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A Democratic Audit of the European Union by C. Lord 9780333992821
RRP: €53.54€53.51A Democratic Audit of the European Union provides a systematic assessment of democracy in the EU against clearly defined criteria. Christopher Lord offers a double challenge to generalizations about a democratic deficit in the EU. On the one hand, it... -
Palgrave Advances in European Union Studies by Michelle Cini 9780333997628
RRP: €107.09€106.95Palgrave Advances in European Union Studies breaks new ground in offering advanced readers an insight into the state of the discipline in EU studies. It comprises theoretical and empirical essays which deal with how the European Union has been and... -
Transformed by Crisis: The Presidency of George W. Bush and American Politics by J. Kraus 9780230602212
RRP: €53.54€53.51The presidency of George W. Bush has been a curious one: born in contention, challenged by the most dramatic foreign directed attack on American soil, and transformed by a combination of crisis and conflict that has generated considerable support... -
West European Communist Parties after the Revolutions of 1989 by Martin J. Bull 9780312122683
RRP: €107.09€106.95This book analyses the impact of the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union on the Communist Parties of Western Europe. Seven case-studies, covering the Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Belgian, British and German... -
America and the World, 1898-2025: Achievements, Failures, Alternative Futures by Na Na 9780312228781
RRP: €53.54€53.51This book surveys US achievements and failures in the world across the 20th century. The analysis builds upon surveys of experts at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and several universities conducted over the last 25 years. The... -
After the Cold War: American Foreign Policy, Europe and Asia by Arthur I. Cyr 9780333672112
RRP: €107.09€106.95The end of the Cold War provides challenges and opportunities for American foreign policy leadership that arguably have been equalled in modern times only by the period in which the Cold War began. With the collapse of the Soviet Union and communist... -
Pursuing Effective Multilateralism: The European Union, International Organisations and the Politics of Decision Making by Robert Kissack 9780230238862
RRP: €53.54€53.51Does EU participation in the multilateral system lead to the goal of effective multilateralism? This book examines 8 multilateral organizations, showing how EU policies harm the organizations they mean to help. The multilateral system is too... -
Which Europe?: The Politics of Differentiated Integration by Kenneth Dyson 9780230553774
€53.99The Euro Area, the Schengen Area, and Airbus - the 'Anglosphere', the Franco-German 'motor' and Nordic cooperation - each illustrates how differentiation has become a pervasive feature of European integration. Which Europe? offers an authoritative and... -
Gendering Family Policies in Post-Communist Europe: A Historical-Institutional Analysis by Steven Saxonberg 9780230299955
RRP: €53.54€53.51Through the use of a historical-institutional perspective and with particular reference to the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia; this study explores the state of family policies in Post-Communist Europe. It analyzes how these policies have... -
Gaps in EU Foreign Policy: The Role of Concepts in European Studies by Henrik Larsen 9781349957484
RRP: €59.49€59.32This book argues that theories of European foreign policy are performative: they create the objects they analyse. In this text, Larsen outlines the performativity approach to the role of theories based on the work of Derrida and goes on to examine the... -
Young People's Voting Behaviour in Europe: A Comparative Perspective by Nicola Maggini 9781349955114
RRP: €59.49€59.32This book uses various concepts of 'age' to examine young people's voting behaviour in six European countries between 1981 and 2000. It addresses questions such as: what are the determinants of voting choices among young people, and to what extent are... -
Human Trafficking in Europe: Character, Causes and Consequences by Gillian Wylie 9780230229099
RRP: €53.54€53.51This book focuses on human trafficking in Europe for labour and sexual exploitation. It includes empirical work on trafficking throughout Europe, identifying underlying causes in globalization, migration policies and gender inequality. It questions... -
Democratic Dilemmas of Multilevel Governance: Legitimacy, Representation and Accountability in the European Union by Joan DeBardeleben 9780230500778
RRP: €53.54€53.51Focusing on the EU, this volume, with a combination of theoretical perspectives and empirical research, examines the problems multilevel governance causes for democratic legitimacy by placing it in a comparative and theoretical context, and explore how... -
Realist Strategies of Republican Peace: Niebuhr, Morgenthau, and the Politics of Patriotic Dissent by Vibeke Schou Tjalve 9780230602175
