Title:Political Representation and European Union Governance
Author(s):MAIR, Peter; THOMASSEN, JacquesDate:2010Type of Publication:BookAbstract:This book confronts and discusses different conceptions of political representation with respect to their application to the system of multi-level governance in the European Union. Political representation is an essentially ...
Title:Political representation and government in the European Union
Author(s):MAIR, Peter; THOMASSEN, JacquesDate:2010Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:This paper addresses two particular aspects of the much debated democratic deficit in European Union (EU) governance - the absence of a system of party government at the European level, whereby parties in the Parliament ...
Title:Political Representation and Income Inequality
Author(s):HAKHVERDIAN, ArmenDate:2010Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI MWPAbstract:Whose preferences determine the direction of government policy? Is it the political centre, formally known as the median or mean voter, or is government policy more responsive to socio-economic elites? This paper examines ...
Title:Political Rights under Stress in 21st Century Europe
Author(s):SADURSKI, WojciechDate:2006Type of Publication:BookSeries/Report no.:Collected Courses of the Academy of European LawAbstract:Europe has entered the 21st century in a state of growing uncertainty about the role and scope of traditional political rights. The scope of ‘political rights’ is a subject which has always provoked a degree of scholarly ...
Title:Political Science as a Profession
Author(s):MENY, YvesDate:2010Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:A discipline cannot pretend to be such if political borders are reflected in its organisation, methodologies or practices. While pluralistic approaches are highly desirable, it is crucial for any discipline worthy of the ...
Title:The Political Thought of the Dutch Revolt, 1555-1590
Author(s):VAN GELDEREN, MartinDate:1992Type of Publication:BookAbstract:This book is a comprehensive study of the history of the political thought of the Dutch Revolt (1555-90). It explores the development of the political ideas which motivated and legitimized the Dutch resistance against the ...
Title:Political Transformations: Welfare states in transition. Montenegro: A long drive down a tough road
Author(s):DZANKIC, JelenaDate:2011Type of Publication:Contribution to bookAbstract:This paper examines the effect of the context of political of transition in Montenegro on the country’s social policy. Two decades of power struggles between the Montenegrin political elites have overshadowed the consolidation ...