the poor cousin of
other policy areas, foreign policy is increasingly the terrain
upon which the future of the EU is being decided.
NORMATIVE POWER EUROPE:
THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES
Edited by Richard G. Whitman
EMPIRICAL
AND
Palgrave MacMillan
The theory of Normative Power Europe (NPE) promotes the
idea of the European Union as an 'ideational' actor in global
politics characterised by its attempts to promote a set of
common principles, and acting to diffuse norms in
International Relations. This volume brings together an
international group of scholars to examine the
methodological, theoretical and empirical challenges in the
study of the European Union through NPE.
THE EUROPEAN UNION IN GLOBAL SECURITY: THE
POLITICS OF IMPACT
Roy H. Ginsberg & Susan E. Penksa Palgrave MacMillan
The authors identify and explain the drivers of and brakes to
EU foreign security action and offer methods of assessment
to ascertain influence. On the basis of a comprehensive
analysis of EU security operations, the authors conclude that
the union has become a niche international security provider.
However, the Common Security and Defense Policy, will
remain a work-in-progress, partly finished, partly effective,
and yet of interest to a world that has always expected more
of the union than it has been willing to give.
EXPLAINING THE EU’S COMMON SECURITY AND
DEFENCE POLICY
Edited by X Kurowska & F Breuer Palgrave MacMillan
The study of the EU's security and defence policy has until
now lacked a comprehensive yet thorough and accessible
volume on theoretical debates in the field. This timely volume
addresses this and is an engaging assessment of the
discussions about the EU's Common Security and Defence
Policy. It brings together leading scholars in the field who
present their respective theoretical viewpoints and illustrate
how each has informed their empirical explorations.
MAKING EU FOREIGN POLICY
Edited by Daniel C. Thomas
Palgrave MacMillan
As the EU seeks to become a major player in world affairs,
sceptics question the EU's ability to overcome differences in
the outlooks and policy preferences of its member states.
How then, and under what conditions, can the EU agree on
strong common foreign policies that rise above the lowest
common denominator? This book provides a novel theoretical
explanation and fourteen case studies of how EU member
states reach agreement by pursuing their national interests in
a manner which takes into account the values and
commitments they have already articulated together.
THE FUTURE OF EUROPE – TOWARDS A TWO-SPEED EU?
Jean-Claude Piris
Cambridge University Press
The book works through the options available in light of the
economic and political climate, assessing their effectiveness.
By so doing, the author reaches the (for some) radical
conclusion that the solution is to permit 'two-speed'
development: allowing an inner core to move towards closer
economic and political union, which will protect the Union as a
whole. Compelling, critical and current, this book is essential
reading for all those interested in the future of Europe.
THE WORLDS OF EUROPEAN CONSTITUTIONALISM
G. De Burca & J. H. H. Weiler
Cambridge University Press
This book explores the nature and character of EU legal and
political authority, and the complex analytical and normative
questions which the notion of European constitutionalism
raises, in both the EU's internal and its external relations. By
bringing together leading constitutional theorists of the EU, this
book offers a sharp, challenging and engaging discussion for
students and researchers alike.
LOBBYING THE EUROPEAN UNION: INSTITUTIONS,
ACTORS AND ISSUES
Edited by D. Coen & J. Richardson Oxford University Press
This new volume seeks to understand the role of interest
groups in the policy process from agenda-setting to
implementation. Specifically, the book is interested in
observing how interest groups organise to influence the EU
institutions and how they select different coalitions along the
policy process and in different policy domains. The book is
essential reading for academics and practitioners alike.
EUROPEAN UNION: POWER AND POLICY-MAKING
Jeremy Richardson
Routledge
This best-selling book delivers a comprehensive introduction
to the policymaking processes at work in the European Union.
Addressing some of the more contentious areas in order to
stimulate students interest, this book continues to cover the
vital elements of EU courses including: theory; history;
institutions; policy; relations with member states; external
relations; and enlargement. This book is essential reading for
all students of politics and the European Union.
