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Author : Horst Günter Krenzler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Public Attitudes Towards the EU in Candidate Countries written by Horst Günter Krenzler and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lucie Tunkrova
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136979263
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (369 download)
Download or read book The Politics of EU Accession written by Lucie Tunkrova and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-05-04 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The question of Turkish membership in the European Union is highly controversial and subject to many misperceptions and misunderstandings on both sides. This book examines the politics of EU accession which have evolved during the expansion of the EU, from more procedural conditions to provisions of substantive democracy. With a particular focus on the challenges Turkey faces to join the EU, the authors examine the experiences of the newly-democratised and acceded Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia to provide insight and to identify the best possible solutions. Combining the Turkish and Central European perspectives in one volume, and using a social constructivist approach, the authors address issues including Euroscepticism, EU absorption capacity, women’s rights, democratisation, Turkish Kamalism, the desecuritisation of Turkish politics and the problem of Northern Cyprus. This volume establishes the challenges the EU, its member states and the candidate countries need to face and successfully address in order to contribute to both their democratization and the European integration process. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of European politics, Turkish politics and international politics.
Author : Simon Bulmer
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199544832
Total Pages : 479 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (995 download)
Download or read book The Member States of the European Union written by Simon Bulmer and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2013 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a comprehensive and rounded thematic study of the EU-member states. The text provides detailed coverage of the principal member states and comparative studies of the smaller states, as well as discussing the issue of enlargement and covering empirical themes.
Author : H. Mayer
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230625614
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (36 download)
Download or read book A Responsible Europe? written by H. Mayer and published by Springer. This book was released on 2006-08-04 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Responsible Europe? seeks to understand the EU's global role from a distinct normative perspective. It identifies moral principles that could serve as guidelines for a responsible role of the EU in global affairs, and applies these principles to selected policy areas and regional co-operation frameworks.
Author : Sonja Zmerli
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782545115
Total Pages : 561 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (825 download)
Download or read book Handbook on Political Trust written by Sonja Zmerli and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2017-01-27 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Political trust – in government, parliament, or political parties – has taken centre stage in political science for more than half a century, reflecting ongoing concerns with the legitimacy and functioning of representative democracy. To provide scholars, students and policy makers with a tool to navigate through the complexity of causes and consequences of political trust, this Handbook offers an excellent overview of the conceptual, theoretical, methodological and empirical state of the art, complemented by accounts of regional particularities, and authored by international experts in this field.
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Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Euro-barometer written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jens Alber
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134095937
Total Pages : 590 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (34 download)
Download or read book Handbook of Quality of Life in the Enlarged European Union written by Jens Alber and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-10-15 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent enlargement to the east made the European Union a more diverse social space and brought it into more direct contact with the social and cultural aftermath of communism. The purpose of this book is to help social scientists, policy makers and other observers cope with the unfamiliarity of this new world by bringing together a collection of informative analyses of key domains of social life in the new member states and candidate countries, viewed in comparison both to each other and to the 'old' EU-15. The focus is on social conditions, such as social exclusion, poverty and living conditions, work and labour markets, family and housing. But is also offers accounts of the institutional contexts within which these conditions arise. The analyses makes use of a range of data, including a new data source, the European Quality of Life Survey 2003.
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Author : John G. Geer
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1576079120
Total Pages : 908 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (76 download)
Download or read book Public Opinion and Polling around the World [2 volumes] written by John G. Geer and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2004-07-21 with total page 908 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering the intricate facets of America's most important democratic tradition, this book serves as an important resource to understand how citizens' views are translated into governmental action. Public Opinion and Polling around the World presents a thorough review of public opinion from its roots in colonial America to its role in today's emerging democracies. More than 100 entries prepared by top scholars examine the 200-year history of public opinion, measurement methodologies with an emphasis on telephone interviews and Internet polls, and key figures like George Gallup and Elmo Roper, who created their own polling systems. An analysis of theories compares schools of thought from the fields of psychology, sociology, and economics and explores how people form opinions. A fascinating snapshot of the public's current views on economic issues, foreign policy, gender, gay rights, and other hot-button topics observes patterns across genders, race, ethnic origins, class, and religion in regions all over the world. Students, academicians, and political observers will discover answers to such questions as, "does public opinion shape the behavior of government?"
