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In this thought-provoking book, Jose M. Magone investigates the
growing political, economic and social divisions between the core
countries of the European Union and the southern European
periphery. He examines the major hindrances that are preventing the
four main southern European countries (Italy, Spain, Portugal and
Greece) from keeping up with the increasing pace of European
integration, and the effects that this is having on democratic
governance. Offering a comprehensive comparative overview of
southern European politics over the past two decades, the book
analyses the impact of the EU's political economy on democracy in
the region, in particular the consequences of the Eurocrisis and
the economic instability of the 2010s. It argues that these
countries have failed to proactively initiate necessary strategic
reforms in order to prevent economic and democratic stagnation, and
have especially struggled to cope with the changing realities of
Europeanization and the demands of Economic and Monetary Union.
Students and scholars of European politics will find this book
useful and insightful, in particular those interested in southern
Europe's political economy and Europeanization. It will also be
beneficial for policy makers working in southern European
governments and organizations.
This fully revised and updated third edition reflects the
considerable changes in Spain over the last decade as the country
celebrates 40 years of its constitution. The author gives fresh
insight into the formal and informal workings of this dynamic
southern European democracy. Thoroughly examining Spain's
historical background, political culture, core political
institutions and foreign policy-making, each chapter provides a
research-based overview of the studied topic which can then be used
as the basis for further research by students. Key themes of the
book include: A thorough overview of contemporary Spanish politics,
especially the governments of Zapatero and Rajoy; Spain's political
culture and institutional framework; The Spanish economy, and the
consequences of the economic and sovereign debt crisis; Foreign
policy-making; the reaction to the global anti-terrorist coalition
and the Madrid bombings; Policy-making process and the system of
interest intermediation; Party system and electoral process; The
dynamics of regional/territorial politics and the Basque, Catalan
and Galician nationalisms, particularly the quest for Catalan
independence; External relations with the European Union, the
Mediterranean and Latin America; Constitutional reform;
Immigration. Richly illustrated with maps and presenting large
amounts of statistical and quantitative data, this book is an
indispensable source of information for students, academics and the
wider public interested in Spanish politics.
Revised throughout, the second edition of this comprehensive and
highly respected textbook continues to provide a thorough
introduction to European and European Union politics. Pairing a
genuinely comparative approach with in-depth analysis of the
national, supranational, local and regional political systems of
large and small countries across Europe, including Central and
Eastern Europe and the Balkans, this accessible book covers
history, theory, institutions, parties and party systems, and
interest groups, among others. Key topics and features of this
book: Examines the European Union multilevel governance system and
uses a regional cluster approach to highlight differences across
Europe. Contextualises European politics in a theoretical framework
explaining the major political, social and economic transformations
taking place in the information age. A new chapter on the
comparative political systems and cultures of wider Europe,
particularly Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Belarus and Turkey.
Engages with the latest challenges and crises facing Europe,
including new streamlined chapters on parties, elections, politics
and policy-making of the European Union. Extended coverage of hot
topics such as finance and the Eurocrisis, immigration, populism
and xenophobia. Uses a wide range of pedagogical features including
further readings and revision questions. Includes a fully updated
companion website containing rich reference data, chapter summaries
and weblinks. Richly illustrated throughout, this work is an
indispensable resource for all students and scholars of European
politics.
This fully revised and updated third edition reflects the
considerable changes in Spain over the last decade as the country
celebrates 40 years of its constitution. The author gives fresh
insight into the formal and informal workings of this dynamic
southern European democracy. Thoroughly examining Spain's
historical background, political culture, core political
institutions and foreign policy-making, each chapter provides a
research-based overview of the studied topic which can then be used
as the basis for further research by students. Key themes of the
book include: A thorough overview of contemporary Spanish politics,
especially the governments of Zapatero and Rajoy; Spain's political
culture and institutional framework; The Spanish economy, and the
consequences of the economic and sovereign debt crisis; Foreign
policy-making; the reaction to the global anti-terrorist coalition
and the Madrid bombings; Policy-making process and the system of
interest intermediation; Party system and electoral process; The
dynamics of regional/territorial politics and the Basque, Catalan
and Galician nationalisms, particularly the quest for Catalan
independence; External relations with the European Union, the
Mediterranean and Latin America; Constitutional reform;
Immigration. Richly illustrated with maps and presenting large
amounts of statistical and quantitative data, this book is an
indispensable source of information for students, academics and the
wider public interested in Spanish politics.
Revised throughout, the second edition of this comprehensive and
highly respected textbook continues to provide a thorough
introduction to European and European Union politics. Pairing a
genuinely comparative approach with in-depth analysis of the
national, supranational, local and regional political systems of
large and small countries across Europe, including Central and
Eastern Europe and the Balkans, this accessible book covers
history, theory, institutions, parties and party systems, and
interest groups, among others. Key topics and features of this
book: Examines the European Union multilevel governance system and
uses a regional cluster approach to highlight differences across
Europe. Contextualises European politics in a theoretical framework
explaining the major political, social and economic transformations
taking place in the information age. A new chapter on the
comparative political systems and cultures of wider Europe,
particularly Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Belarus and Turkey.
Engages with the latest challenges and crises facing Europe,
including new streamlined chapters on parties, elections, politics
and policy-making of the European Union. Extended coverage of hot
topics such as finance and the Eurocrisis, immigration, populism
and xenophobia. Uses a wide range of pedagogical features including
further readings and revision questions. Includes a fully updated
companion website containing rich reference data, chapter summaries
and weblinks. Richly illustrated throughout, this work is an
indispensable resource for all students and scholars of European
politics.
In this important new introductory textbook, Jose Magone provides
an accessible and comprehensive introduction to contemporary
European politics. The unification of the European continent since
the Fall of the Berlin wall in 1989 and the collapse of communist
regimes in Central and Eastern Europe has changed the nature of
European politics. This book seeks to address the new European
politics that emerged out of this coming together of West and East.
Utilizing a pan-European comparative approach the book: covers key
topics, with chapters on the history, theory, institutions, parties
and party systems, interest groups, systems of interest
intermediation and civil society, the impact of European public
policy and the emergence of a European common and foreign policy
provides detailed comparisons of the national political systems
across Europe, including Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans
contextualises national politics in the growing importance of
European integration examines the European Union multi-level
governance system approach, highlighting relationships and
interactions between the global, supranational, national, regional
and local levels analyses the change from modern politics, in which
the nation-state was still in command of domestic politics and its
own borders, to postmodern politics in which de-territorialisation
, de-nationalisation and internationalisation processes have
transformed the national politics of European states facilitates
learning through a wide range of pedagogical features, including
chapter summaries, guides to further reading, questions for
revision and extensive use of maps, figures, case studies and
tables. Richly illustrated throughout, this work is an
indispensable resource for all students and academics of European
politics.
Jose Magone provides a comprehensive overview of the development of
Portuguese democracy, highlighting the country's achievements and
failures across four decades. Magone briefly traces Portugal's
political history and provides socioeconomic context before turning
his attention to a range of key areas: from political structures
and public administration to political culture, from the role of
the judiciary to foreign and defence policy. Thoroughly researched,
his book is an unparalleled contribution to scholarship on this
young democracy.
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