Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science
About the Book Series
The Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science series is published in association with the European Consortium for Political Research - the leading organisation concerned with the growth and development of political science in Europe. The series presents high-quality edited volumes on topics at the leading edge of current interest in political science and related fields, with contributions from European scholars and others who have presented work at ECPR workshops and research groups.
Republicanism in Theory and Practice
1st Edition
Edited
By Iseult Honohan, Jeremy Jennings
December 18, 2015
Recent claims that civic republicanism can better address contemporary political problems than either liberalism or communitarianism are generating an intense debate. This is a sharp insight into this debate, confronting normative theory with historical and comparative analysis. It examines ...
Theories of Secession
1st Edition
Edited
By Percy B. Lehning
December 18, 2015
Theories of Secession presents a systematic analysis of the recent rise of secessionist movements in global politics. Bringing together some of the most respected scholars in their field, this study locates the right to secede in the context of contemporary political theory. The chapters deal with ...
Changing Government Relations in Europe: From localism to intergovernmentalism
1st Edition
Edited
By Michael J. Goldsmith, Edward C. Page
December 07, 2015
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 ...
The Political Representation of Immigrants and Minorities: Voters, Parties and Parliaments in Liberal Democracies
1st Edition
Edited
By Karen Bird, Thomas Saalfeld, Andreas M. Wüst
November 27, 2015
In 2005, almost 700,000 immigrants acquired the citizenship of a member state of the European Union; over 600,000 became US citizens; nearly 100,000 became Australians and approximately 200,000 Canadians. 2005 was not an exceptional year. During the past decades, many advanced liberal democracies ...
New Directions in Federalism Studies
1st Edition
Edited
By Jan Erk, Wilfried Swenden
November 24, 2015
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 ...
The Role of Governments in Legislative Agenda Setting
1st Edition
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By Bjorn Erik Rasch, George Tsebelis
November 24, 2015
Setting the agenda for parliament is the most significant institutional weapon for governments to shape policy outcomes, because governments with significant agenda setting powers, like France or the UK, are able to produce the outcomes they prefer, while governments that lack agenda setting powers...
Migration and Organized Civil Society: Rethinking National Policy
1st Edition
Edited
By Dirk Halm, Zeynep Sezgin
May 26, 2015
Migrant organizations are of vital importance for countries of residence and countries of origin, but the empirical and theoretical knowledge of the cross-border character of migrant organizations remains incomplete. It is clear that migrant transnationalism challenges the governance of ...
Political Discussion in Modern Democracies: A Comparative Perspective
1st Edition
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By Michael R. Wolf, Laura Morales
May 07, 2015
The study of political discussion has been broken into sub-categories including deliberative democracy, discursive studies, dynamics of interpersonal communication, and discussion network analyses, with substantial numbers of books and articles covering each. However, these areas are often treated ...
Dominant Political Parties and Democracy: Concepts, Measures, Cases and Comparisons
1st Edition
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By Matthijs Bogaards, Françoise Boucek
April 09, 2015
This book examines dominant parties in both established democracies and new democracies and explores the relationship between dominant parties and the democratic process. Bridging existing literatures, the authors analyse dominant parties at national and sub-national, district and intra-party ...
Civil Society Activism under Authoritarian Rule: A Comparative Perspective
1st Edition
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By Francesco Cavatorta
November 10, 2014
This book examines how civil society actors operate under authoritarian constraints, and examines how this is linked to regime change. This book moves beyond traditional notions of civil society and explains the complexity of state-society relations in authoritarian contexts outside the framework ...
Ageing Populations in Post-Industrial Democracies: Comparative Studies of Policies and Politics
1st Edition
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By Pieter Vanhuysse, Achim Goerres
May 30, 2014
Most advanced democracies are currently experiencing accelerated population ageing, which fundamentally changes not just their demographic composition; it can also be expected to have far-reaching political and policy consequences. This volume brings together an expert set of scholars from Europe ...
New Participatory Dimensions in Civil Society: Professionalization and Individualized Collective Action
1st Edition
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By Jan van Deth, William Maloney
May 30, 2014
This book examines citizen engagement in contemporary democratic politics and the development of new participatory forms. Based on empirical information gathered from citizens, activists and organizations, it examines the changing face of democratic participation. Advanced democracies are ‘plagued’...