West European Politics articles from July 2001

West European Politics archives from July 2001

Editorial Announcement.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... With the present issue, West European Politics carries, for the first time, articles on countries in Central and Eastern Europe. When the journal was first launched in 1978, Western Europe constituted a reasonably well-defined and cohesive...

The Vincent Wright Memorial Prize.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Frank Cass and the editors of West European Politics are pleased to announce the winners of the first Vincent Wright Memorial prizes for articles appearing during 2000, volume 23. The two articles below have been judged by members of the...

ERRATUM.(legislation statistics)(Correction Notice)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... ERRATUM I West European Politics, Volume 24, Number 1, January 2001, page 146. Table 4. The table is reproduced below in its correct form OUTCOME OF GOVERNMENT BILLS (percentages in relation to the total number of government bills...

The Extreme Right Utopia in Belgium and France: The Ideology of the Flemish Vlaams Blok and the French Front National.
July 1, 2001... The purpose of this article is to compare the core ideological beliefs of the Flemish Vlaams Blok and the French Front National. The analysis focuses on these parties' attitudes towards humanity, the world and the relationship between the...

Pariahs in their Midst: Belgian and Norwegian Parties React to Extremist Threats.
July 1, 2001... When extremist parties enter representative institutions through legitimate democratic means, how do established, mainstream parties respond? Traditional conservative parties throughout Europe face the reality that radical right-wing parties...

The Failure of the Participatory Democracy in the Czech Republic.
July 1, 2001... Following the breakdown of the Soviet system, the new East European elites faced the problem of defining and building democratic institutions. This problem was not a purely institutional one, however. During the transformation process,...

Idealism versus Realism in Institutional Choice: Explaining Electoral Reform in Poland.(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2001... One of the most significant, yet not fully explained, institutional decisions in post-Communist Europe was Poland's adoption of a moderate proportional representation system for the 1993 general election. This article argues that the new...

Early Consolidation and Performance Crisis: The Majoritarian-Consensus Democracy Debate in Hungary.
July 1, 2001... The current period of early consolidation has been a turning point in East-Central European democratisation. It has provoked, however, a majoritarian-consensual debate, first of all in Hungary, as is discussed in this article in a shorter...

Evolving or Conforming? Assessing Organisational Reform Within European Green Parties.
July 1, 2001... This article provides a comparative analysis of organisational change within three European Green parties. By utilising an adaptation of Harmel and Janda's party change model, the author identifies the key factors impacting upon processes of...

The Puzzle of Dutch Welfare State Retrenchment.
July 1, 2001... In the literature on welfare state retrenchment and in the general emphasis on the resilience of welfare states, the Dutch case appears puzzling by virtue of the fact that significant retrenchments have actually taken place in the Netherlands....

Institutions and Representation: How Institutional Rules Shape Political Recruitment in French Regional Elections.
July 1, 2001... This article attempts to develop an approach to political recruitment that combines the study of strategies deployed by candidates, party officials and local leaders, with an analysis of the effects induced by the institutional environment...

Comparative Politics, Policy Analysis and Governance -- A European Contribution to the Study of the European Union?(Policy-Making in the European Union. Fourth edition)(The Political System of the European Union)(Decision-Making in the European Union)(Review)
July 1, 2001... Policy-Making in the European Union. Fourth edition. Edited by HELEN WALLACE AND WILLIAM WALLACE. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. Pp.xxvi + 610, 32 figures, 21 boxes, 45 tables, 2 appendices, bibliography, index. [pound]17.99 (paper)...

Decision Rules in the European Union: A Rational Choice Perspective.(Review)
July 1, 2001... Decision Rules in the European Union: A Rational Choice Perspective. Edited by PETER MOSER, GERALD SCHNEIDER and GEBHARD KIRCHOASSNER. London: Macmillan 2000. Pp.xii + 302, index. [pound]50 (cloth) ISBN 0-312-23029-X. This volume forms...

