West European Politics articles from July 2002

West European Politics archives from July 2002

Globalisation and social class.
July 1, 2002... CONCEPTS AND THEORIES An effort to achieve greater clarity is by now an essential preliminary to any essay on 'globalisation'. To this end, it would seem important, first of all, to distinguish between concepts and theories of...

The Europeanisation of Green parties: exploring the EU's impact.
July 1, 2002... The process of Europeanisation has received considerable academic attention, including a dedicated issue of this journal. (1) Whilst not defined consistently (see below) the concept is commonly used to signify the impact of European Union (EU)...

Between globalism and localism, Italian style.
July 1, 2002... As with the painstaking process of restoring Italy's artistic patrimony, the country's political unification remains a work in progress. Attempts to promote national allegiances through a unitary constitution and a standard language have not...

'A new Century of Corporatism?' Corporatism in Spain and Portugal.
July 1, 2002... The resurgence of national-level bargaining on income policies and other economic issues during the 1980s and 1990s in a number of European states, such as Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal, or Ireland, challenges the undoing of...

Farm conflict in France and the Europeanisation of agricultural policy.
July 1, 2002... Tocqueville once noted that traditional political structures could survive even the most revolutionary changes. As analysts are taking stock of the fast-growing literature on Europeanisation, it has become evident that the impact of European...

Proportional representation and the fortunes of right-wing extremist parties.
July 1, 2002... An accusation often made by proponents of majoritarian electoral systems is that proportional representation encourages political extremism. The Nazis' rise to power, the 1986 legislative victories of the French Front National, and, most...

New Labour in Britain: new democratic centralism?
July 1, 2002... That the British Labour Party has, in the last decade or so, undergone an organisational metamorphosis is a contention that few would dispute. However, there is less agreement about why the change has occurred. A prime reason is that the very...

The political consequences of electoral laws: the German system at fifty.
July 1, 2002... In recent years, the electoral system of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) has been the model of reference for electoral reforms in New Zealand and Venezuela, and the proposal to reform the electoral legislation after the German example has...

European immigration politics. (Review Article).
July 1, 2002... Immigration and Welfare. Challenging the Borders of the Welfare State. Edited by M. BOMMES and A. GEDDES. London and New York: Routledge, 2000. Pp.xii + 291; [pounds sterling]60 (cloth) ISBN 0-415-22372-5. Immigration and European...

The Dynamics of Democratization. A Comparative Approach. (Book Reviews).
July 1, 2002... The Dynamics of Democratization. A Comparative Approach, By GEOFFREY PRIDHAM. London and New York: Continuum, 2000. Pp.vi + 330. [pounds sterling]55 (cloth) ISBN 0 8264 5038 5 Geoffrey Pridham has written the best textbook yet on...

Democracy and Development. Political Institutions and Well-Being in the World, 1950-1990. (Book Reviews).
July 1, 2002... Democracy and Development. Political Institutions and Well-Being in the World, 1950-1990. By ADAM PRZEWORSKI, MICHAEL E. ALVAREZ, JOSE ANTONIO CHEIBUB, FERNANDO LIMONGI. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2000. Pp.xvii + 321, biblio, index....

The Institutionalization of Europe. (Book Reviews).
July 1, 2002... The Institutionalization of Europe. Edited by ALEC STONE SWEET, WAYNE SANDHOLTZ and NEIL FLIGSTEIN. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. Pp.viii + 273, 8 figures, 13 tables, references, index. [pounds sterling]17.99 (paper) ISBN...

Transforming Europe. Europeanization and Domestic Change. (Book Reviews).
July 1, 2002... Transforming Europe. Europeanization and Domestic Change. Edited by MARIA GREEN COWLES, JAMES CAPORASO and THOMAS RISSE. Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press 2001. Pp.x + 272, biblio, index. [pounds sterling]39.77 (cloth) ISBN...

Europe's Digital Revolution -- Broadcasting Regulation. The EU and the Nation State. (Book Reviews).
July 1, 2002... Europe's Digital Revolution-Broadcasting Regulation. The EU and the Nation State. By DAVID A.L. LEVY. London and New York: Routledge 2001. Pp.xviii + 208, 5 tables, biblio, index. [pounds sterling]60 (cloth) ISBN 0-415-17196-2; [pounds...

