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Thatcher's Secret War: Subversion, Coercion, Secrecy and Government, 1974-90 by Clive Bloom 9780752499741
€18.37Margaret Thatcher remains one of the United Kingdom's most polarising prime ministers. This provocative investigation sheds new light on the secret, internal 'cold war' that the Iron Lady and her government waged against 'the enemy within': anti-nuclear,... -
After Brexit, What Next?: Trade, Regulation and Economic Growth by Patrick Minford 9781839103087
RRP: €28.50€25.64This timely book sets out a shrewd and comprehensive policy programme, for both 'microeconomic' supply-side settings of tax and regulatory systems, and 'macroeconomic' policies for fiscal and monetary policies to regulate demand and support the... -
The Complete Reflections: Conversations with Politicians by Peter Hennessy
€30.76On the BBC radio show Reflections with Peter Hennessy, the preeminent historian of British political life interviewed leading figures from the UK's governing parties during the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Bringing together... -
The Undercover Nazi Hunter: Unmasking Evil in Post-War Germany by Wolfe Frank 9781526738738
RRP: €29.75€21.44Wolfe Frank was Chief Interpreter at the Nuremberg Trials where he was dubbed 'The Voice of Doom'. A playboy turned resistance worker he had fled Germany for England in 1937 having been branded an 'enemy of the state - to be shot on sight'. Initially... -
Islamism, Populism, and Turkish Foreign Policy by Burak Bilgehan Özpek
RRP: €47.59€41.72This comprehensive volume analyses the phenomena of populism and Islamism in Turkey under Justice and Development Party (JDP) rule since 2002, and its impact on the country's foreign policy. The authors seek to identify the meanings of 'populism' and... -
These Islands: A Letter To Britain by Ali M. Ansari
€23.21Visiting Italy in the months preceding the Scottish referendum of 2014, Ali Ansari was struck by the admiration of Italian colleagues for the liberalism of a state that would allow, and even encourage, one of its constituent parts to resolve the question... -
The European Union in Crisis by Desmond Dinan 9781137604255
€49.14The European Union (EU) is in crisis. The crisis extends beyond Brexit, the fluctuating fortunes of the eurozone and the challenge of mass migration. It cuts to the core of the EU itself. Trust is eroding; power is shifting; politics are toxic;... -
The Village Against the World by Dan Hancox
RRP: €35.64€24.87One hundred kilometres from Seville lies the small village of Marinaleda, which for the last thirty-five years has been the centre of a tireless struggle to create a living utopia. This unique community drew British author Dan Hancox to Spain, and... -
The 'New Turkey' and its Discontents by Simon Waldman
€20.68The Turkey of today little resembles that of recent decades. Its economy has expanded hugely, new political elites have emerged, and the once powerful Kemalist military is no longer a potent and dominant political player. Meanwhile, new prosperity has... -
Politics in a Time of Crisis: Podemos and the Future of Democracy in Europe by Pablo Iglesias 9781784783358 [USED COPY]
RRP: €13.08€3.14Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Crises and Challenges for the European Union by Mark Rhinard 9781350342903
RRP: €39.26€35.03The crises of the European Union extend beyond the challenges of Covid-19, Brexit, the Eurozone, and mass migration, cutting to the core of the EU itself. Taking a structural rather than event-based approach, this text unpacks all aspects of the EU in... -
Bad Laws: An explosive analysis of Britain's Petty Rules, Health and Safety Lunacies, Madcap Laws and Nit-Picking Regulations. by Philip Johnston 9781849010108
€15.15Over the past thirteen years, New Labour has made us wade through a quagmire of petty rules, health and safety lunacies, madcap laws and nitpicking regulations. We have been snooped on, hectored and hounded by state nannies from cradle to grave, all... -
Defending Europe: The EU, NATO, and the Quest for European Autonomy by Jolyon Howorth 9781403961143
RRP: €53.54€53.51Defending Europe seeks to clarify the competing ambitions, the contrasting visions and the trans-Atlantic tensions related to the recent quest by Europe for autonomy in the sphere of security and defense. Scholars from both sides of the Atlantic explore... -
Superpower Struggles: Mighty America, Faltering Europe, Rising Asia by John Redwood 9781403990785
RRP: €107.09€106.95Since the war in Iraq of 2003, relations between the USA and the EU have been strained and the UK has been increasingly regarded as the US Government's only dependable ally. In this new book John Redwood examines the growing conflicts between an EU... -
