Politics and Society in Western Europe

4. Auflage 1998
ISBN: 978-0-7619-5861-1
Verlag: Sage Publications UK

Buch, Englisch, 400 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 760 g

Politics and Society in Western Europe is a comprehensive introduction for students of West European politics and of comparative politics. This new edition has been extensively revised and updated to meet with the new needs of undergraduate students as they come to terms with a changing social and political landscape in Europe. This textbook provides a full analysis of the political systems of 18 Western European countries, their political parties, elections, and party systems, as well as the structures of government at local, regional, national and European Union levels. Throughout the book, key theoretical ideas are accessibly introduced and examined against the very latest empirical data on civil society and the state.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lane, Jan-Erik

Ersson, Svante

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Europäische Union, Europa: Wirtschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Europäische Union, Europapolitik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
A Neo-Tocquevillian Approach
PART ONE: CIVIL SOCIETY
The Market Economy
Cleavages
Political Parties
Parties and Voters
Party Systems
PART TWO: GOVERNMENT
Decision-Making Institutions
Autonomy
Decision-Making Systems
Influence
European Integration
Issues
PART THREE: OUTCOMES
Political Stability
Public Sector Growth and the Welfare State
Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Lane, Jan-Erik
Jan-Erik Lane is Professor of Political Science at the University of Geneva.