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Citizenship is an ever-evolving and expanding concept. European
citizenship is all the more so. This book considers the role that
the institutional design of the European Union plays in extending
the rights of EU citizens. With chapters from leading researchers
in the field, Democratic Empowerment in the European Union outlines
the core themes relating to democratic empowerment in the EU. It
examines the channels that are being made available by EU
policymakers to help increase democratic participation, as well as
the hindrances to, and the problems associated with, democratic
empowerment. With its groundbreaking account of the ways in which
EU citizens are hampered in exercising their democratic
citizenship, and proposals for how they might be further empowered
to do so, this book is an important addition to the literature on
the subject, and offers an excellent introduction to this crucial
issue. Democratic Empowerment in the European Union will be
essential reading for students of politics and both social and
public policy with interests in democracy and citizenship, as well
as European policymakers seeking to understand and encourage
democratic engagement. Contributors include: W. Bakker, T. Binder,
R.I. Csehi, F. Cheneval, K. Dinur, O. Eberl, M. Ferrin, R. Fransen,
D. Gaus, A. Gerbrandy, H. Haber, P. Kaniok, V. Koska, N. Kosti, D.
Levi-Faur, S. Seubert, C. Struenck, U. Puetter, F. van Waarden, R.
Zwieky
This book suggests that the scope and breadth of regulatory reforms
since the mid-1980s and particularly during the 1990s, are so
striking that they necessitate a reappraisal of current approaches
to the study of the politics of regulation. The authors call for
the adoption of different and fresh perspectives to examine this
area. The contributors to this volume analyse how regulatory
regimes that were once peculiar to the US and a few industries
have, in recent years, come to define the best practice of
governance over the world capitalist economy and over numerous
social and economic sectors. They go on to suggest various
explanations for the expansion of regulatory institutions,
addressing some of the most critical problems and offering new
methodological techniques to enable further study. The
contributions also provide distinct cross-national and
cross-sectoral comparative approaches, and emphasise the changes in
the economic and social context of regulation and the implications
of these developments on the rise of the regulatory state. These
changes, together with the general advance in the study of
regulation, undoubtedly demand a re-evaluation of the theory of
regulation, its methodologies and scope of application. This book
is a perceptive investigation of recent evolutions in the manner
and extent of governance through regulation. Scholars and students
of comparative politics, public policy, regulation theory,
institutional economics and political sociology will find it to be
essential reading. It will also prove a valuable source of
reference for those working or dealing with regulatory authorities
and for business managers in private industries and services
operating under a regulatory framework.
This book suggests that the scope and breadth of regulatory reforms
since the mid-1980s and particularly during the 1990s, are so
striking that they necessitate a reappraisal of current approaches
to the study of the politics of regulation. The authors call for
the adoption of different and fresh perspectives to examine this
area. The contributors to this volume analyse how regulatory
regimes that were once peculiar to the US and a few industries
have, in recent years, come to define the best practice of
governance over the world capitalist economy and over numerous
social and economic sectors. They go on to suggest various
explanations for the expansion of regulatory institutions,
addressing some of the most critical problems and offering new
methodological techniques to enable further study. The
contributions also provide distinct cross-national and
cross-sectoral comparative approaches, and emphasise the changes in
the economic and social context of regulation and the implications
of these developments on the rise of the regulatory state. These
changes, together with the general advance in the study of
regulation, undoubtedly demand a re-evaluation of the theory of
regulation, its methodologies and scope of application. This book
is a perceptive investigation of recent evolutions in the manner
and extent of governance through regulation. Scholars and students
of comparative politics, public policy, regulation theory,
institutional economics and political sociology will find it to be
essential reading. It will also prove a valuable source of
reference for those working or dealing with regulatory authorities
and for business managers in private industries and services
operating under a regulatory framework.
This unique Handbook offers the most up-to-date and comprehensive,
state-of-the-art reviews of the politics of regulation. It presents
and discusses the core theories and concepts of regulation in
response to the rise of the regulatory state and regulatory
capitalism, and in the context of the 'golden age of regulation'.
