Power and Organizational Adaptation
This is a detailed exploration of how national political parties have responded to the increasing relevance of European governance.
The Europeanization of National Political Parties is the first empirical study to examine the effects of the European Union on the internal organizational dynamics of national political parties.
Pages: 238
Publication date: 11 January 2007
Price: 103.90 €
History, Culture and International Relations.
Ukrainians re-emerged on Europe's political map in 1991 after more than 200 years of direct Russian rule. As there was no "liberation war" and "old regime" elites were not exiled or executed, the legacies of the past weigh-down particularly heavily. Political independence is not matched by economic, cultural and psychological independence.
Pages: 186
Publication date: December 2007
Price: 77.83 €
The untold story of the Romanian ‘orphans’
Romania needed to reform its child rights policy, as one of the conditions for its future EU Membership. Large 'orphanages' were closed and replaced by modern child protection alternatives.
"This is a shocking and forensic case history of how the lobbying nexus can work in Brussels, threats and all, as children's lives are cynically disposed of between the "In" files and the "Out". Few players emerge well from this story and some are out-and-out black hat villains. A salutary antidote to the EU's 50th anniversary celebrations." – David Haworth, Irish Daily Mail.
Publication date: March 2007
Pages: 270
Price: 21.60 €
European Union, Global Governance, World Order
‘Mario Telo has produced a visionary and wide-ranging analysis of how a European Union foreign policy, consistent with European social practices and values, could contribute to the revival of a transatlantic partnership, a new multilateralism, and the solution of pressing global problems. There could be no better introduction to progressive European thinking than Europe: A Civilian Power?’ – Robert O. Keohane, Professor of International Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, USA
Published: 2006
Pages: 291
Price: 30.66 €
‘The notion of Europe as new superpower has been widely popularized but this scholarly but accessible book provides the first serious and systematic presentation of the case. John Mc Cormick argues that Europe is a new sort of superpower which combines civilian and military instruments is a unique and unprecedented way giving it many advantages over the US in a world in which, as Iraq has shown, hard power has clear limits and soft power backed by tangible means is a commodity of growing significance.’ – Jolyon Howorth, Yale University
256 pages
Price: 30.66 €
Europe is a patchwork quilt, a diversity of national and regional cultures. But Europe is also a common cultural heritage. And it is a culture in the making.
The creation of the European Union would not have been possible without this common heritage and the endeavour to have a common future.
Price: 23.03 €
This textbook blends an analysis of individual nation states with an examination of the critical issues that confront them all, and which are addressed comparatively. It takes account of both the national and transnational factors that affect and are affected by politics in Europe - notably European integration and globalisation.
Publication date: 18 January 2007
496 pages
Price: 36.79 €
EU Accession and Human Rights
With an foreword by Noam Chomsky, this is the most up-to-date analysis of the problems faced by Kurds in Turkey.
Price: 37.50 €
The London Bombings, Islam and the Iraq War
In July 2005, al-Qaeda struck in the heart of London. Using secret government documents declassified since the bombings, and leaks from British intelligence, Milan Rai exposes official deceit at the highest levels, and proves the links between the bombings and the Iraq war.
'Powerful and very readable.' Tony Benn
Price: 16.00 €
Neo-Liberal Autocracy
'This passionate, pitiless analysis of post-Soviet Russia should be read by all interested in that country's present and future.' Library Journal
'It is a sorry tale, told with passion and competence.' Independent , Book of the Week
An introduction to the major political and economic developments in Russia under Presidents Yeltsin and Putin, examining the nature of Russian society and politics since 1990. Topics include the role of the media in post-Soviet Russia, corporate structures and their influence on social conflict, and the role of the left.
Price: 27.00 €
* Fulfils the need for a suitable textbook on EU history at a time when it is becoming an increasingly important component in courses on the EU.
* Focuses not just on the great events but on the smaller incremental developments too, helping students to take a truly in-depth look at developments in EU history.
* Carefully edited contributions from international experts, providing students with authoritative and accessible content.
Price: 35.00 €
This book surveys the changing role of senior civil servants in Western Europe and explores whether they have kept their central role in government decision-making. Looking at these issues in comparative perspective, the contributors provide an insight into the causes that account for the changing role of officials and the extent to which those changes are a consequence of global or national factors.