RRP: €53.54€53.51This book's central claim is that Niebuhr and Morgenthau may be read as heirs to a particularly American republicanism, whose ideal of patriotism as "embedded dissent" is a powerful and much-needed corrective to contemporary vocabularies of... -
Sustainable Diplomacies by Costas M. Constantinou 9780230241893
RRP: €107.09€106.95Sustainable Diplomacies looks at how to create conditions for the reconciliation of rival ways of living, the formation of durable relationships and the promotion of global peace and security. The authors draw inspiration from the history of diplomatic... -
Government formation in Multi-Level Settings: Party Strategy and Institutional Constraints by Irina Stefuriuc 9780230300835
RRP: €53.54€53.51This book examines how parties negotiate coalition deals at the subnational level using the examples of Germany and Spain. In such multi-level settings, parties are present at various negotiation tables often having to make difficult choices about their... -
Politics and Government in the Visegrad Countries: Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia by J. Fitzmaurice 9780333659649
RRP: €107.09€106.95The book aims to offer an accessible, comprehensive and up-to-date one volume comparative overview of the systems of government and politics in the four main countries of central Europe. It will be of use to courses in modern history, politics and... -
Politics for a New Generation: The Progressive Moment by Nick Pearce 9780230524934
€107.42To mark ten years since Labour's election, the next generation of political thinkers, including MPs and policy specialists have come together to outline what the next phase of the progressive agenda should be and how it can be achieved. This collection... -
Contentious Politics in North America: National Protest and Transnational Collaboration under Continental Integration by Jeffrey M. Ayres 9780230224278
RRP: €53.54€53.51This is the only book of its kind devoted to exploring contentious politics from a North American perspective, including protests, social movements, transnational contention, and emergent regional governance processes, between Canadian, U.S. and Mexican... -
Activation and Labour Market Reforms in Europe: Challenges to Social Citizenship by Sigrid Betzelt 9780230289543
RRP: €53.54€53.51This book analyzes in what way activation policies impact on given patterns of social citizenship that predominate in national contexts. It argues that the liberal paradigm of activation introduced into labour market policies in all Western European... -
New Modes of Governance in Europe: Governing in the Shadow of Hierarchy by Adrienne Heritier 9780230243408
RRP: €53.54€53.51Based on the research of the EU-6th framework funded research consortium on 'New Modes of Governance in the European Union', this volume explores the roots, execution and applications of new forms of governance and evaluates their success.Book... -
Research Agendas in EU Studies: Stalking the Elephant by Michelle Egan 9780230555242
€53.99Leading scholars explore the complex questions arising from the ongoing transformation of Europe through the deepening and widening effects of European integration. Based on authoritative analyses, the book takes account of the many national,... -
The Impacts of NAFTA on North America: Challenges outside the Box by I. Hussain 9780230104501
RRP: €53.54€53.51Why was NAFTA not extended, even after fulfilling several stated objectives? Investigating a number of roadblocks and utilizing James Rosenau's state-multi-centric models, the book's conclusions shed light not just on why North American integration is... -
What Makes the EU Viable?: European Integration in the Light of the Antebellum US Experience by Dr. Andrew Glencross 9780230224506
RRP: €53.54€53.51Drawing on international relations theory, law and historical analysis, this book compares European integration with the antebellum USA to assess what makes the EU viable despite contestation over the rules of the game of integration. It reveals that... -
The Democratization of Albania: Democracy from Within by Theodore Kaltsounis 9780230104587
RRP: €53.54€53.51The Democratization of Albania describes a multi-year project designed to promote democracy in Albania through the country's entire educational system. Instructional materials were developed, including a basic manual, to introduce open and interactive... -
Socialism without the State by Evan Luard 9780333546901
RRP: €107.09€106.95The revolutions that have recently occurred in Eastern Europe have been seen by some as heralding the death of socialism. Evan Luard argues, in this new edition of his book, that those revolutions demonstrated the failure not of socialism, which were... -
The First Black President: Barack Obama, Race, Politics, and the American Dream by Johnny Bernard Hill 9780230621145
