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This volume examines and contributes to debates surrounding social capital, social movements and the role of civil society in emerging forms of governance.

The debates on regionalism have been polarised between EU scholars and non-EU scholars, with the assumption being that regionalism within the EU and other regions of the world are quite distinct. This book challenge this assumption and calls for a debate between scholars of regionalism. It is of interest to students and scholars of regionalism.

In this volume leading writers on green political thought dicuss the status within it of democracy, and the institutions that might be necessary to ensure democracy in a sustainable society. It asks whether Greens can be effective democrats, or whether their idealism undermines democracy.

Based on the implementation of New Public Management (NPM) reform strategies, this book assesses the major real outcomes of these reforms on states and public sectors, at both the organisational level and a more political level.

Presents an overview of the study of political discussion in comparative politics. This book studies deliberation and discussion as the object of analysis. It makes a significant contribution toward broader theories of political communication, deliberative democracy, discussion networks analyses, and political behaviour.

This is the first major European political science book to discuss the growing interdisciplinary field of 'cultural studies', proposing a coherent and viable alternative to mainstream political science.

Examines dominant parties in both established democracies and new democracies and explores the relationship between dominant parties and the democratic process. Combining theoretical and empirical research, this title features case studies on Japan, Canada, Germany, Mexico, Italy, France and South Africa.

The Territorial Politics of Welfare considers, both empirically and theoretically, the relationship between state welfare and territorial politics from a European perspective.

This book gives an up to date reference on the state of the art in this highly important methodological area, which is central both to theoretical models of party competition and to empirical accounts.

Explores the alternative futures of political community and moves beyond the critique of what is wrong with the state-based forms of political community. This book is intended for students and scholars of International Relations, Political and Social Theory.

Offers an analysis of the political representation of immigrants and visible minorities both theoretically and empirically. This title is of interest to students and scholars of migration and ethnicity studies and political science, especially those with an interest in political representation, democratic institutions, and voting behaviour.

This book carves out a new area of democratisation studies by analysing the transnational dimension and the role of non state actors across three different geographical regions. Chapters use data from Europe, Africa and Latin America.

Examines the extent to which member states dominate decision making in international organisations - such as the UN, G8, Council of Europe, WTO and the OECD.

This collection explores practices of political journalism, ranging from America 'civic journalism' to the press corps covering the European Union in Brussels, from Bangkok newsrooms to French and Italian scandal hunters.

The Transformation of Governance in the European Union presents a theoretically informed typology of modes of governance which is tested in a careful selection of comparative country and policy studies.

'Crisis'. 'Breakdown'. 'Dismantlement'. These are common catchphrases used in analyses of the condition of the welfare states in Europe. This book takes a more optimistic view, and will increase understanding of recent welfare reforms.

This volume analyses citizenship in relation to recent changes in European welfare states. It examines concrete changes in social rights and citizenship roles, and offers normative investigations of citizenship.

Examines the dominant view that voluntary activity promotes social capital and hence good government. This book also explores alternative models for the creation of social capital. It combines theoretical discussion with detailed case studies to provide an explanation of the origins and nature of social capital.

Focussing on the health sector, this book analyses the closely interwoven relationship between the European Union and Member States.

Federalism and Political Performance features a panel of international experts who compare the political performance of federal and non-federal states and evaluate the impact of different types of federation.

Theories of Secession presents a systematic analysis of the rise of secessionist movements in global politics. Bringing together a collection of experts in the field, it provides a timely forum for debate in this contentious area of study.

Provides a detailed examination of policy change with European and American case studies on welfare reform, education reform, the World Bank, tobacco control policy, energy policy, agricultural policy, pension reform and the impact of public opinion.

Explores the discursive constructions of gender equality and the implications of these understandings in a broad range of policy fields. This book lets you understand the dynamics and to reflect on the consequences of such discursive politics in policy making on gender equality. It is suitable for students of gender and women studies.

Given the focus on the challenges to representative democracy and the search for new institutions and procedures to help increase participation, this book offers empirical insights on alternative conceptions of democracy and the actors that promote them.

This pioneering volume is devoted to the analysis of education from the perspective of political science, applying the full range of its analytical perspectives and methodological tools.

This volume analyses how the use of referendums affects the central functions and characteristics of representative democracy and provides a balanced account on the interaction between referendums, representative institutions and actors.

With a strong comparative framework, this book examines fourteen countries with parliamentary or semi-presidential systems of government to provide a detailed investigation into the mechanisms by which governments determine the agendas of their parliaments.

Dietmar Braun is a professor of political science at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. Fabrizio Gilardi is a lecturer in political science at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland.

Examines the conceptualisations, causes, and consequences of partisanship, one of the most fundamental concepts in contemporary political science. This book also presents a comprehensive account and assessment of partisanship in comparative empirical research.

This book examines the political activities of selected religious actors in Christian, Muslim and Judaist contexts in Europe and the Middle East. It explores the challenges these religious actors face in terms of citizenship, democracy, and secularisation.