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This highly topical study reflects on the current problems faced by social democratic parties in government when espousing policies of severe pragmatism and fiscal prudence, and provides an historical medium-term perspective to both parties' substantial changes in labour market policies. There is...
Published February 19th 2003 by Routledge
Series: Transnationalism
Contemporary globalisation both challenges conventional forms of democracy and is opening up new needs and possibilities for democratisation beyond the territoriality of national states. These issues are explored by an international and multidisciplinary array of experts who focus on federalism,...
Published August 21st 2002 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Research in Comparative Politics
A major feature of the political development of Western democracies is the growth of indigenous, ethnic and national groups striving for political self-determination. This book analyses the institutional responses individual governments have made to these demands. Sub-State Nationalism provides a...
Published March 20th 2002 by Routledge
Series: Routledge/PSA Political Studies Series
John Stuart Mill's thought has been central in recent (as well as older) works of political theory discussing the relationship between liberal democratic politics and nationality or nationalism -- which is far from surprising, given his undisputed influence on liberal attitudes towards nationality...
Published January 30th 2002 by Routledge
Notwithstanding the fact that among the parliaments of the world, 38 per cent have Second Chambers (67 out of 179), Second Chambers themselves have only rarely been the focus of attention from politicians and have almost totally been ignored by academics. This work sets about examining them....
Published August 31st 2001 by Routledge
With a foreword by Seymour Lipset, Hoover Institution and George Mason University, USAThe Fall examines one of the twentieth century's great historical puzzles: why did the communist-led regimes in Eastern Europe collapse so quickly and why was the process of collapse so different from country to...
Published January 22nd 2001 by Routledge
Published April 28th 2000 by Routledge
Series: Democratization Studies
The Internet is transforming relations between states and citizens. This study gives examples of how it is creating new political communities at various levels, both in democracies and authoritarian regimes. It is also used by marginalized anti-democratic groups such as neo-Nazis....
Published April 28th 2000 by Routledge
Regional Policy and Planning in Europe explores the ways regional policy and planning systems across Europe have been influenced by:* economic and monetary union* the impending enlargement of the European Union* the devolution of administrative power from central government to regional authorities*...
Published January 27th 1999 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics
This book tackles the issues involved and explores strategies to deal with many of the problems of establishing equivalence. Each contribution focuses on a theoretically relevant theme, such as: tolerance; political values; religious orientations; gender roles; voluntary associations; party...
Published October 28th 1998 by Routledge
