European Politics

The first part of this book summarizes on a pan-European basis, the major techniques of repression such as the denial of popular franchise and press censorship. This is followed by a chronological survey of these techniques from 1815 – 1914 in each European country. The book analyses the long and sh..

This book focuses on the politics of national identity in Italy...

Religion is becoming increasingly important to the study of political science and to re-examine key concepts, such as democracy, securitization, foreign policy analysis, and international relations...

Providing comprehensive insights into the parties and party systems of post-communist EU member states within the framework of each country's specific conditions and developments, this volume examines ideological cleavages between parties, party system competition, and party organization in the cont..

Providing comprehensive insights into the parties and party systems of post-communist EU member states within the framework of each country's specific conditions and developments, this volume examines ideological cleavages between parties, party system competition, and party organization in the cont..

This cross-policy comparison of the behaviour of Czech Republic’s representatives in the Council and the methods they use to influence the decision-making applies categorisation from lobbying literature to analyse the behaviour of the member state’s representatives and contributes to two strands of ..

This new book takes a unique approach to the study of European enlargement. It tackles key questions, offering up-to-date studies and country-specific in-depth analyses...

The book examines to what extent radical right-wing populist parties have mainstreamed in recent years, and for what reasons...

This book examines the controversial success of the new Italian Right, exploring its implications for the Italian democratic system and assessing how the social and political peculiarities of Italy have allowed such groups to prosper...

Reform in Europe..

Regionalist parties matter. Over the past 40 years, they have played an ever-larger role in West European democracies. Because of their relevance and temporal persistence, their achievements have increasingly become visible not only in electoral arena, but also as regards holding office and policy-m..

This edited volume examines the activities of religious actors in the context of supranational European institutions, and the ways in which they have responded to the idea of Europe at local and international levels. It considers changing religious identities; the role of political/religious leaders..