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Routledge Advances in European Politics National and European Foreign Policies: Towards Europeanization (Hardcover)

National and European Foreign Policy explores the processes of interaction between the national and the European levels in foreign policy making in European Union states. The volume also assesses the mutual influence which the Member States exert on... more

Routledge Advances in European Politics Conflict and Change in EU Budgetary Politics (Paperback)

Why did the European Union experience a stark variation in the levels of conflict between the late 1970s when budgetary disputes dominated European politics and the 1990s when political actors were able to settle upon budgetary agreements without major... more

Routledge Advances in European Politics The EU s Role in World Politics (Hardcover)

This book argues that in a range of policy areas - trade multilateral diplomacy security development cooperation democracy and human rights energy security - the EU appears to be in retreat from liberal internationalism. more

Routledge Advances in European Politics The Illusion of Accountability in the European Union (Hardcover)

This book examines accountability in the EU from different perspectives and considers whether EU citizens have real opportunities for holding decision-makers accountable. This book critically analyses five arguments which claim there are sufficient... more

Routledge Advances in European Politics: Security Challenges in the Euro-Med Area in the 21st Century : Mare Nostrum (Hardcover)

This book examines and assesses the main security factors influencing Euro-Mediterranean relations at the start of the twenty-first century. Developing a theoretical framework based on the security complex this book provides an empirical analysis of... more

Routledge Advances in European Politics The EU s Role in World Politics (Paperback)

Debates on EU foreign policy have been dominated by two opposing schools of argument. One includes a broad range of work that extols the virtues of a European liberal concept of power and the other sees the EU s commitment to cosmopolitan liberalism... more

Routledge Advances in European Politics The Impact of European Integration on Political Parties (Hardcover)

This book traces the positions of national partisan actors towards the development of the European polity in an in-depth comparative analysis covering all member states of the European Union over a period of 60 years. The author examines the approach... more

Routledge Advances in European Politics Portugal in the European Union: Assessing Twenty-Five Years of Integration Experience (Hardcover)

This book examines the involvement of Portugal in the European integration process since the country signed the Accession Treaty in 1985. The volume elicits how Portugal has grasped opportunities and challenges emanating from its participation in the... more

Routledge Advances in European Politics Civic Resources and the Future of the European Union (Hardcover)

This book shines new light on the political system of the European Union (EU) by focusing on civic resources as a keystone of the EU s ability to sustain. Less-tangible resources such as trust solidarity mutual recognition and citizens social and... more

Routledge Advances in European Politics Learning from the EU Constitutional Treaty: Democratic Constitutionalization beyond the Nation-State (Hardcover)

The negative results of referenda on the European Union (EU) Constitutional Treaty in France and the Netherlands and subsequent low-key adoption of the Treaty of Lisbon raise complex questions about the possible democratization of international... more

Routledge Advances in European Politics: From Reception to Integration of Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Poland (Paperback)

This book sheds light on the complex experiences of asylum seekers and refugees in Poland against a local backdrop of openly anti-refugee political narratives and strong opposition to sharing the responsibility for and burden of asylum seekers arriving... more

Routledge Advances in European Politics The EU Presence in International Organizations (Hardcover)

This study provides a comprehensive discussion of all aspects of the European Union presence in International Organisations (IOs). The editors seek to explore both the political and institutional implications of the EU s interaction with IOs and the... more

Routledge Advances in European Politics Europeanization and Foreign Policy: State Identity in Finland and Britain (Hardcover)

This book examines the relationship between the European Union (EU) and its member states by analysing how the process of integration in the field of foreign policy is shaping member states identities. Focusing on the mutually constitutive aspects of... more

Routledge Advances in European Politics Citizenship and Collective Identity in Europe Book 59 (Hardcover)

This book is the first monograph to systematically explore the relationship between citizenship and collective identity in the European Union integrating two fields of research - citizenship and collective identity. Karolewski argues that various types... more

Routledge Advances in European Politics New Democracies in Crisis?: A Comparative Constitutional Study of the Czech Republic Hungary Poland Romania and Slova Book 99 (Hardcover)

This book considers whether the potential of democracy following the end of the Cold War was diminished by technocratic judicial control of politics in the new democracies of Central and Eastern Europe. It explores the complexities and drawbacks of... more

Routledge Advances in European Politics: Discretion in the Welfare State: Social Rights and Professional Judgment (Paperback)

Welfare state professionals decide or establish premises as to whom will receive what in what manner when and how much and when enough is enough. They control who passes through the gates of the welfare state. This book provides an in-depth... more

Routledge Advances in European Politics Democracy Law and Religious Pluralism in Europe: Secularism and Post-Secularism (Paperback)

In contrast with the progressive dilution of religions predicted by traditional liberal and Marxist approaches religions remain important for many people even in Europe the most secularised continent. In the context of increasingly culturally diverse... more

Routledge Advances in European Politics Energy Security: Europe s New Foreign Policy Challenge Book 53 (Hardcover)

The geopolitics of oil and gas have made a spectacular return to the international political agenda. The European Union (EU) has recognized the importance of incorporating energy security more systematically into foreign policy. It has committed itself... more

Routledge Advances in European Politics Europeanization Integration and Identity: A Social Constructivist Fusion Perspective on Norway (Hardcover)

