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.
Mass Media and Political Communication in New Democracies
1st Edition
Edited
By Katrin Voltmer
December 06, 2007
This book examines how political communication and the mass media have played a central role in the consolidation of emerging democracies around the world. Covering a broad range of political and cultural contexts, including Eastern and Southern Europe, Latin America, Asia and Africa, this new ...
Economic Voting
1st Edition
Edited
By Han Dorussen, Michaell Taylor
December 04, 2007
Economic voting is a phenomenon that political scientists and economists can hardly overlook. There is ample evidence for a strong link between economic conditions and government popularity. However, not everything is that simple and this edited collection focuses on 'the comparative puzzle' of ...
Governance and Democracy: Comparing National, European and International Experiences
1st Edition
Edited
By Arthur Benz, Ioannis Papadopoulos
December 04, 2007
For the first time, this new collection brings together country specialists, researchers on the European Union, and leading international relations scholars to tackle a crucial question: how compatible are today’s new patterns of ‘policy networks’ and ‘multi-level’ governance with democratic ...
The European Union's Roles in International Politics: Concepts and Analysis
1st Edition
Edited
By Ole Elgström, Michael Smith
December 03, 2007
This new volume develops a conceptual framework for considering and evaluating the roles played by the EU in international politics, drawing upon the literatures of role analysis, international relations and European integration. It pays particular attention to five aspects of role analysis: role ...
Political Journalism: New Challenges, New Practices
1st Edition
Edited
By Raymond Kuhn, Erik Neveu
October 22, 2007
Political Journalism explores practices of political journalism, ranging from American 'civic journalism' to the press corps covering the European Union in Brussels, from Bangkok newsrooms to French and Italian scandal hunters. Challenging both the 'mediamalaise' thesis and the notion of the ...
The Transformation of Governance in the European Union
1st Edition
Edited
By Rainer Eising, Beate Kohler-Koch
June 29, 2007
The book presents a theoretically informed typology of modes of governance which is tested in a careful selection of comparative country and policy studies. At the core is the question whether the European Union is destined to a network type of governance and whether and how this type of ...
Politics and the European Commission: Actors, Interdependence, Legitimacy
1st Edition
Edited
By Andy Smith
December 05, 2006
The European Commission is an organization which has come to fascinate or repulse a range of national politicians, journalists and social scientists. In contrast to the prevailing image of the Commission as a 'bureaucrat's paradise', however, and by using the results of original research, this book...
Political Theory and the European Constitution
1st Edition
Edited
By Lynn Dobson, Andreas Follesdal
October 26, 2004
In June 2003, the Convention on the Future of Europe released what may become the Constitution of the European Union. This timely volume provides one of the first critical assessments of the draft Constitution from the vantage point of political theory.The work combines detailed institutional ...
Decision Making Within International Organisations
1st Edition
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By Bob Reinalda, Bertjan Verbeek
July 21, 2004
Following the end of the Cold War and in the context of globalization, this book examines the extent to which member states dominate decision making in international organizations and whether non-state actors, for example non-governmental organizations and multinational corporations, are ...
Comparative Biomedical Policy: Governing Assisted Reproductive Technologies
1st Edition
Edited
By Ivar A. Bleiklie, Malcolm L. Goggin, Christine Rothmayr
December 19, 2003
This book presents a comparative study examining assisted reproductive technology policies in North America and Europe. Based on original and detailed research, this up-to-date volume establishes a knowledge base for understanding policy debates on topics such as embryonic stem cell research and ...
Social Democratic Party Policies in Contemporary Europe
1st Edition
Edited
By Giuliano Bonoli, Martin Powell
December 16, 2003
The end of the twentieth century saw an unprecedented coincidence of electoral success for social democratic parties in western Europe leading to intensive discussion on the future of this new European left. The debates often centred on the notion of a 'Third way' and generated major expectations ...
Understanding the European Union's External Relations
1st Edition
Edited
By MICHELE KNODT, SEBASTIAAN PRINCEN
June 02, 2003
The European Union is one of the world's biggest economies. However, its role as an international actor is ambiguous and it's not always able to transform its political power into effective external policies. The development of an 'assertive' European Union challenges the image of an internal ...