The 1989 Election of the European Parliament

The 1989 Election of the European Parliament
Author: Juliet Lodge
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 267
Release: 1990-06-18
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1349108936

A brief overview of the 1989 European Parliament elections in each of the member states. Each case study addresses a common set of issues, and each is designed to be intelligible to non-specialists and to those unfamiliar with the state in question.

Choosing Europe?

Choosing Europe?
Author: C. van der Eijk
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 538
Release: 1996
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780472103577

Pathbreaking analysis of coordinated elections in twelve European nations

Activating the Citizen

Activating the Citizen
Author: J. DeBardeleben
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2009-08-12
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0230240909

The decline of citizen involvement affects two key elements of democratic government: elections and political parties. Activating the Citizen examines the reasons underlying citizen withdrawal and explores and assesses innovative approaches on both sides of the Atlantic to try to counter these phenomena.

Routledge Handbook of European Elections

Routledge Handbook of European Elections
Author: Donatella M. Viola
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 940
Release: 2015-08-14
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1317503627

The Routledge Handbook of European Elections explores the multifaceted dimension of the European Parliament’s (EP) electoral contests across the European Community and European Union since 1979. After setting a general empirical and theoretical framework, this collaborative project presents original contributions from leading experts from virtually all the corners of the European Union. Each case study adheres to a common template that makes it easy to compare data, methodology and outcomes. Every country chapter includes: a brief geopolitical profile and historical background of the Member State; a glance at the national political landscape; a short account of the main political parties, including their attitude toward the European Union; a section on public opinion and European integration; a summary of electoral systems; an overview of all EP and national elections; an in-depth analysis of the 2009 EP electoral race; an overall theoretical interpretation of European elections. A comparative chapter closes the Handbook followed by an Epilogue focussing on the 2014 EP contest with a detailed analysis of the newly elected European Assembly in terms of political group and gender compostion. The volume aims to enhance readers’ understanding of the European Parliament and revive their interest in the European integration process. By providing a wide range of national and European facts and figures, this investigation represents a comprehensive reference guide to scholars, practitioners, and students of the European Parliament, European elections, political parties, European Union and comparative politics.

Europe's Elected Parliament

Europe's Elected Parliament
Author: Julie Smith
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 204
Release: 1999-05-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9781850759997

'An invaluable survey of the origins and development of the European Parliament, and of its uncertain role in narrowing the gap between European institutions and voters. Julie Smith traces the rising influence of the European Parliament over EU policy-making in the 20 years since it was first elected, the extension if its authority through successive Inter-governmental Conferences, and the ambiguities which nevertheless persist over its legitimacy as representing 'the people' in its dialogue with the Commission and Council.' WILLIAM WALLACE 'Julie Smith places the fifth direct elections to the European Parliament in the broader context of the EU's development. She examines the arguments and debates which surrounded the creation and evolution of a unique institution, considers the effects which direct elections have had - not always those expected - and the growing relations between EP political groups and national parties. She argues that national politicians should more openly acknowledge the shift in the balance of powers which European integration has caused.' MARTIN WESTLAKE This title is published in conjunction with UACES, the University Association for Contemporary European Studies. UACES web site can be found at www.uaces.org

The European Parliament

The European Parliament
Author: Francis Jacobs
Publisher:
Total Pages: 362
Release: 1992
Genre: Law
ISBN:

A textbook on the European Parliament, covering every aspect of how it is organized, its powers and its procedures.

The Theory and Practice of Institutional Transplantation

The Theory and Practice of Institutional Transplantation
Author: M. de Jong
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9401100012

Inevitably, at a panel discussion not too long ago comparing planning cultures the discussion turned on the issue of globalisation. As a member of the panel, this author asked those in the audience who lived and/or worked in a country different from their country of origin to raise their hands. About half of the audience of well over one hundred academic teachers and researchers from all comers of the world, the present author included did so. Next he asked who had a spouse or partner from a country different from their country of origin to also raise their hands. About half of the audience, the present author included, raised their hands. This is the soft side of globalisation. The soft side of globalisation is important. Exchanges, personal mobility, international romances, multi-culturalism and multi-lingualism (inevitably meaning non-native speakers struggling to keep up with native English speakers) are part of the academic scene, so much so that we can hardly imagine it to be otherwise. These are not entirely new phenomena, but they have become ever more prominent, relying on an ever more elaborate institutional infrastructure of exchange programmes, international journals, associations and the global conference industry. It was at the AESOP (Association of European Schools of Planning) congress at Bmo in the Czech Republic in July 2000 that the plan for this book was hatched.

European Communities

European Communities
Author: John Paxton
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
Total Pages: 218
Release: 1992-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781412822954

The establishment of the European Economic Community in 1958 was one of the most remarkable developments in the history of the post-World War II era. It aimed for nothing less than a complete economic union so that goods, people, and capital would be able to pass over national boundaries of member countries as freely as they move within any one country. As the Community's target date of 1992 for economic integration draws closer, the need for information, both current and historical, becomes more urgent. The aim of this annotated bibliography is to create a critical and descriptive list of books published mainly in English for businessmen and analysts, combining older publications with new. The literature on the EC is vast and issues The Community itself nearly 3000 publications a year. The range of material covered in this volume is distinguished by its great scope. Historical sections provide listings on the postwar years of economic recovery, the development of the EC, and biographies of the leading personalities involved. Policy-oriented sections encompass such subjects as labor, transportation, environment, energy, and education. The political ramifications of economic union, financial and fiscal affairs, relations between the EC and the Third World, and foreign relations in general are dealt with in separate sections. The volume concludes with a listing of major European Community publications. The sheer bulk of published material on the EC, much of it duplication, has made keeping up with its developments difficult for small and medium in Europe and elsewhere. This invaluable sourcebook will provide the business community and the political establishments with better access to EC information as they grapple with the implications of 1992.

A Green Dimension for the European Community

A Green Dimension for the European Community
Author: David Judge
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2014-03-05
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1135200629

First Published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.