Europe, A Political Profile
ABC-CLIO
978-0-313-39181-1 (ISBN)
The two-volume Europe, A Political Profile: An American Companion to European Politics is the first encyclopedic survey of politics in Europe especially written for a wide American public, including high school students. The first volume places national developments and institutions in a Europe-wide context and includes tables comparing European politics with U.S. politics. The second volume discusses the individual European nations by regional group, facilitating comparison of a country with neighboring nations.
All European countries are covered, including Turkey, Russia, and the Caucasian republics of Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. Each country profile includes an introduction to the land, the people, the economy, and the culture, as well as a timeline of historic highlights. The nation's political system is discussed, as are public policies and the major political parties. Each entry also provides tables listing heads of state, the composition of the legislative body, and the political leaders.
Hans Slomp, PhD, is associate professor of comparative politics at the Institute for Management Research at Radboud University, Nijmegen, Holland.
List of Maps, Figures, and Tables
Preface
Introduction to Volume 1
1 Politics: Basic Concepts
Politics in and among Nations
Power
2 Democracy
From Greece to the Labor Movement
Civil Society
Representative Democracy Challenged
3 Europe
Europe: A Quick Geographical Note
One Europe or Many Europes?
A Quick Note on the European Economies
A Brief Note on Social and Political Life
4 The European Experience: A Historical Note
From Ancient Times to the 20th Century
The 20th Century
Comparison of US and European Historical Developments
The European Identity
5 The Nature of European Nations
Kosovo
Language and Nationhood
Religion
The Center and the Periphery
Social Class
Coping with Division: Integration versus Exclusion
The Decline of the Traditional Sources of Division
Immigrants: A New Divide?
6 The Design of European Democracy
Division versus Diversity
Parliamentarism versus Presidentialism
Continental Democracy versus Westminster Democracy
Germanic Democracy and Latin Democracy
Unitarism versus Federalism
New Developments
7 European Liberals Are Not American Liberals: The European Ideologies
The European Political Spectrum
Conservatism
Liberalism
Labor Ideologies: Anarchism, Social Democracy, and Communism
Christian Democracy
Fascism and Nazism
New Ideologies
Social Characteristics and Ideologies
Regional Variations in Coping with Ideological Division
Americanization of European Politics?
8 From Elections to Governments: The Long Way
Where the Votes Are: Elections
Where the Power Is: Political Parties
Coalition Governments and Party Systems
Regional Variations in Elections, Parties, and Government
9 Government and Parliament
The Real Legislator: Government
The Final Say: Parliament
Head of State: President or Monarch
The Constitution and the Judiciary
The Bureaucracy
Regional Variations in Parliamentary and Governmental Power
The Semi-presidential System
Challenging Representative Democracy
10 Civil Society
Civil Society European Style
One of Europe's Favorites: Business/Labor/Government Tripartism
From Doctors to Students: Other Interest Associations and Movements
Regional Variation in Civil Society
The Commercial Revolution: The Mass Media
11 Local and Regional Government
Local and Regional Politics
Federalism
12 Public Policy
Policy Styles
Welfare Is Not Welfare: The European Welfare State
Education
Immigration and Citizenship Policies
Left and Right: Does It Make a Difference?
Life and Death
13 Supranational Politics: The European Union
The Euro
Toward European Integration
Two Founding Fathers and One Active Leader
EU Policies
The EU Structure
Intergovernmental Decision Making
The Supranational Structures
Eurosclerosis?
Comparison with the United States
14 International Politics
Marking Territories in Multipolar Europe
The Bipolar World during the Cold War
Europe in the New Unipolar World
A Divided Continent in Search of Unity
Even Good Neighbors Have Their Quarrels
The EU's Foreign Policy
15 European Nations by Region
The British Isles
The Big Three of Continental Western Europe
The Other Germanic and Latin Nations
Central Europe
The Balkan Peninsula
Eastern Europe
Southeastern Europe
The Other Countries
16 Europe and the United States: Social Class and Race—Convergence or Divergence?
Sources Quoted in Volume 1
Appendix A: 1992 EU Treaty on European Union (Maastricht Treaty), Preamble, Titles I and II
Appendix B: The 1999 Blair/Schröder Manifesto: Europe: The Third Way/Die Neue Mitte
Appendix C: List of European Nations and the United States
Introduction to Volume 2
1 British Isles: Ireland, Great Britain
2 The Big Three of Continental Western Europe: Germany, France, Italy
3 Scandinavia: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland
4 The Low Countries: The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg
5 The Alpine Nations: Switzerland, Austria
6 Iberian Peninsula: Portugal, Spain
7 The Baltic States: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
8 Mid-Central Europe: Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary
9 Balkan Peninsula: The Former Yugoslavia—Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Macedonia
10 The Other Balkan Countries: Albania, Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece
11 Eastern Europe: Russia, Belarus, Ukraine
12 Southeastern Europe: Turkey, Caucasian Countries (Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan)
13 The Other Countries: Iceland, Malta, Cyprus
14 The Ministates: Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City State
Glossary
Sources and Further Reading
Appendix A: List of European Nations and the United States
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 26.9.2011 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 2268 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-313-39181-5 / 0313391815 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-313-39181-1 / 9780313391811 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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