Binding: Paperback
Description: Revised throughout the second edition of this comprehensive and highly respected textbook continues to provide a thorough introduction to European and European Union politics. Pairing a genuinely comparative approach with in - depth analysis of the national supranational local and regional political systems of large and small countries across Europe including Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans this accessible book covers history theory institutions parties and party systems and interest groups among others. Key topics and features of this book: Examines the European Union multilevel governance system and uses a regional cluster approach to highlight differences across Europe. Contextualises European politics in a theoretical framework explaining the major political social and economic transformations taking place in the information age. A new chapter on the comparative political systems and cultures of wider Europe particularly Russia Ukraine Moldova Georgia Belarus and Turkey. Engages with the latest challenges and crises facing Europe including new streamlined chapters on parties elections politics and policy - making of the European Union. Extended coverage of hot topics such as finance and the Eurocrisis immigration populism and xenophobia. Uses a wide range of pedagogical features including further readings and revision questions. Includes a fully updated companion website containing rich reference data chapter summaries and weblinks. Richly illustrated throughout this work is an indispensable resource for all students and scholars of European politics.
Title: Contemporary European Politics A Comparative Introduction
Author(s): Magone Jose M.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9781138895027
Pages: 558 Pages, 61 Tables, Black And White; 104 Line Drawings, Black And White; 104 Illustrations, Black
Publication Date: 6/24/2019
Category: Comparative Politics