Representative Government in Modern Europe, 5th revised edition
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London, McGraw-Hill, 2011
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GALLAGHER, Michael, LAVER, Michael, MAIR, Peter, Representative Government in Modern Europe, 5th revised edition, London, McGraw-Hill, 2011 - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/16654
Abstract
With a total population of some 500 million, the unified countries of modern Europe constitute the world's largest collection of successful capitalist democracies. Yet within it, there are distinct clusters of states, each with its own characteristics, historical allegiances and political processes.
Combining superb scholarship and rigorous empirical data with an accessible and engaging writing style, Representative Government in Modern Europe remains the leading textbook on comparativeEuropean politics. The fifth edition reflects key events and changes including the impact of the world financial and economic crisis; the EU's adoption of the Lisbon Treaty; and the election of a centre-right governments in Germany and the UK.
Retaining its comprehensive thematic approach to Europe as an integrated whole, while reflecting the continued importance of the EU, the new edition explores the key themes emerging in European politics:
- the importance of political leadership,
- the rise of the populist and extreme right,
- the personalisation of politics,
- ethnicity,
- citizen participation.
Table of Contents
1.Introduction
2.The executive
3.Parliaments
4.Constitutions, judges and politics
5.The EU and representative government
6.Levels of governance
7.Patterns in party politics and party systems
8.Party families
9.Cleavage structures and electoral change
10.Inside European political parties
11.Elections, electoral systems and referendums
12.Building and maintaining a government
13.Does representative government make a difference?
14.Politics outside parliament