West European Politics articles from January 2002

West European Politics archives from January 2002

Delegation to supranational institutions: Why, how, and with what consequences?
January 1, 2002... The growth of governance beyond the nation state is one of the most pronounced political trends in recent decades. To address problems that cannot be dealt with effectively at the national level, governments jointly develop international...

Constitutional courts and parliamentary democracy.
January 1, 2002... Constitutional judges possess broad powers to govern, in conjunction with other state officials, by virtue of an explicit act of delegation. In the terminology of delegation theory, constitutional courts are agents. These courts, when...

Judicial delegation doctrines: The US, Britain, and France.(Abstract)
January 1, 2002... Law discovered delegation long before political science did. In another contribution to this volume, Stone Sweet treats the constitutional allocation of powers as a delegation from the people as principal to the segments of government as...

Learning from the Americanists (again): theory and method in the study of delegation.(Abstract)
January 1, 2002... It is no secret that European(ist) scholars have largely followed -- at a greater or lesser distance -- their American(ist) colleagues in the formulation of theories about delegation of powers to non-majoritarian institutions. This leading role...

Administrating the Summit. Administration of the Core Executive in Developed Countries and Bureaucratic Elites in Western European States. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... Administrating the Summit. Administration of the Core Executive in Developed Countries. Edited by B. GUY PETERS, R.A.W. RHODES and VINCENT WRIGHT. Basingstoke: Palgrave (formerly Macmillan Press), 2000. Pp.xvii + 275, 16 tables + 5 figures,...

From the Nation State to Europe?: Essays in Honour of Jack Hayward. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... From the Nation State to Europe? Essays in Honour of Jack Hayward. Edited by AMAND MENON and VINCENT WRIGHT. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2001. Pp.252, index. [pounds sterling]40 (cloth) ISBN 0-19-924073-6; [pounds...

State-building in Europe: The Revitalization of Western European Integration. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... State-building in Europe. The Revitalization of Western European Integration. Edited by VOLKER BORNSCHIER. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2000. Pp.326. [pounds sterling]40 (cloth) ISBN 0-521-78103-5; [pounds sterling]14.95 (paper) ISBN...

The Rules of Integration: Institutionalist Approaches to the Study of Europe. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... The Rules of Integration: Institutionalist Approaches to the Study of Europe. Edited by GERALD SCHNEIDER and MARK ASPINWALL. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2001. Pp.xii + 217, 7 tables, 12 figures, biblio., index. [pounds sterling]40...

The Politics of the Euro-Zone: Stability or Breakdown. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... The Politics of the Euro-Zone. Stability or Breakdown. By KENNETH DYSON. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2000. Pp.ix + 311, biblio, index. [pounds sterling]14.99 (paper) ISBN 0-19-924165-1. This book is the third volume in a magnificent...

Parties without Partisans: Political change in Advanced Industrial Democracies. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... Parties without Partisans. Political change in Advanced Industrial Democracies. Edited by RUSSELL J. DALTON and MARTIN P. WATTENBERG. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000, pp.xiii + 314. [pounds sterling]30 (cloth) ISBN 0-19-924082-5. The...

Political Parties, Games and Redistribution. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... Political Parties, Games and Redistribution. By ROSA MULE. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001 Pp.270, 12 graphs, 2 line diagrams, 3 tables, bibliog., index. [pounds sterling]37.50 (cloth) ISBN 0-521-79008-5; [pounds sterling]13.95...

Comunisti: Trasformazioni di Partito in Italia, Spagna e Portogallo. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... Comunisti: Trasformazioni di Partito in Italia, Spagna e Portogallo. By ANNA BOSCO. Bologna: Il Mulino, 2000. Pp.334, bibliog., L.45,000/[euro]23.24 (paper) ISBN 88-15-07900-9. Anna Bosco has produced a welcome addition to the literature on...

Nationalism in Italian Politics: The Stories of the Northern League, 1980-2000. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... Nationalism in Italian Politics. The Stories of the Northern League, 1980-2000. By DAMIAN TAMBINI. London: Routledge, 2001. Pp.176. [pounds sterling]50 (cloth) ISBN 0-415-24698-9. Damian Tambini's book is a welcome addition to the...

The Politics of Italian National Identity. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... The Politics of Italian National Identity. Edited by GINO BEDANI and BRUCE HADDOCK. Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 2000. Pp.296, chapter notes, index. [pound sterling] 40 (cloth) ISBN 0-7083-1622-0. This is a very well-presented volume...

Challenging Immigration and Ethnic Relations Politics: Comparative European Perspectives. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... Challenging Immigration and Ethnic Relations Politics. Comparative European Perspectives. Edited by RUUD KOOPMANS and PAUL STATHAM. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. Pp.xi + 443. [pound sterling] 50 (cloth) ISBN 0-19-829560-X;...

Smokestake Diplomacy: Cooperation and Conflict in East-West Environmental Politics. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... Smokestake Diplomacy. Cooperation and Conflict in East-West Environmental Politics. By ROBERT G. DARST. Cambridge and London: MIT Press, 2001. Pp.xii + 302, 5 figures, bibliog., index. [pounds sterling]41.50 (cloth) ISBN 0-262-04183-9; [pounds...

The New Social Question: Rethinking the Welfare State. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... The New Social Question: Rethinking the Welfare State. By PIERRE ROSANVALLON. Princeton: Princeton University Press 2000. Pp.152. [pounds sterling]16.95 (paper) ISBN 0-691-1640-2. The New Social Question is an intriguing read. Rosanvallon...

The Political Economy of Labour Market Institutions. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... The Political Economy of Labour Market Institutions. By GILLES SAINT-PAUL. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. Pp.vii + 280, 3 tables, 47 figures, bibliog., index. [pounds sterling]40 (cloth) ISBN 0-19-829332-1. Mainstream economic...

The Prime Minister in a Shrinking World. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... The Prime Minister in a Shrinking World. By RICHARD ROSE. Cambridge: Polity, 2001. Pp.282. [pounds sterling]14.99 (paper) ISBN 0-756-2730-7. Our knowledge of the British executive has been transformed in recent years by the Whitehall...

Governing by Numbers: Delegated Legislation and Everyday Policy-Making. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... Governing by Numbers: Delegated Legislation and Everyday Policy-Making. By EDWARD C. PAGE. Oxford: Hart Publishing, 2001. Pp.xv + 234. [pounds sterling]22.50 ISBN 1-8411-3207-1. Statutory instruments (SIs) -- the generic term for the main...

Norway: Elites on Trial. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... Norway. Elites on Trial. By KNUT HEIDAR. Oxford: Westview Press, 2001. Pp.ix + 196, bibliog., index. [pounds sterling]16.95 (paper) ISBN 0-8133-3200-1. This is a short, solid and remarkably comprehensive account of the politics and...