West European Politics articles from July 1997

West European Politics archives from July 1997

Social exclusion, social citizenship and de-commodification: an evaluation of the adequacy of support for the unemployed in the European Union.
July 1, 1997... In most European countries unemployment is at its highest level since the beginning of the 1990s, and is at the forefront of the European Union's (EU) political agenda. As a result, there is a fierce debate about the problem of social exclusion....

Comitology: little procedures with big implications.
July 1, 1997... The term 'comitology' relates to the procedures by which the Commission makes decisions about the implementation of European Union (EU) legislation in collaboration with committees of national experts.(1) These procedures have been a...

The impact of European economic integration on business associations: the UK case.
July 1, 1997... Business associations play an important role as intermediaries between individual businesses and government. Whilst individual large businesses may be able to negotiate with, influence, or inform government directly, this is clearly not the case...

The sources of policy dynamics: variations in German and French policy towards European monetary co-operation.
July 1, 1997... The conventional wisdom concerning European monetary affairs is that the Germans and French represent two very different perspectives on how to build the institutions of international monetary co-operation. In the popular view, the Germans are...

Policy framing: interest groups and the lead up to 1996 Inter-governmental Conference
July 1, 1997... THE IGC AS A 'DECISION SITUATION': IDEAS, INTERESTS AND GARBAGE CANS In discussing the process by which political agendas are set, one needs to recognise that all actors may be subject to influences and trends which are seemingly beyond any...

Local government in Europe: retrenchment, restructuring and British exceptionalism.
July 1, 1997... This article seeks to re-examine the widely held proposition that the policy of successive British governments towards 'elected local government'(1) following the onset of fiscal stress in the mid-1970s is 'exceptional' in comparison with the...

From bureaucratic centralism to self-regulation: the reform of higher education in spain.
July 1, 1997... The aim of this article is to describe and explain the attempts made to reform higher education in Spain since the return to democracy in 1977.(1) This period has seen the transformation of the relationship between the universities and the...

Spurn thy neighbour: direct democracy and Swiss isolationism.
July 1, 1997... The waters of economic and political unification have slowly, but unremittingly, washed across Europe for more than four decades. Although the waters have risen, the high land at the centre of the continent has remained untouched. Switzerland has...

Politics without a centre. (books on world politics)
July 1, 1997... Mao Zedong, when asked what he thought was the effect of the French Revolution, was reported to have replied that it was still too early to pass judgment. Scholars and students of politics may be tempted to follow Mao's path when trying to...

The Retreat of the State: The Diffusion of Power in the World Economy.
July 1, 1997... Mao Zedong, when asked what he thought was the effect of the French Revolution, was reported to have replied that it was still too early to pass judgment. Scholars and students of politics may be tempted to follow Mao's path when trying to...

Uncertain Boundaries: The Social and Political Construction of European Economies.
July 1, 1997... Mao Zedong, when asked what he thought was the effect of the French Revolution, was reported to have replied that it was still too early to pass judgment. Scholars and students of politics may be tempted to follow Mao's path when trying to...

Internationalization and Domestic Politics.
July 1, 1997... Mao Zedong, when asked what he thought was the effect of the French Revolution, was reported to have replied that it was still too early to pass judgment. Scholars and students of politics may be tempted to follow Mao's path when trying to...

Balancing State Intervention: The Limits of Transatlantic Markets.
July 1, 1997... Mao Zedong, when asked what he thought was the effect of the French Revolution, was reported to have replied that it was still too early to pass judgment. Scholars and students of politics may be tempted to follow Mao's path when trying to...

Cash, Crisis, and Corporate Governance: The Role of National Financial Systems in Industrial Restructuring.
July 1, 1997... Mao Zedong, when asked what he thought was the effect of the French Revolution, was reported to have replied that it was still too early to pass judgment. Scholars and students of politics may be tempted to follow Mao's path when trying to...

A tale of three cities: Washington-Paris-Bonn and triangular asymmetry. (books on world politics)
July 1, 1997... The key element in the history of the West since 1945 has arguably been the triangular but highly asymmetrical relationship between Paris, Washington and Bonn. The relationship between Paris and Washington has defined the fundamental options...

De Gaulle and the United States: A Centennial Appraisal.
July 1, 1997... The key element in the history of the West since 1945 has arguably been the triangular but highly asymmetrical relationship between Paris, Washington and Bonn. The relationship between Paris and Washington has defined the fundamental options...

France-Germany, 1983-1993: The Struggle to Cooperate.
July 1, 1997... The key element in the history of the West since 1945 has arguably been the triangular but highly asymmetrical relationship between Paris, Washington and Bonn. The relationship between Paris and Washington has defined the fundamental options...

France, Germany and the Western Alliance.
July 1, 1997... The key element in the history of the West since 1945 has arguably been the triangular but highly asymmetrical relationship between Paris, Washington and Bonn. The relationship between Paris and Washington has defined the fundamental options...