Price: 86.39 €
Exploring Identity
In the wake of the terrorist attacks in New York, Madrid and London, the question how western society integrates its minorities has become one of the most crucial issues facing government today and excites media attention and frequent public controversy. This volume presents a number of points of view by authors from a variety of backgrounds and cultures, all with a very different perspective on whether multiculturalism is a valid answer to ensuring harmony in our societies.
156 pages
Price: 28.00 €
L'élargissement historique de l'Union européenne à dix nouveaux Etats membres le premier mai 2004 a surtout été perçu comme l'aboutissement d'un processus continental permettant le retour à l'Europe de pays anciennement placés sous domination soviétique. De ce fait, l'adhésion à cette date de la république de Chypre, ce petit bout d'Europe en Méditerranée orientale, n'a pas connu le même retentissement. C'est la raison pour laquelle cet ouvrage entend retracer les conditions dans lesquelles cette adhésion s'est réalisée, en l'absence d'une réunification de l'île que l'on pouvait pourtant légitimement espérer en la circonstance. On y trouvera les diverses contributions qui ont été présentées lors du colloque organisé à Nicosie les 3 et 4 mai 2004 par l'Université de Chypre, en collaboration avec le GERCIE de l'Université François Rabelais de Tours.
Price: 33.02 €
Nouvelles approches en histoire de l’intégration européenne / New Approaches in European Integration History
Tout au long du XXe siècle, divers schémas d'Europe ont été imaginés ou mis en oeuvre. Ce recueil de 25 contributions de jeunes chercheurs issus de dix pays différents illustre cette diversité.
Over the course of the 20th century, Europeans devised, and at times even implemented, various visions of Europe. This book, with contributions from 25 young researchers from 10 different countries, illustrates this diversity. At a time when the European constitution and Europe's borders are raising many questions, this book will help readers understand the origins of its current contradictions. It is a necessary tool for all those who want to know the present state of historical research on European Integration.
This book is bilingual
388 pages
Price: 37.74 €
This major new reader that brings together and assesses the most influential scholarly contributions that have fashioned the debate on European integration over the past fifty years, from postwar ideas of Europe to rationalist integration theory.
Published: 2006
511 pages
Price: 34.91 €
Rapport Schuman sur l’Europe
Cet ouvrage, réalisé sous la direction de Thierry Chopin et Michel Foucher, répond à un objectif simple : fournir annuellement une étude complète sur les principaux enjeux européens. 50 ans après la signature du Traité de Rome, qui douterait encore de l’extraordinaire importance, pour chacun d’entre nous, de la construction européenne ?
Price: 19.00 €
The Class Cleavage
In an in-depth comparative analysis, Stefano Bartolini studies the history of socialism and working-class politics in Western Europe. While examining the social contexts, organizational structures, and political developments of thirteen socialist experiences from the 1860s to the 1980s, he reconstructs the steps through which social conflict was translated and structured into an opposition, as well as how it developed its different organizational and ideological forms, and how it managed more or less successfully to mobilize its reference groups politically.
Publication date:2007
Pages: 637
Price: 47.12 €
Governing New Democracies is a fully comparative study of decision-making processes in the cabinets of ten post-communist countries of East-Central and South-Eastern Europe. It is based on interviews collected from over 300 ministers to such questions as how far do cabinet members participate in cabinet meetings, how do they assess their prime ministers, how do they relate to their departments and to the civil servants under them. Thus, this book provides the first comprehensive panorama of life in cabinet governments from those who are the main actors in these institutions.
Pages: 238
Publication date: 2007
Price: 70.28 €
The European Union seems incapable of undertaking economic reforms and defining its place in the world. Public apathy towards the EU is also increasing, as citizens feel isolated from the institutions in Brussels and see no way to influence European level decisions.
Taking a diagnosis and cure approach to the EU's difficulties, Simon Hix tackles these problems with distinct clarity and open-mindedness. What the EU needs, Hix contends, is more open political competition. This would promote policy innovation, foster coalitions across the institutions, provide incentives for the media to cover developments in Brussels, and enable citizens to identify who governs in the EU and to take sides in policy debates. The EU is ready for this new challenge. The institutional reforms since the 1980s have transformed the EU into a more competitive polity, and political battles and coalitions are developing inside and between the European Parliament, the Council, and the Commission.
