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| Author | : Marion Demossier |
| Publisher | : Berghahn Books |
| Total Pages | : 238 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9781571816269 |
The twin concepts of "Culture" and "Identity" are inescapable in any discussion of European Integration and yet over the last ten years their meaning has become increasingly contested. By combining an anthropological and political perspective, the authors challenge the traditional boundaries within the issue of the construction of Europe. In the first part, historians and anthropologists from various national traditions discuss the process of the construction of Europe and its implications for cultural identities. The second section examines a number of topics at the core of the process of Europeanization and presents up-to-date information on each of these issues: political parties, regions, football, cities, the Euro, ethnicity, heritage and European cinema. Emphasis is be placed on the political structuring of cultural identities by contrasting top-down and bottom-up processes that define the tensions between the unity and diversity of the European Community.
| Author | : Isabelle Engeli |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 228 |
| Release | : 2012-06-29 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1137016698 |
Why do some countries have 'Culture Wars' over morality issues such as abortion and same-sex marriage while other countries hardly experience any conflict? This book argues that morality issues only generate major conflicts in political systems with a significant conflict between religious and secular parties.
| Author | : Daniel Ziblatt |
| Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
| Total Pages | : 246 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780691121673 |
This study explores the following puzzle: Upon national unification, why was Germany formed as a federal state and Italy a unitary state? Ziblatt's answer to this question will be of interest to scholars of international relations, comparative politics, political development, and political and economic history.
| Author | : Astrid Lorenz |
| Publisher | : Springer Nature |
| Total Pages | : 361 |
| Release | : 2020-10-27 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 3030546748 |
This open access book provides an in-depth look into the background of rule of law problems and the open defiance of EU law in East Central European countries. Current illiberal trends and anti-EU politics have the potential to undermine mutual trust between member states and fundamentally change the EU. It is therefore crucial to understand their domestic causes, context conditions, specific processes and consequences. This volume contributes to empirically informed theory-building and includes contributions from researchers from various disciplines and multiple perspectives on illiberal trends and anti-EU politics in the region. The qualitative case studies, comparative works and quantitative analyses provide a comprehensive picture of current societal, political and institutional developments in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. Through studying similarities and differences between East Central European and other EU countries, the chapters also explore whether there are regional patterns of democracy- and EU-related problems.
| Author | : Kathleen R. McNamara |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 225 |
| Release | : 2015 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 0198716230 |
How do political authorities build support for themselves and their rule? Doing so is key to accruing power, but it can be a complicated affair. This book shows how social processes can legitimate new rulers and make their exercise of power seem natural. Historically, political authorities have used carefully crafted symbols and practices to create a cultural infrastructure for rule, most notably through nationalism and state-building. The European Union (EU), as a new governance form, faces a particularly acute set of challenges in naturalising itself.
| Author | : Catherine E. De Vries |
| Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
| Total Pages | : 332 |
| Release | : 2020-06-16 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 0691194750 |
"The years since the financial crisis have been marked by a remarkable stability in national government which hides the impact of a new kind of issue based politics which has arisen with parties such as Podemos in Spain, Srizia in Greece, The National Front in France and UKiP in the UK, all of whom have had a significant influence in shaping the political agenda in their own countries even if they have not actually secured formal power. This is the first book to present a rigorous yet accessible analysis of this phenomenon, grounded in the theories and methods of quantitative political science but drawing on empirical insights and theory from political psychology and sociology as well to try to understand the similarities and differences in the circumstances that have lead to these parties springing up and shaping political discourse and even policy to an extent that has challenged the very existence of the traditional party system"--
| Author | : Andrew Moravcsik |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 529 |
| Release | : 2013-10-11 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1134215347 |
The creation of the European Union arguably ranks among the most extraordinary achievements in modern world politics. Observers disagree, however, about the reasons why European governments have chosen to co- ordinate core economic policies and surrender sovereign perogatives. This text analyzes the history of the region's movement toward economic and political union. Do these unifying steps demonstrate the pre-eminence of national security concerns, the power of federalist ideals, the skill of political entrepreneurs like Jean Monnet and Jacques Delors, or the triumph of technocratic planning? Moravcsik rejects such views. Economic interdependence has been, he maintains, the primary force compelling these democracies to move in this surprising direction. Politicians rationally pursued national economic advantage through the exploitation of asymmetrical interdependence and the manipulation of institutional commitments.
| Author | : Markus Kornprobst |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 319 |
| Release | : 2008-12-18 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0521895588 |
Considers how the emergence of the territorial status quo norm in post-1945 Europe has reversed the pattern of disputes.
| Author | : Richard Youngs |
| Publisher | : Brookings Institution Press |
| Total Pages | : 230 |
| Release | : 2015-09-08 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 0870034308 |
Western democracy is being questioned around the world. At the same time, Western aid groups are quick to say that they are not trying to impose a particular style of democracy on others and that they are open to supporting local, alternative forms of democracy. This book examines what it is about Western democracy that non-Westerners are reacting negatively to and whether the critics often are equating a dislike for certain Western social or economic features with an aversion to of Western political systems. It also explores the current state of debate about alternative forms of democratic practice in different regions—Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America—and then puts forward ideas about how Western actors engaged in democracy support can do a better job of incorporating new thinking about alternative democratic forms into their efforts.
| Author | : D. Albertazzi |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 260 |
| Release | : 2007-12-14 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 0230592104 |
Twenty-First Century Populism analyses the phenomenon of sustained populist growth in Western Europe by looking at the conditions facilitating populism in specific national contexts and then examining populist fortunes in those countries. The chapters are written by country experts and political scientists from across the continent.