At the Heart of the Union: Studies of the European Commission.(Review)
July 1, 2001... At the Heart of the Union: Studies of the European Commission. Second edition. Edited by NEILL NUGENT. Basingstoke: Palgrave (formerly Macmillan) 2000. Pp.352. [pound]16.99 (paper) ISBN 0-333-91834-7; [pounds]50 (cloth) ISBN 0-333-67564-9. ...

Democracy and Institutions: The Life Work of Arend Lijphart.(Review)
July 1, 2001... Democracy and Institutions: The Life Work of Arend Lijphart. Edited by MARKUS M.L. CREPAZ, THOMAS A. KOELBLE and DAVID WILSFORD. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press 2000. Pp.262, index. [pound]31 (cloth) ISBN 0-472-11126-4. ...

Disaffected Democracies. What's Troubling the Trilateral Countries?(Review)
July 1, 2001... Disaffected Democracies. What's Troubling the Trilateral Countries? Edited by SUSAN J. PHARR and ROBERT D. PUTNAM. Princeton: Princeton University Press 2000. Pp.xxi + 362, 41 tables, 23 figures, bibliog., author and subject index. [pound] 41...

Germany's European Diplomacy: Shaping the Regional Milieu.(Review)
July 1, 2001... Germany's European Diplomacy: Shaping the Regional Milieu. By SIMON BULMER, CHARLIE JEFFERY and WILLIAM E. PATERSON. Manchester: Manchester University Press 2000. Pp.148. [pound]10.99 ISBN 0-7190-5855-4. This slim, but substantial volume...

The Politics of the Extreme Right: From the Margins to the Mainstream.(Review)
July 1, 2001... The Politics of the Extreme Right: From the Margins to the Mainstream. Edited by PAUL HAINSWORTH. London: Pinter 2000. Pp.ix + 322, bibliog., index. [pound]50 (cloth) ISBN 1-85567-458-0;[pound]15.99 (paper) ISBN 1-85567-459-9. Among the...

Money, Markets, and the State: Social Democratic Economic Policies Since 1918.(Review)
July 1, 2001... Money, Markets, and the State: Social Democratic Economic Policies Since 1918. By TON NOTERMANS. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000. Pp.xix + 3 02,23 tables, 15 figures, bibliog., index. o40 (cloth) ISBN 0-521-63339-7. At the...

Survival of the European Welfare State.(Review)
July 1, 2001... Survival of the European Welfare State. Edited by STEIN KUHNLE. London and New York: Routledge, 2000, Pp.xvii + 246, index. [pound]55 (cloth). ISBN 0-415-21291-X. This book is provocative and a 'must' for everybody interested in this...

British Trade Unions and Industrial Politics: The Post-War Compromise, 1945-64.(Review)
July 1, 2001... British Trade Unions and Industrial Politics: The Post-War Compromise, 1945-64. Edited by A. CAMPBELL, N. FISHMAN and J. MCILROY. Aldershot: Ashgate 1999. Pp.vi + 335, 11 tables, index. [pound]27.50 (cloth) ISBN 0-7546-0017-3. British...

130 Years of Catching Up With the West. A Comparative Perspective on Hungarian Industry, Science and Technology Policy-Making Since Industrialization.(Review)
July 1, 2001... 130 Years of Catching Up With the West. A Comparative Perspective on Hungarian Industry, Science and Technology Policy-Making Since Industrialization. By PETER S. BIEGELBAUER. Aldershot: Ashgate 2000. Pp.xiv + 250, 3 figures, 50 tables,...

The Catholic Church and catholic Schools in Northern Ireland.(Review)
July 1, 2001... The catholic Church and catholic Schools in Northern Ireland. By MICHAEL MCGRATH. Dublin: Irish Academic Press 2000. Pp.330. [pound]39.50 ISBN 0-7165- 2651-4. This is a timely, detailed and worthwhile contribution to the educational...

Division and Consensus: The Politics of Cross-border Relations in Ireland 1925-1969.(Review)
July 1, 2001... Division and Consensus: The Politics of Cross-border Relations in Ireland 1925-1969. By MICHAEL KENNEDY Dublin: Institute for Public Administration, 2000. Pp.480. [pound]25 ISBN 1902448308. Michael Kennedy's analysis of cross-border...