RRP: €53.54€53.51This is a critical reflection on the implications of an Obama administration on the issue of race in America, arguing that the presidency must be celebrated as a historical triumph based on America's racist past, but acknowledging that the problem of... -
The First Black President: Barack Obama, Race, Politics, and the American Dream by Johnny Bernard Hill 9780230618619
RRP: €53.54€53.51This is a critical reflection on the implications of an Obama administration on the issue of race in America, arguing that the presidency must be celebrated as a historical triumph based on America's racist past, but acknowledging that the problem of... -
Toward a New Public Diplomacy: Redirecting U.S. Foreign Policy by Philip Seib 9780230617438
€54.70Proponents of American public diplomacy sometimes find it difficult to be taken seriously. Everyone says nice things about relying less on military force and more on soft power. But it has been hard to break away from the longtime conventional wisdom... -
France, Social Capital and Political Activism by Francesca Vassallo 9780230518001
RRP: €53.54€53.51This book deals with the theme of political participation in France, focusing on conventional and unconventional forms of political activism over the last three decades. Measures of social integration and political involvement are used to question the... -
The Democratic Transition of Post-Communist Europe: In the Shadow of Communist Differences and Uneven EUropeanisation by Milenko Petrovic 9780230354319
RRP: €53.54€53.51Tracing both economic and political developments through the prism of history as well as more recent developments, this book casts new light on the role of communist history in setting the different regional successes in post-communist transition.Book... -
The Greek-Turkish Conflict in the Aegean: Imagined Enemies by Alexis Heraclides 9780230218567
RRP: €107.09€106.95This study of the Greek-Turkish Aegean dispute book shows that the dispute is resolvable and that the crux of the problem is not the incompatibility of interests but the mutual fears and suspicions, which are deeply rooted in historical memories, real or... -
Turkey and the European Union: Prospects for a Difficult Encounter by Esra LaGro 9780230019553
RRP: €53.54€53.51This volume provides a thorough analysis of Turkey's accession to the EU and contributes to ongoing debates about the future relationship. It is a highly dynamic encounter and both questions and answers related to the accession seem constantly in flux... -
Core Executive and Europeanization in Central Europe by Radoslaw Zubek 9780230602656
RRP: €53.54€53.51Given the European Union s comprehensive influence over accession states in Central Europe, the full adoption of the acquis communautaire prior to enlargement seemed a guaranteed outcome. By studying EU rule adoption in Poland, Hungary and the Czech... -
The Italian General Election of 2008: Berlusconi Strikes Back by J. Newell 9780230224070
RRP: €53.54€53.51A lively account of the general election of 2008 and of its profound significance for Italy and beyond. It gets to grips with the complexities of Italian politics in an exceptionally clear way. Covering the background to the election, the campaign, the... -
European Union and NATO Expansion: Central and Eastern Europe by Ainius Lasas 9780230100015
€54.70Following the disintegration of the Soviet bloc, many Central and Eastern European Countries launched a vigorous 'return to Europe' campaign, which primarily focused on accession to NATO and the European Union. By 2007, ten countries became members of... -
Europe-Asia Relations: Building Multilateralisms by Richard Balme 9780230550674
RRP: €53.54€53.51Europe and Asia are two major centres for the development of multi-polar and multi-lateral relations. This volume explores the substance and manner in which the member countries of the EU and their Asian counterparts interact at bilateral, multi-lateral... -
Reshaping the British Constitution: Essays in Political Interpretation by Nevil Johnson 9780333946190
RRP: €53.54€53.51Reshaping the British Constitution provides a vigorous critique of the deformations of Britain's customary constitution and why it could not effectively stem the growth of a centralized political authority. On this foundation it provides a critical... -
The Influence of International Institutions on the EU: When Multilateralism hits Brussels by Oriol Costa 9780230314481
RRP: €53.54€53.51An exploration of how the EU is influenced by multilateral institutions. There has recently been a dramatic increase in interaction between the EU and multilateral institutions. This book shows that international institutions shape EU policies, as well... -
Regional and International Relations of Central Europe by Zlatko Sabic 9780230360679
RRP: €53.54€53.51Focused on the role of Central Europe in international politics at the turn of the 20th century, the authors take stock of the knowledge about the discipline of IR, enhance the visibility of scholars from Central Europe, and fill the void which has...