This book analyses how domestic and European structures impact on national actors identities interests and foreign policy practices. Employing Norway as the case study area the author uses this nation as an example to assess Europeanization and... more

Routledge Advances in European Politics Changing Perceptions of the EU at Times of Brexit: Global Perspectives (Paperback)

This volume brings together contributions that conceptualize and measure EU perceptions in the strategic regions around the world in the aftermath of the UK referendum. Contributors assess the evolution of EU perceptions in each location and discuss... more

Routledge Advances in European Politics The EU and Multilateral Security Governance (Hardcover)

This book studies the role of the EU in peace and security as a regional actor with global aspirations in the context of challenged and changing multilateralism. Multilateralism governance and security are three concepts that have attracted a great... more

Routledge Advances in European Politics Europeanization and New Member States: A Comparative Social Network Analysis (Paperback)

This book examines the Europeanization of the polity and politics of a new EU Member State. Using social network analysis in a comparative research design it provides a systematic analysis of the effects of Europeanization on the institutions policy... more

Routledge Advances in European Politics The EU through Multiple Crises (Paperback)

This book explores the mechanisms of political representation and accountability in the European political system against the backdrop of multiple crises in recent years in the economic financial security and immigration fields which have triggered... more

Routledge Advances in European Politics E-Government in Europe: Re-Booting the State (Paperback)

This book traces the development of e-government and its applications across Europe exploring the effects of information and communication technology (ICTs) upon political action and processes. Explores a range of concepts and topics underpinning... more

Pre-Owned Routledge Advances in International Rela Networked Governance and Transatlantic Relations: Building Bridges Through Science Diplomacy (Hardcover)

In today s complex and interconnected world scholars of international relations seek to better understand challenges spurred by intensified global communication and interaction. The complex connectedness of modern society and politics compels us to... more

Governance and Knowledge: The Politics of Foreign Investment Technology and Ideas (Routledge/GARNET series) - Hveem Helge

This book examines the politics of technology and provides a detailed analysis of developments and debates within the European Union international trade and governance.An important empirical contribution to the literature on the relations between... more

Routledge Studies in European Foreign Po The Politics of the European Neighbourhood Policy (Paperback)

This book examines the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) in the context of internal functions performed with regard to the European Union (EU) political system and its key actors. It argues that the ENP has been formulated not only in reaction to... more

Routledge Advances in International Rela Urbicide: The Politics of Urban Destruction Book 66 (Hardcover)

The term urbicide became popular during the 1992-95 Bosnian war as a way of referring to widespread and deliberate destruction of the urban environment. Coined by writers on urban development in America urbicide captures the sense that the widespread... more

Routledge Advances in International Rela Coping and Conformity in World Politics (Paperback)

Conformity is a common coping strategy for dealing with stresses in political situations as well a strategy for dealing with the lack of agreed foundations. This work introduces the conceptual frameworks of coping and conformity to provide a new... more

Routledge Advances in International Rela The Politics of Conflict Economies Book 118 (Hardcover)

Conflict economies cannot be approached in isolation but must instead be contextualised socially and historically. These economies did not emerge in vacuum but are part and parcel of the history of people and place. This book explores the informal and... more

Routledge Advances in Film Studies: Iranian Cinema in a Global Context: Policy Politics and Form (Paperback)

Iranian films have been the subject of much critical and scholarly attention over the past several decades and Iranian filmmakers are mainstays of international film festivals. Yet most of the attention has been focused on a small segment of Iranian... more

Routledge Advances in Sociology National and Regional Symbolic Boundaries in the European Commission: Towards an Ever-Closer Union? (Paperback)

This book contributes to research on the dynamics of social integration unfolding at the heart of this field. Based on in-depth interviews with officials working for the European Commission the author explores the perception and negotiation of symbolic... more

Routledge Advances in Central Asian Stud The European Union and Central Asia (Hardcover)

In June 2007 the Council of the European Union (EU) adopted The EU in Central Asia: Strategy for a New Partnership highlighting the growing importance of Central Asia to the EU. This book examines the EU s policy towards the five Central Asian states... more

Routledge Studies on the Governance of S The European Environmental Conscience in EU Politics (Hardcover)

Based on empirical studies of European energy and environmental policies this book suggests that in combination these two policy fields form a consensus in the EU which might also become the basis for a new European ideology namely European... more

Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Polit The Discursive Politics of Gender Equality (Hardcover)

This book explores the discursive constructions of gender equality and the implications of these understandings in a broad range of policy fields. Using gender equality as a prime example a number of internationally renowned scholars offer a new... more

Routledge Studies on Democratising Europ The New Politics of European Civil Society (Hardcover)

This multi-disciplinary book captures the evolving practices of European civil society that stretch across the local national European and global realm. It consolidates existing research and reviews its conceptual normative and empirical-analytical... more

Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Polit Democratic Politics and Party Competition (Paperback)

This new book introduces innovative research on democracy from the leading Comparative Manifestos Project (CMP). It details the key achievements of the project to date illustrates how its findings may be applied lays out the future challenges it faces... more

Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science: Democracy without Borders: Transnationalisation and Conditionality in New Democracies (Paperback)

This book carves out a new area of democratisation studies by analysing the transnational dimension and the role of non state actors across three different geographical regions. Chapters utilise empirical data from Europe Africa and Latin America. more