European Politics Books

New and Published Books – Page 1

1. Fleeing Homophobia

   Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Asylum

   Edited by Thomas Spijkerboer

   Each year, thousands of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) asylum seekers apply for asylum in EU Member States.This book considers the position of LGBTI asylum seekers in European asylum law. Developing an encompassing approach to the topic, the book identifies and analyzes...

   Published May 21st 2013 by Routledge
2. Right-Wing Radicalism Today

   Perspectives from Europe and the US

   Edited by Sabine von Mering, Timothy Wyman McCarty

   Series: Extremism and Democracy

   This book highlights recent developments in the radical right providing comparative analysis of current extremist activity in Eastern and Western Europe and the United States. It reveals the growing amount of connections and continuities of rightwing movements and ideologies across national borders...

   Published May 20th 2013 by Routledge
3. Institutional Legacies of Communism

   Change and Continuities in Minority Protection

   Edited by Timofey Agarin, Karl Cordell, Alexander Osipov

   Series: Routledge Advances in European Politics

   Twenty years after the demise of communist policy, this book evaluates the continuing communist legacies in the current minority protection systems and legislations across a number of states in post-communist Europe. The fall of communism and the process of democratisation across post-communist...

   Published May 20th 2013 by Routledge
4. Understanding European Movements

   New Social Movements, Global Justice Struggles, Anti-Austerity Protest

   Edited by Cristina Flesher Fominaya, Laurence Cox

   Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology

   European social movements have been central to European history, politics, society and culture, and have had a global reach and impact. Yet they have rarely been taken on their own terms in the English-language literature, considered rather as counterpoints to the US experience. This has been...

   Published May 20th 2013 by Routledge
5. International Politics of the Arctic

   Coming in from the Cold

   By Peter Hough

   Series: Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics

   This book offers a wide-ranging account of the emerging issues of international politics in the Artic, and the emerging Geopolitical debates that surround the region. In this thorough but accessible book covering environmental issues, the author examines the Geopolitics of emerging land and...

   Published May 14th 2013 by Routledge
6. Russia as a Great Power

   Dimensions of Security Under Putin

   Edited by Jakob Hedenskog, Vilhelm Konnander, Bertil Nygren, Ingmar Oldberg, Christer Pursiainen

   Series: BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies

   After a period of relative weakness and isolation during most of the 1990s, Russia is again appearing as a major security player in world politics. This book provides a comprehensive assessment of Russia's current security situation, addressing such questions as: What kind of player is Russia in...

   Published May 9th 2013 by Routledge
7. The Structure of Political Competition in Western Europe

   Edited by Zsolt Enyedi, Kevin Deegan-Krause

   Series: West European Politics

   Is European party politics hovering above society? Why do voters pick one party over others? Is it a question of class? Of religion? Of attitudes about taxes or immigration or global warming? Or is it something else entirely? The Structure of Political Competition in Western Europe takes a detailed...

   Published May 6th 2013 by Routledge
8. Understanding Transatlantic Relations

   Whither the West?

   By Serena Simoni

   Series: Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics

   In light of the Arab Spring and after days of public quarreling that highlighted the divisions among NATO’s members on an agreement to give command of the "no-fly" zone in Libya to the Alliance, it is evident that the U.S. is having problems engaging with its European allies and partners. Why is...

   Published May 5th 2013 by Routledge
9. The European Constitution, Welfare States and Democracy

   The Four Freedoms vs National Administrative Discretion

   By Christoffer C. Eriksen

   Series: Routledge Research in European Union Law

   This book explores how the right to the free movement of goods, persons, services and capital in the European Union legal order affects welfare states. These "four freedoms", as they are known, are vital instruments for the protection of a European market unencumbered by internal frontiers. The...

   Published May 4th 2013 by Routledge
10. National Perspectives on Russia

    European Foreign Policy in the Making?

    Edited by Maxine David, Jackie Gower, Hiski Haukkala

    Series: Routledge Advances in European Politics

    This book presents a ground-breaking comparative study of the bilateral relations of all 27 EU member states with Russia and an assessment of their impact on the EU’s efforts to conduct a coherent and effective policy towards its most important neighbour. While there has been a lot of research on...

    Published May 1st 2013 by Routledge