Author : Stefan Engert
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135168083
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (351 download)
Download or read book EU Enlargement and Socialization written by Stefan Engert and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-02-25 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The European Union’s enlargement has been considered a success story – apart from Cyprus and Turkey. This book looks at the EU’s expansion and examines its effectiveness in terms of international socialization and compliance, focussing specifically on the socialization of Turkey and Cyprus into the Western community. Although NATO-member Turkey submitted its membership application long before the end of the Cold War, the Kemalist state still struggles to become the first Muslim EU member state. Cyprus was allowed to join the organization in 2004, but the island remains a divided entity. Providing a comprehensive theoretical perspective, the book is divided into three parts and investigates three questions: Why expand? From an EU / international organizations perspective. Why join? From an applicants’ perspective. Why comply? Exploring why a state would choose to adapt to the EU’s fundamental norms and rules from a candidates’ perspective. Contradicting the impression that the latest round of EU enlargement has been a model story of smooth and effective socialization from top to bottom, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of the EU, European politics, international relations and particularly those interested in Turkey and Cyprus.
Author : Mai-Brith Schartau, Sten Berglund, Mikko Lagerspetz, Bernd Henningsen
Publisher : BWV Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3830526717
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (35 download)
Download or read book Political culture Texte imprimé values and identities in the Baltic Sea region The Baltic Sea region: Northern dimensions - European perspectives written by Mai-Brith Schartau, Sten Berglund, Mikko Lagerspetz, Bernd Henningsen and published by BWV Verlag. This book was released on 2011-06-27 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reconciling the diversity of political cultures, values and national identities with the European integration project is one of the most fundamental challenges contemporary Europe is facing. This challenge is readily apparent in the Baltic Sea region with its mosaic of peoples, cultures and identities. The impact of the ongoing process of European integration on the post-Communist societies on the Eastern rim of the Baltic Sea is indisputable. The negotiations between the European Union and the East European candidate countries were in fact accompanied by a large scale transfer of organization.
Author : Kristen Ghodsee
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0197549268
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (975 download)
Download or read book Taking Stock of Shock written by Kristen Ghodsee and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-06-25 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kristen Ghodsee and Mitchell A. Orenstein blend empirical data with lived experiences to produce a robust picture of who won and who lost in post-communist transition, contextualizing the rise of populism in Eastern Europe. After the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, more than 400 million people suddenly found themselves in a new reality, a dramatic transition from state socialist and centrally planned workers' states to liberal democracy (in most cases) and free markets. Thirty years later, postsocialist citizens remain sharply divided on the legacies of transition. Was it a success that produced great progress after a short recession, or a socio-economic catastrophe foisted on the East by Western capitalists? Taking Stock of Shock aims to uncover the truth using a unique, interdisciplinary investigation into the social consequences of transitionincluding the rise of authoritarian populism and xenophobia. Showing that economic, demographic, sociological, political scientific, and ethnographic research produce contradictory results based on different disciplinary methods and data, Kristen Ghodsee and Mitchell Orenstein triangulate the results. They find that both the J-curve model, which anticipates sustained growth after a sharp downturn, and the "disaster capitalism" perspective, which posits that neoliberalism led to devastating outcomes, have significant basis in fact. While substantial percentages of the populations across a variety of postsocialist countries enjoyed remarkable success, prosperity, and progress, many others suffered an unprecedented socio-economic catastrophe. Ghodsee and Orenstein conclude that the promise of transition still remains elusive for many and offer policy ideas for overcoming negative social and political consequences.
Author : Sten Berglund
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781781959008
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (59 download)
Download or read book The Making of the European Union written by Sten Berglund and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Making of the European Union argues that the process of European integration has drifted into serious crisis, perhaps the most serious since the Danes voted against the Treaty of the European Union in 1992. Analysing the conditions for European integration, this book applies a citizens' or 'bottom-up' perspective on the integration process. The difficulties that the constitutional process has encountered illustrate the relevance of bringing public opinion into the analysis of the prospects for European integration. The book describes and analyses the historical, mental, intellectual , and attitudinal denominators of European integration, denominators that have shaped the processes so far and will continue to do so in the future. The authors apply a broad comparative perspective, where European nation-states constitute the primary units of analysis. The focus is on the foundations of European integration, public views about the EU, including various shades of Euroscepticism, and the long-term prospects of the EU. This book will appeal to a wide audience including scholars and researchers in the social sciences - particularly political science, comparative politics and European studies. The book will also be of great interest to journalists and all those involved in the EU, including policy makers and civil servants throughout the EU itself.
Author : P. Lewis
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230596657
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (35 download)
Download or read book The European Union and Party Politics in Central and Eastern Europe written by P. Lewis and published by Springer. This book was released on 2006-10-30 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the influence of the EU on party politics in the ten 'new' EU countries from a variety of perspectives and using a range of empirical sources. The book thus makes an original and distinctive contribution both to contemporary EU studies and to the literature on CE party systems and party development.