Interpreting Convergence in the European Union. Patterns of Collective Action, Learning and Europeanization. (Book Reviews).
July 1, 2002... Interpreting Convergence in the European Union. Patterns of Collective Action, Learning and Europeanization, By CHRISTOS J. PARASKEVOPOULOS. Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2001. Pp.xxi + 282, 28 tables, 56 figures, 6 graphs, bibliography, index....

Unemployment in the New Europe. (Book Reviews).
July 1, 2002... Unemployment in the New Europe, Edited by NANCY BERMEO. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001. Pp.ix + 363, biblio, index. [pounds sterling]47.50 (cloth) ISBN 0-521-80241-5; [pounds sterling]17.95 (paper) ISBN 0-521-00276-1. Ever...

The Emerging Euro-Mediterranean System. (Book Reviews).
July 1, 2002... The Emerging Euro-Mediterranean System. By DIMITRIS K. XENAKIS and DIMITRIS N. CHRYSSOCHOOU. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2001. Pp.x + 156, biblio, index. [pounds sterling]45 (cloth) ISBN 0-7190-6013-3. This recent volume in...

Germany's New Foreign Policy. Decision-Making in an Interdependent World. (Book Reviews).
July 1, 2002... Germany's New Foreign Policy. Decision-Making in an Interdependent World. Edited by WOLF-DIETER EBERWEIN and KARL KAISER. Basingstoke and New York: Palgrave, 2001. Pp.xix + 326, index. [pounds sterling]52.50 (cloth) ISBN 0-333-91963-7. One...

Die Transformation Ostdeutschlands. Beriche zum soziaten und politischen Wandel in den neuen Bundesldndern. (Book Reviews).
July 1, 2002... Die Transformation Ostdeutschlands. Beriche zum soziaten und politischen Wandel in den neuen Bundesldndern. Edited by HANS BERTRAM and RAJ KOLLMORGEN. Opladen: Leske + Budrich, 2001. Pp.485. [pounds sterling]64 (paper) ISBN 3-8100-2241-1. ...

The Arms Trial & James Chichester-Clark: Prime Minister of Northern Ireland. (Book Reviews).
July 1, 2002... The Arms Trial. By JUSTIN O'BRIEN. Dublin: Gill and Macmillan, 2000. Pp.xvi + 285, biblia, index. [pounds sterling]9.99 (paper) ISBN 0-7171-3062-2. James Chichester-Clark: Prime Minister of Northern Ireland. By CLIVE SCOULAR. Killyleagh:...

France and European Integration. Toward a Transnational polity.
July 1, 2002... France and European Integration. Toward a Transnational polity. By MICHEL R. GUELDRY. Westport, CT and London, Praeger, 2001. Pp.ix + 242, biblio, index. $65/[pounds sterling]58.95 (cloth) ISBN 0-275-967344-4. Though it has several...

Philosophies of Integration. Immigration and the Idea of Citizenship in France and Britain.
July 1, 2002... Philosophies of integration. Immigration and the Idea of Citizenship in France and Britain. By ADRIAN FAVELL. Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2001. Pp.xxxviii + 289 (second edition). [pounds sterling]14.99 (paper) ISBN 0-333-94593-X. Moral and...

Racism in Europe 1870-2000.
July 1, 2002... Racism in Europe. 1870-2000. By NEIL MACMASTER. Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2001. Pp.248. biblio., index. [pounds]47.50 (cloth) ISBN 0-333-71119-X; [pounds]15.99 (paper) 0-333-71120-3. Neil MacMaster offers an historical perspective on the...

Les croises de la societe fermee: l'Europe des extremes droites.
July 1, 2002... Les croises de la societe fermee: I'Europe des extremes droites. Edited by PASCAL PERRINEAU. Paris: Editions de l'aube, 2001. pp.426. 23.17 ISBN 2-87678-624-9. Pascal Perrineau is one of Europe's most eminent students of the 'extreme...