British Political Facts Since 1979 by David Butler 9781403903730
RRP: €107.09€106.95British Political Facts Since 1979 is the definitive record of the who, the what and the when of British political history from the election of Mrs Thatcher as Prime Minister to the present day. It is a comprehensive reference work that will be... -
Handbook of Direct Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe after 1989 by Maria Marczewska-Rytko 9783847421221
RRP: €99.96€99.13Since the collapse of the Soviet Union the political history of Central and Eastern Europe has been mainly the story of arise, consolidation, transformation and struggles of new democratic regimes and societies. The handbook offers an instructive... -
The Politics of Nuclear Energy in the European Union: Framing the Discourse: Actors, Positions and Dynamics by Pamela M. Barnes 9783847406877
RRP: €95.20€93.51For the foreseeable future the overall use of nuclear electricity in the European Union is unlikely to change significantly despite the controversies surrounding its use amongst the EU's nation states. The author questions the role that nuclear... -
Bulwark of the Old Regime: France's Royal Swedish Regiment in the French and American Revolutions by Neil Kent 9781680538502
RRP: €118.94€109.33In 1740, the French King Louis XV granted his Swedish-led forces the title of Royal Swedish Regiment, for which it received the same privileges as all royal regiments including the protection of the king, new flags, and ordinance. Louis XV acted to... -
Politics of Compromise by Dankwart A. Rustow 9780691627007
RRP: €52.36€49.28How is it that Sweden has been able to combine political stability with an entrenched multiparty system? How is it that she has produced such remarkable achievements in economic policy, social welfare, labor relations, and international cooperation? In... -
Politics of Compromise by Dankwart A. Rustow 9780691653143
RRP: €142.80€130.91How is it that Sweden has been able to combine political stability with an entrenched multiparty system? How is it that she has produced such remarkable achievements in economic policy, social welfare, labor relations, and international cooperation? In... -
America, Germany, and the Future of Europe by Gregory F. Treverton 9780691602134
RRP: €55.93€52.73Gregory Treverton reviews the significant episodes in Europe's history after World War II, emphasizing America's preoccupation with Europe and the decisive effect of U.S. foreign policy on European security and economic arrangements during the postwar... -
Partnering with Extremists: Coalitions between Mainstream and Far-Right Parties in Western Europe by Kimberly A Twist 9780472131341
RRP: €95.14€92.83As long as far-right parties-known chiefly for their vehement opposition to immigration-have competed in contemporary Western Europe, many have worried about these parties' acceptability to democratic voters and mainstream parties. Yet, rather than... -
Faces on the Ballot: The Personalization of Electoral Systems in Europe by Alan Renwick 9780199685042
€125.88One of the key shifts in contemporary politics is the trend towards greater personalization. Collective actors such as political parties are losing relevance. Citizens are slowly dealigning from these actors, and individual politicians are therefore... -
Theorizing Internal Security in the European Union by Raphael Bossong 9780198739487
€130.67This edited volume offers different theories useful for understanding and explaining European Union cooperation on internal security matters. Cooperation on such matters has not only flourished over the past two decades, but - more recently - has also... -
Nordic Models in Political Science: Challenged, but Still Viable by Oddbjorn Knutsen 9788245021752
RRP: €47.60€42.39Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788245021752Author Oddbjorn KnutsenFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint FagbokforlagetPublisher FagbokforlagetWeight(grams) 634g -
Strategic Frames: Europe, Russia, and Minority Inclusion in Estonia and Latvia by Jennie L. Schulze 9780822965114
RRP: €71.40€67.29Strategic Frames analyzes minority policies in Estonia and Latvia following their independence from the Soviet Union. It weighs the powerful influence of both Europe and Russia on their policy choices, and how this intersected with the costs and benefits... -
America, Germany, and the Future of Europe by Gregory F. Treverton 9780691631691
RRP: €136.85€125.94Gregory Treverton reviews the significant episodes in Europe's history after World War II, emphasizing America's preoccupation with Europe and the decisive effect of U.S. foreign policy on European security and economic arrangements during the postwar... -
Turkey's Politics: The Transition to a Multi-Party System by Kemal H. Karpat 9780691626239
