Developments in European politics

Abstract

This major new text brings together new chapters by leading authorities on European politics - East and West - to provide a systematic assessment of developments in political institutions and processes, politics and society, and policy set in the context of globalization, EU enlargement and Europe's changing role on the world stage. Contents Introduction: Developments in European Politics; P.M.Heywood, E.Jones, M.Rhodes & U.Sedelmeier PART 1: THE EUROPEAN STATE - INTEGRATION & THE WORLD Europe and the Global Challenge; E.Jones & M.Rhodes International Politics & European States; F.Bicchi, K.E.Smith & R.Whitman The EU Dimension in European Politics; T.A.Boerzel & U.Sedelmeier PART 2: GOVERNMENT AND THE POLITICAL PROCESS Power at the Centre: The Organization of Democratic Systems; K.Goetz Political Parties; I.van Biezen & P.Mair Elections and Representation; G.Tóka Territorial Politics in Europe; M.Keating PART 3: POLITICS AND SOCIETY Political Scandals and Corruption; P.M.Heywood & I.Krastev Anti-System Politics; C.Mudde Organized Economic Interests: Diversity and Change in an Enlarged Europe; S.Avdagic & C.Crouch The Judicialization of European Politics; Z.Kühn The State and Religion; J.S.Madeley PART 4: CHALLENGES TO THE POLICY PROCESS European Welfare States: Diversity, Challenges and Reforms; A.Hemerijck, M.Keune & M.Rhodes Immigration and Asylum; V.Guiraudon & E.Jileva Organised Crime and Anti-Crime Politics; L.Paoli & C.Fijnaut Beyond Territoriality: European Security after the Cold War; R.A.Epstein & A.Gheciu