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31. Changing Government Relations in Europe

    From localism to intergovernmentalism

    Edited by Michael J. Goldsmith, Edward C. Page

    Series: Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science

    The past quarter of a century has seen extensive change throughout Europe. There have been significant changes in local government, and the European Union has come to play an increasing role in relation to municipal government. This book offers a comparative analysis of recent developments in...

    Published March 18th 2010 by Routledge
32. Public Policy and the Mass Media

    The Interplay of Mass Communication and Political Decision Making

    Edited by Sigrid Koch-Baumgarten, Katrin Voltmer

    Series: Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science

    The mass media are playing an increasingly central role in modern political life that expands beyond their traditional function as mediators between the world of politics and the citizens. This volume explores the extent and circumstances under which the media affects public policy; whether the...

    Published February 17th 2010 by Routledge
33. New Directions in Federalism Studies

    Edited by Jan Erk, Wilfried Swenden

    Series: Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science

    Federalism has experienced a remarkable renaissance in recent decades – as an alternative way to accommodate ethnic differences; as a tool to combat remote, undemocratic and ineffective central governments; and lastly, as a means to promote economic performance in the developing world through...

    Published January 3rd 2010 by Routledge
34. Another Europe

    Conceptions and practices of democracy in the European Social Forums

    Edited by Donatella Della Porta

    Series: Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science

    Given the recent focus on the challenges to representative democracy, and the search for new institutions and procedures that can help to channel increasing participation, this book offers empirical insights on alternative conceptions of democracy and the actors that promote them. With a...

    Published May 25th 2009 by Routledge
35. Delegation in Contemporary Democracies

    Edited by Fabrizio Gilardi, Dietmar Braun

    Series: Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science

    Delegation is an ubiquitous social phenomenon linked to the growing differentiation of modern societies. Delegation is one of several different modes of organisation that exist to make collective action successful, but has been overlooked and under-researched.Using a rational choice institutional...

    Published March 9th 2009 by Routledge
36. The Territorial Politics of Welfare

    Edited by Nicola McEwen, Luis Moreno

    Series: Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science

    This is a major contribution to our understanding of European integration. It analyzes for the first time, in a highly systematic fashion, European integration as transnational political society formation in a common political space. Four conceptual chapters discuss different approaches to...

    Published March 4th 2009 by Routledge
37. Democracy and the Role of Associations

    Political, Strutural and Social Contexts

    Edited by Sigrid Rossteutscher

    Series: Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science

    Voluntary associations have been presented as a solution to political apathy and cynicism towards representative democracy. The authors collected in this volume, however, argue that these claims require more robust substantiation and seek to critically examine the crucial link between the...

    Published March 4th 2009 by Routledge
38. Metropolitan Governance in the 21st Century

    Capacity, Democracy and the Dynamics of Place

    By Hubert Heinelt, Daniel Kübler

    Series: Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science

    This book offers a cross-national analysis of contemporary issues and challenges for the governing of urban regions. The case studies on Germany, Spain, France, Greece, The Netherlands, Finland, the UK, Switzerland, Australia, the US and Canada, place particular emphasis on the tensions building on...

    Published February 26th 2009 by Routledge
39. Political Parties and Partisanship

    Social identity and individual attitudes

    Edited by John Bartle, Paolo Bellucci

    Series: Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science

    This volume provides an up-to-date examination of the conceptualisations, causes, and consequences of partisanship, one of the most fundamental concepts in contemporary political science. Presenting a comprehensive account and assessment of partisanship in comparative empirical research,...

    Published December 1st 2008 by Routledge
40. Intra-Party Politics and Coalition Governments

    Edited by Daniela Giannetti, Kenneth Benoit

    Series: Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science

    This book explores how intra-party politics affects government formation and termination in parliamentary systems, where the norm is the formation of coalition governments. The authors look beyond party cohesion and discipline in parliamentary democracies to take a broader view, assuming a...

    Published October 15th 2008 by Routledge