RRP: €101.15€94.09This book discusses in full the economic, social, and cultural background of modern Turkey's political system. Beginning with a historical sketch of the problems of the Ottoman Empire that gave rise to the early reform movement, Professor Karpat... -
Interest Groups in Italian Politics by Joseph La Palombara 9780691624945
RRP: €86.87€80.75The author examines both structurally and functionally the General Confederation of Italian Industry, Italian Catholic Action, the Christian Democrats, the Italian Liberal Party, the monarchist Italian Republican Party, the neo-Fascist Italian Social... -
Politics, Power, and Bureaucracy in France: The Administrative Elite by Ezra N. Suleiman 9780691618586
RRP: €96.39€91.02The interaction between politics and administration has generally been ignored by students of bureaucracy. Ezra N. Suleiman, however, views the French bureaucracy as a dynamic and integral part of the French political system. Using survey data as well as... -
Division and Cohesion in Democracy: A Study of Norway by Harry Eckstein 9780691618166
RRP: €65.45€60.83To understand what conditions make democracies stable or unstable, effective or ineffective, Professor Eckstein examines the stability and effectiveness of Norwegian democracy. He finds them both to be high. He then examines several theories derived from... -
The Origins of the Lloyd George Coalition: The Politics of Social Imperialism, 1900-1918 by Robert James Scally 9780691617763
RRP: €89.25€83.54This book examines the intrusion of imperialist modes of thought into the domestic politics of the Edwardian period and the war years. The author analyzes the fusion of social-imperialist ideology with the Lloyd George insurgency in the Liberal Party and... -
The Danish Voter: Democratic Ideals and Challenges by Rune Stubager 9780472132263
RRP: €89.25€87.57To many international experts, politicians, and commentators, Denmark stands out as an ideal society with a well-functioning welfare state, low levels of corruption, and a high degree of social and political stability. Like other countries, however,... -
Democratic Participation and Civil Society in the European Union by Dawid Friedrich 9780719083549
RRP: €101.15€71.60Can the participation of civil society organisations democratise policy making in the European Union? This book challenges the widespread optimism about civil society participation in European governance and offers a nuanced and realistic evaluation of... -
Governing Europe: How to Make the EU More Efficient and Democratic by Nicoletta Pirozzi 9782807600584
RRP: €41.17€36.43Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782807600584Author Lorenzo VaiFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint PIE - Peter LangPublisher PIE - Peter LangWeight(grams) 350g -
German Policy-Making and Eastern Enlargement of the Eu During the Kohl Era by Stephen Collins 9780719063282
RRP: €101.15€71.60Investigating the influences on Germany's policy-making resulting from the East Central European states' negotiations to join the European Union, this text looks in depth at German European policy. It then moves on to consider domestic policy, the... -
The Booksellers' Bill 1774 Legislating in the 18th Century: A View from Sir Henry Cavendish's Parliamentary Diary by Phillip Johnson 9781394180776
RRP: €29.74€26.43Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781394180776Author Phillip JohnsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 518Imprint Wiley-BlackwellPublisher John Wiley & Sons IncWeight(grams) 680g -
Security Governance in Times of Complexity: The EU and Security Sector Reform in the Western Balkans, 19912013 by Elena Korosteleva
€48.47Framed by complexity-thinking, this book uses the prism of security sector reform (SSR) to trace the co-evolution of the Western Balkans as part of the EU/Europe security community and the European Union (EU) as a security actor. It aims to analyse the... -
The Role of Local Political Elites in East Centr - A Descriptive Inquiry into Local Leadership in Six Transitional Democracies of the Region by Roxana Marin
RRP: €65.45€63.27Wie beeinflussen Eliten weiterhin die Entwicklung von Kommunen in postsowjetischen Landern Europas? Dieses Buch befasst sich mit der Frage der lokalen Fuhrung in den Landern Ostmitteleuropas. Genauer gesagt ist es der Versuch, das Profil und die Rolle... -
Security Beyond the State: The EU in an Age of Transformation by Claudia Morsut
RRP: €58.31€57.73What is the role of the European Union in dealing with crises that go beyond the borders of the nation-state: terrorism, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, regional conflicts, state failure, organized crime, natural and man-made disasters?...