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11. Why Regions Matter: Small Worlds in Comparative Perspective

    Edited by Ailsa Henderson

    Bringing together experts on regionalism and federalism this collection explores the impact of legislative regions on parties and voters. It reflects on the 1980 publication of Small Worlds by David Elkins and Richard Simeon, which outlined how and why voters and policies differ across Canadian...

    Published May 31st 2011 by Routledge
12. Civil Society and Activism in Europe

    Contextualizing engagement and political orientations

    Edited by William A. Maloney, Jan W. Van Deth

    Series: Routledge Research in Comparative Politics

    This book examines the role of civil society organizations in several advanced European democracies: Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Specifically the book focuses on how voluntary organizations contribute to civic and democratic health and assesses the impact of...

    Published March 18th 2010 by Routledge
13. German Federalism in Transition

    Reforms in a Consensual State

    Edited by Carolyn Rowe, Wade Jacoby

    Federalism in Germany has come to be viewed as the root cause of the country’s current economic and social malaise. The federal political system which contributed enormously to the economic success and political stability of West Germany is now said to be outdated, overburdened and unworkable....

    Published October 27th 2009 by Routledge
14. The Politics of Economic Reform in Germany

    Global, Rhineland or Hybrid Capitalism

    Edited by Kenneth Dyson, Stephen Padgett

    This new volume situates current debates about economic reform in Germany in illuminating historical and structural contexts. Showing how economic reform has become the central issue on the German political agenda, raising contentious issues of policy management and posing deeper questions...

    Published October 12th 2009 by Routledge
15. Europe and the End of the Cold War

    A Reappraisal

    Edited by Frederic Bozo, Marie-Pierre Rey, N. Piers Ludlow, Leopoldo Nuti

    Series: Cold War History

    This book seeks to reassess the role of Europe in the end of the Cold War and the process of German unification. Much of the existing literature on the end of the Cold War has focused primarily on the role of the superpowers and on that of the US in particular. This edited volume seeks to re-direct...

    Published July 23rd 2009 by Routledge
16. Fighting Terrorism and Drugs

    Europe and International Police Cooperation

    By Jörg Friedrichs

    Series: Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics

    Fighting Terrorism and Drugs is an examination of European states in their fight against terrorism and drugs, from the 1960s up to the present day. Jörg Friedrichs explores what makes large European states willing or unwilling to participate in international...

    Published June 25th 2009 by Routledge
17. Monetary Policy Over Fifty Years

    Experiences and Lessons

    Edited by Heinz Herrmann

    Series: Routledge International Studies in Money and Banking

    This book is based on a conference celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Deutsche Bundesbank. Since the 1950s, there have been fundamental changes in the monetary order and financial systems, in our understanding of the effects of monetary policy, the best goals for central banks and the...

    Published May 31st 2009 by Routledge
18. Legitimacy and Urban Governance

    A Cross-National Comparative Study

    Edited by Hubert Heinelt, David Sweeting, Panagiotis Getimis

    Series: Routledge Studies in Governance and Public Policy

    A fresh examination of the relationship between two key issues in the on-going debate on urban governance - leadership and community involvement. It explores the nature of the interaction between community involvement and political leadership in modern local governance by drawing on...

    Published February 26th 2009 by Routledge
19. Berlin in the Cold War, 1948-1990

    Documents on British Policy Overseas, Series III, Vol. VI

    Edited by Keith Hamilton, Patrick Salmon, Stephen Robert Twigge

    Series: Whitehall Histories

    This volume consists of a book and fully searchable DVD containing a facsimile collection of diplomatic documents covering British reactions to critical developments regarding Berlin, its quadripartite administration, and role in the Cold War during the crises of 1948-49, 1959-61 and 1988-90....

    Published January 13th 2009 by Routledge
20. Policy Convergence in the UK and Germany

    Beyond the Third Way?

    Edited by Simon Green

    Policy convergence and policy learning have emerged as central themes in the study of public policy in recent years. This book complements the rich literature on theoretical aspects as well as individual case studies by undertaking a systematic comparison of policy convergence between two specific...

    Published December 23rd 2007 by Routledge