Author : Yvette Peters
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317328663
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (173 download)
Download or read book Democratic Transformations in Europe written by Yvette Peters and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-12-01 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Democracies evolve. Their evolution is not only key to their survival; it is also a reflection of the changing environment in which they operate. This book contributes to the analysis and understanding of how democratic states have transformed over time by examining a number of challenges and opportunities that they face. With a focus on ‘Europe 31’, understood as the EU28 plus Switzerland, Norway, and Iceland, the book brings together separate strands of literature which often remain disconnected in political science narratives. Looking at citizen–state relations, the restructuring of politics and institutions of the state, and developments which reach 'beyond and below' the state, it interrogates a variety of issues ranging from the decline of parties or the re-emergence of nationalism as a political force, to liberal challenges to social democracy, terrorist threats, and climate change. The book combines these different dimensions into a comprehensive overview of the state of contemporary democracy, its challenges and opportunities, and its dynamic capacity to adapt. In other words, it deals with the perpetual threats to and transformations of democracy, and the state’s ability to protect and strengthen its democratic attributes. This text will be of key interest to scholars of European Politics, Comparative Politics, and Democracy Studies.
Author : Ireneusz Pawel Karolewski
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
ISBN 13 : 9783825892883
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (928 download)
Download or read book European Identity written by Ireneusz Pawel Karolewski and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2006 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite its unequalled history of success, the European Union is still far from its citizens. In the aftermath of the failed referenda on the European constitutional treaty in France and the Netherlands in the early summer of 2005, the EU is facing a severe crisis of trust. Hence, the questions arise: how much pressure can the community tolerate in order to persist and what does hold it together in times of scarcity, conflict, danger, and threat? The contributions of this volume do not only provide a variety of conceptualizations of European identity in the broad field of social sciences such as sociology, political theory and international relations, but first and foremost intend to enrich the present research by offering new theoretical perspectives and recent empirical findings.
Author : Joseph S Nye Jr
Publisher : PublicAffairs
ISBN 13 : 0786738960
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (867 download)
Download or read book Soft Power written by Joseph S Nye Jr and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2009-04-28 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joseph Nye coined the term "soft power" in the late 1980s. It is now used frequently—and often incorrectly—by political leaders, editorial writers, and academics around the world. So what is soft power? Soft power lies in the ability to attract and persuade. Whereas hard power—the ability to coerce—grows out of a country's military or economic might, soft power arises from the attractiveness of a country's culture, political ideals, and policies. Hard power remains crucial in a world of states trying to guard their independence and of non-state groups willing to turn to violence. It forms the core of the Bush administration's new national security strategy. But according to Nye, the neo-conservatives who advise the president are making a major miscalculation: They focus too heavily on using America's military power to force other nations to do our will, and they pay too little heed to our soft power. It is soft power that will help prevent terrorists from recruiting supporters from among the moderate majority. And it is soft power that will help us deal with critical global issues that require multilateral cooperation among states. That is why it is so essential that America better understands and applies our soft power. This book is our guide.
Author : Aleks Szczerbiak
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191531626
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (915 download)
Download or read book Opposing Europe?: The Comparative Party Politics of Euroscepticism written by Aleks Szczerbiak and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2008-04-24 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The project of European integration now spans Europe, but in becoming bigger and broader the European Union has brought on itself significant criticism. As the EU becomes deeper, wider, and more ambitious, so opposition and scepticism become more prominent for citizens and more problematic for elites. Concerns about a 'democratic deficit' and the distance between European elites and publics have come to be a common feature of European politics. As a consequence Euroscepticism has become a part of the terrain of conflict between political parties across Europe. Opposing Europe? provides the first comprehensive review of party-based Euroscepticism across the breadth of contemporary Europe, and the first in-depth comparative academic study of Euroscepticism. This, the first of two volumes, is made up of chapters that map, describe, and analyse Euroscepticism in the party systems of a range of countries and the European Parliament. Each is written to a common frame of reference that differentiates 'hard' and 'soft' Euroscepticism. The volume looks across Europe and includes EU member states and candidate and non-member states in order to draw out comparative lessons that relate to the nature of political parties, party systems, and the domestic politics of European integration. Opposing Europe? is a groundbreaking, 'state of the art' book that provides a definitive review of a key issue in European politics. It is also one of the few attempts to integrate the fields of EU studies with both West European and East European studies in order to draw lessons about the way in which the EU interacts with domestic politics in both member and non-member states. Examining the way that parties position themselves and compete on the European issue provides powerful lessons for the trajectory of the European integration project more generally and on the prospects for the emergence of a European political system and polity.