THE EU COMITOLOGY SYSTEM IN THEORY AND
PRACTICE: KEEPING AN EYE ON THE COMMISSION
Jens Blom-Hansen
Palgrave MacMillan
There is a glaring imbalance between the impressive amount
of research into first-tier EU decision-making by the Council of
Ministers and the European Parliament and the limited
research into second-tier EU rule-making by the Commission
and the comitology committees. This book seeks to redress
that imbalance and find answers to fundamental unresolved
questions about the comitology system. It looks at why the
system was created, how it has evolved over time and how it
functions day to day.
THE EUROPEAN UNION AND ITS CRISES THROUGH THE
EYES OF THE BRUSSELS ELITE
George Ross
Palgrave MacMillan
In the EU of the early 21st century there are strong
disagreements among members exacerbated by a difficult
enlargement, voters in several countries rejecting important
reforms in national referendums, and chronic legitimacy
problems. The financial crisis has increased the uncertainty.
This book presents analyses by EU leaders (including
administrative leaders in European institutions, European
parliamentarians and key political figures) of the great
problems and prospects the EU faces.
ANALYZING THE EUROPEAN UNION PROCESS
Esther Versluis, Mendeltje Van Keulen & Paul Stephenson
Palgrave MacMillan
Readers are provided with a practical insight into how to
analyze policies and policy-making in the EU. Using case
studies to deepen readers' understanding, this book examines
the various stages of the policy process - from the moment the
issue reaches the agenda through to drafting, implementation
and evaluation.
CONTEMPORARY EUROPE
Richard Sakwa and Anne Stevens
Palgrave MacMillan
This fully revised third edition provides a wide-ranging
introduction to political, economic and social life across the
whole continent. Ideal for students new to the subject, this
popular text stimulates fresh thinking on issues and debates.
MAKING
CLIMATE
CHANGE
WORK
FOR
US:
EUROOPEAN PERSPECTIVES ON ADAPTATION AND
MITIGATION STRATEGIES
M. Hulme and H. Neufeldt
Cambridge University Press
Introducing the main challenges and opportunities of
developing local, regional and global strategies for addressing
climate change, this book explains the dilemmas faced when
converting strategies into policies. The book illustrates the
differences between adaptation and mitigation, offers regional
and global case studies of how these are inter-linked, and
suggests six different metaphors for the strategic options to
make climate change work for us, rather than against us.
THE SCIENCE AND POLITICS OF GLOBAL CLIMATE
CHANGE: A GUIDE TO THE DEBATE
A.E. Dessler, E.A. Parson
Cambridge University Press
This book provides an integrated treatment of the science,
technology, economics, policy, and politics of climate change.
Aimed at the educated non-specialist, and at courses in
environmental policy or climate change, the book clearly lays
out the scientific foundations of climate change, the issues in
current policy debates, and the interactions between science
and politics that make the climate change debate so
contentious and confusing.
INTRODUCTION TO MODERN DAY CLIMATE CHANGE
Andrew E. Dressler
Cambridge University Press
This textbook focuses on the problem of anthropogenic climate
change. It combines an introduction of the science with an
introduction to the non-science issues such as the economic
and policy options. It contains the quantitative depth that is
necessary for an adequate understanding of the science of
climate change. The goal of the book is for a student to leave
the class ready to engage in the public policy debate on this
issue.
CLIMATE CHANGE AND MIGRATION
Gregory White
Oxford University Press
Focusing on climate-induced migration from Africa to Europe,
White shows how global warming's impact on international
relations has been significant, enhancing the security regimes in
the North Atlantic and in the states that serve as transit points
between the most advanced and most desperate nations. He
demonstrates that climate change altered the way nations
involved view their own sovereignty, as tightening or defining
borders in both Europe and North Africa leads to an increase of
the state's reaches over society.
THE GOOD SUPERVISOR
Gina Wisker
Palgrave MacMillan
Provides help for those wanting to develop strategies for
effective supervision with a diversity of students on a wide
variety of research projects, whether at postgraduate or
undergraduate level.