This emerging politics should be more central to the Brussels policy process, with clearer coalitions and identifiable winners and losers, at least in the short term. The risks are low because the EU has multiple checks-and-balances. Yet, the potential benefits are high, as more open politics could enable the EU to overcome policy gridlock, rebuild public support, and reduce the democratic deficit. This indispensable book will be of great interest to students of the European politics, scholars, policy makers and anyone concerned with the future of the European Union.
Pages: 228
Publication Date : January 2008
Price: 23.11 €
Les enjeux de la PAC clairement présentés et expliqués dans l'Europe à vingt-sept
La Politique agricole commune, doyenne des politiques communes européennes, a connu depuis sa création des mutations de grande ampleur. La PAC, désormais simplifiée après la dernière réforme de 2003, n'en est pas moins l'objet d'interrogations. Les pays qui ne sont pas bénéficiaires nets de la PAC trouvent son coût trop élevé. Les crises sanitaires, l'utilisation des OGM, les effets des pratiques agricoles sur l'environnement sont sources d'inquiétude ; À l'extérieur de l'Union, elle est attaquée par les grands pays agricoles qui veulent libéraliser la production mondiale ou par des pays en développement qui l'estiment préjudiciable à leurs agricultures. Désormais soucieuse de développement durable et d'aménagement des territoires, la PAC devra mieux prendre en compte la bipolarisation de l'agriculture, avec des produits de base standard, directement confrontée au défi de la mondialisation, et une production diversifiée de produits de qualité avec des filières territorialisées. Ces enjeux sont présentés ici avec l'histoire de la PAC ainsi que ses mécanismes et son fonctionnement.
Pages: 206
Publication Date : Février 2008
Price: 11.32 €
Biographical Notes Peter Ludlow retired in 2001 after twenty years as founding director of the Centre for European Policy Studies, Brussels (CEPS). He is now executive president of the Europen Strategy Forum. He has written many books and articles on 20th century European history and the politics and institutions of the EU, including detailed accounts of almost all the meetings of the European Council during the last decade. Wolfgang Münchau is associate editor and European economics columnist of the Financial Times and, together with his wife Susanne Mundschenk, is co-director of eurointelligence.com, a macro website offering news and comment about the euro area. He lives in Brussels. Iain Begg is a Professorial Research Fellow at the European Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science. His main research work is on the political economy of European integration and EU economic governance. He has directed and participated in a series of research projects on different facets of EU policy and his current projects include studies on the governance of EU economic and social policy, the EU’s Lisbon Strategy, the social impact of globalisation and reform of the EU budget. Bassma Kodmani is the Executive Director of the Arab Reform Initiative, a consortium of Arab policy research institutes working in partnership with European and US institutes on issues of reform and democratic transitions in the Arab worl. She is also senior adviser on international cooperation to the French national research council (CNRS). She has written books and articles on conflicts in the Middle
East and regional security. Her latest publication, The dangers of political exclusion: Egypt’s Islamist problem, is published by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Nicole Gnesotto is currently Professor of International Relations, Head of the European Union Chair, at the Conservatoire National das Arts et Métiers, Paris. Prior to this she was the first director of the EU Institute for Security Studies, from January 2002 until May 2007. She is the author of many books and articles on contemporary European security, including EU security and defence policy – The first five years (1999-2004), Paris 2004, and The global puzzle: What worl for the EU in 2025?, Paris 2006 (With Giovanni Grevi). The latter title was published in French in October 2007, Le monde en 2025, edited by Robert Laffont. Manuel Preto has been Managing Director at Banco Santander Totta since 2005 with responsibilities in the financial area, including asset and liability management, corporate finances, financial participations and investor relations. Mr Preto joined Banco Santander de Negócios in 1996 as na equity analyst and, before assuming his current position, he was Head of Equity Research and Strategy for Portugal. Rui Constantino is the Chief Economist at Banco Santander Totta. His responsibilities include the macroeconomic analysis of the Portuguese economy within the Santander Group, and also the analysis of macroeconomic and financial developments, supporting the board and business areas of Santander Totta. Prior to joining the bank, he was an economist at the Research Department of the Portuguese Ministry of Finance. António Cortina has been Chief Analyst of Economic Research at Santander since 2001. His responsibilities include providing macroeconomic analysis, interest rate and exchange rate forecasts for Spain, the euro area, the USA and Latin American countries to the Group’s Financial Division and all other support and business areas.
Pages: 143
Publication Date : 2008
Price: 18.82 €