Full Description
This comprehensive text offers a stimulating introduction to the political systems of post-World War II Europe. The Sixth Edition uses a region-by-region approach, focusing in turn on Great Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Russia, Eastern Europe, and the European Union. Four themes unify the text and illustrate the concept of politics in transition within each region on a global level: economic management; the relationships between countries; the challenges of democracy; and the political impact of social diversity. Standard, in-depth treatment of each region is organized around five topics: the making of the modern state; political economy and development; governance and policy-making; representation and participation; and politics in transition. Within these topical areas, highly relevant issues from politics today include the impact of Muslim immigrants on European society, Europe's socioeconomic malaise, global warming, the war on terror, and the continuing evolution of European-American relations since 9/11, among other pertinent matters.
Contents
I. Introduction II. Britain 1. The Making of the Modern British State 2. Political Economy and Development 3. Governance and Policymaking 4. Representation and Participation 5. British Politics in Transition III. France 6. The Making of the Modern French State 7. Political Economy and Development 8. Governance and Policymaking 9. Representation and Participation 10. French Politics in Transition IV. Germany 11. The Making of the Modern German State 12. Political Economy and Development 13. Governance and Policymaking 14. Representation and Participation 15. German Politics in Transition V. Italy 16. The Making of the Modern Italian State 17. Political Economy and Development 18. Governance and Policymaking 19. Representation and Participation 20. Italian Politics in Transition VI. Russia in Transition 21. The Making of the Modern Russian State 22. Political Economy and Development 23. Governance and Policymaking 24. Representation and Participation 25. Russian Politics in Transition VII. East-Central Europe in Transition 26. The Making of Modern East-Central Europe 27. Political Economy and Development 28. Governance and Policymaking 29. Representation and Participation 30. East-Central European Politics in Transition VIII. The European Union and the Future of European Politics 31. The Making of the European System 32. Politics and Economics in the Development of the European Union 33. The Institutions of the European Union 34. The EU and Its Policies 35. Euro-Politics in Transition IX. EU Europe: Variations on a Theme
