This textbook blends an analysis of individual nation states with an examination of the critical issues that confront them all, and which are addressed comparatively. It takes account of both the national and transnational factors that affect and are affected by politics in Europe - notably
European integration and globalisation.
The book includes chapters on all the major issues confronting students of politics in Europe, organised into four sections. Section One provides basic information and details of essential debates concerning the states of Europe and the European
Union. Section Two presents comparative chapters on the key features of European politics. These provide a sense of the major areas of continuity and change across Europe as a whole. Section Three again presents explicitly comparative chapters outlining the developments in specific policy sectors.
Finally, Section Four outlines the nature of the external relations of Europe.
This book is supported by a cutting-edge Online Resource Centre.
Student resources:
Interactive map of Europe with facts, key dates and web links for 26 countries (BRAND NEW HE ONLINE
RESOURCE)
Multiple Choice Questions for each chapter
Flashcard glossary
Lecturer resources:
PowerPoint slides for each chapter
Colin Hay & Anand Menon: Introduction
Part One: Politics in European States
1. John Bendix: Germany
2. Robert Elgie: France
3. David Hine: Italy
4. Ben Rosamond: Britain
5. Eric Einhorn & John Logue: Scandinavia
6. Stephen Wolinetz: Belgium and the
Netherlands
7. Jonathan Hopkin: Spain and Portugal
8. Nathalie Tocci: Greece, Turkey and Cyprus
9. Tim Haughton: Central and Eastern Europe
Part Two: Political Dynamics in Contemporary Europe
10. Desmond Dinan: The European Integration Process
11. Hussein Kassim: The
Institutions of the European Union
12. Robert Ladrech: European Parties and Party Systems
13. Colin Crouch: Social Change
14. B. Guy Peters: Executives
15. Lisa Conant: Courts
Part Three: Public Policies of Europe
16. Grahame F Thompson: Economic Management in the
Eurozone
17. Linda Hantrais: Welfare Policy
18. Wyn Grant and Jane Feehan: Environmental Policy
19. Randall Hansen: Migration Policy
20. Lee McGowan: Competition and Industrial Policy
Part Four: Europe in the Wider World
21. Ania Krok-Paszkowaka and Jan Zielonka:
European Union Enlargement
22. Alasdair R. Young: External Economic Relations
23. Jolyon Howorth: Transatlantic Relations
24. Colin Hay and Anand Menon: Conclusion
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Colin Hay is Professor of Political Analysis at the University of Birmingham. Anand Menon is Director of the European Research Institute and Professor of European Politics at the University of Birmingham.
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