
Political Institutions in Europe
Josep Colomer(Editor)
Routledge (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 25. July 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
328 pages
978-0-415-26791-5 (ISBN)
Description
This is a clear, lucid introduction to the institutional regimes of fifteen countries in western Europe written by an outstanding group of European political scientists. New to the revised second edition:
* comprehensive coverage of the political institutions of 15 European countries, including Great Britain, Ireland, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, the Low Countries and the Nordic Countries
* each chapter explores political parties, elections and electoral rules, parliaments and national, regional and local governments
* a brand new chapter looking at the effect of the European Union
* chapters written by leading figures in the field
* annotated guides to further reading.
The book should be an essential introduction for students of both comparative and European politics.
* comprehensive coverage of the political institutions of 15 European countries, including Great Britain, Ireland, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, the Low Countries and the Nordic Countries
* each chapter explores political parties, elections and electoral rules, parliaments and national, regional and local governments
* a brand new chapter looking at the effect of the European Union
* chapters written by leading figures in the field
* annotated guides to further reading.
The book should be an essential introduction for students of both comparative and European politics.
More details
Edition
2nd New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
61 s/w Tabellen
61 Tables, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 174 mm
Weight
658 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-26791-5 (9780415267915)
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Previous edition
Josep Colomer
Political Institutions in Europe
Book
06/1996
Routledge
€52.23
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Content
1. Introduction 2. Great Britain and Ireland: Variations of part government 3. Germany: The grand coalition state 4. France: The institutionalization of leadership 5. Italy: A democratic regime under reform 6. Spain and Portugal: Rule by party leadership 7. The Low Countries: Confrontation and coalition segmented societies 8. The Nordic Countries: Contention, compromise and corporatism 9. The European Union: Federalism in the making