Its eleven sections include forty-eight chapters covering issues as
diverse and varied as: theories of regulation; historical
perspectives on regulation; regulation of old and new media; risk
regulation, enforcement and compliance; better regulation; civil
regulation; European regulatory governance; and global regulation.
As a whole, it provides an essential point of reference for all
those working on the political, social, and economic aspects of
regulation. This comprehensive resource will be of immense value to
scholars and policy makers in numerous fields and disciplines
including political science, public policy and administration,
international relations, regulation, international law, business
and politics, European studies, regional studies, and development
studies.
The essays here attempt to move beyond the question of Israel's
uniqueness to examine the pace and direction of change of Israel's
political, social and economic institutions. Using the tools of
comparative analysis, scholars from Israel, the US and Europe
describe the ways in which Israeli society is becoming more like
other democratic industrialized societies and in what dimensions
Israeli culture and institutions are slowing or resisting such
convergence. The essays fall into four categories: political
institutions and organizations; political economy; ethnicity and
religion; and public policy.
Israeli historiography has long been subjected to a sustained
assault by self-styled "new historians" vying to expose what they
claim to be the distorted "Zionist narrative" of Israeli history
and the Arab-Israeli conflict. They have cast Israel as the
regional villain, bearing sole responsibility for the cycle of
violence in the Middle east since 1946.
This text takes issue with these "revisionists." The author argues
that they have ignored or misinterpreted much documentation in
developing their analysis of Israel's history. There are numerous
in-depth studies to illustrate the author's argument.
An impressive study of economic, state, social, and international
restructuring, International Public Policy and Management explores
new patterns and advances in the global integration of policies
that result from an ever-increasing pace of shared knowledge,
regulations, and norms in countries around the globe. It considers
the impact of globalized knowledge on society and its effects on
societal norms, values, and quality of life and contains up-to-date
theories and practices for both scholars and practitioners
interested in policy development and implementation. This book
helps administrators create improved strategic management policies
and political arrangements in modern, rapidly changing communities
and environments. This volume is essential for all practitioners
and public service managers, public and government administrators,
political scientists, sociologists, and public policy and public
management specialists, and upper-level undergraduate and graduate
students taking courses in political science, sociology, public
affairs, and political development.
This unique Handbook offers the most up-to-date and comprehensive,
state-of-the-art reviews of the politics of regulation. It presents
and discusses the core theories and concepts of regulation in
response to the rise of the regulatory state and regulatory
capitalism, and in the context of the 'golden age of regulation'.
Its eleven sections include forty-eight chapters covering issues as
diverse and varied as: theories of regulation; historical
perspectives on regulation; regulation of old and new media; risk
regulation, enforcement and compliance; better regulation; civil
regulation; European regulatory governance; and global regulation.
As a whole, it provides an essential point of reference for all
those working on the political, social, and economic aspects of
regulation. This comprehensive resource will be of immense value to
scholars and policy makers in numerous fields and disciplines
including political science, public policy and administration,
international relations, regulation, international law, business
and politics, European studies, regional studies, and development
studies.
The Oxford Handbook of Governance presents an authoritative and
accessible state-of-the-art analysis of the social science
literature on governance. The volume presents the core concepts and
knowledge that have evolved in the study of governance in different
levels and arenas of politics and policymaking. In doing so it
establishes itself as the essential point of reference for all
those studying politics, society, and economics from a governance
perspective. The volume comprises fifty-two chapters from leaders
in the field. The chapters are organized in nine sections dealing
with topics that include governance as the reform of the state,
democratic governance, European governance, and global governance.
This volume of The ANNALS explores the expansion of regulation in
the welfare state and in social policy. Considering such crises as
climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, it argues that
policy-makers have turned increasingly to regulatory measures to
promote welfare norms and outcomes. As a result, the regulatory
welfare state is reemerging. Written by experts on regulation and
governance in the context of social welfare, this volume's papers
challenge the welfare state vs. regulatory state dichotomy and
address a broad range of welfare state domains from multiple
perspectives. Further, they demonstrate the reassertion of
regulation and welfare in not only common policies and grand
designs but also the structure and expansion of the state itself.
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