Bücher der Reihe Routledge Advances in European Politics

Examines sanctions as a political tool of influence and evaluates the efficacy of sanctions imposed by the European Union (EU) against countries from the early 1990s onwards.

Provides a comprehensive introduction to British policy in Europe. By exploring the schisms within the party over Europe, through primary source-based history and theoretical discourses of political science, this book gives an understanding of how and why the Conservative party's policy attitudes to European integration have evolved.

This volume brings together contributions that conceptualise and measure EU perceptions in the strategic regions around the world in the aftermath of the UK referendum.

The crisis of the Eurozone has had a significant impact on the politics of Europe. In many countries, the euro was largely interpreted by elites as a development that would ameliorate their nations'' problems. However, recent events have proven the contrary, with the rise of radical right-wing politics and populism across the continent. This book investigates the politics of the euro, with a primary focus on Italy, but also with additional chapters on the UK and Germany. Using a range of original and secondary data, it reconstructs how the euro was interpreted by both elites and non-elites from the late nineties to 2010. By recruiting a large sample of non-elites, it examines perceptions of the euro and the ways in which these views allowed for the justification of painful austerity measures required to enter the Economic and Monetary Union. In doing so, it sheds light on the ways in which non-elites interpret complex political objects like the euro and provides a systemic comparison of the cognitive schema of non-elites and elites. This book will be of key interest to scholars and students of the European Union, European politics, Italian politics, comparative politics and political economy.

In marked contrast to literary, historical and cultural studies, there has been a limited engagement with the concepts and politics of trauma by political science and peacebuilding research. This book explores the debate on trauma and peacebuilding and presents the challenges for democratization that the politics of trauma present in transitional periods. It demonstrates how ideas about reconciliation are filtered through ideological lenses and become new ways of articulating communal and ethno-nationalist sentiments. Drawing on the work of Jacques Rancière and Iris Marion Young and with specific reference to the Northern Irish transition, it argues for a shift in focus from the representation of trauma towards its reception and calls for a more substantive approach to the study of democracy and post-conflict peacebuilding. This text will be of interest to scholars and students of peace and conflict studies, ethnic and nationalism studies, transitional justice studies, gender studies, Irish politics, nationalism and ethnicity.

This book explores the mechanisms of political representation and accountability in the European political system.

Offers an analysis of Britain's decision-making role in the Yugoslavian conflict of the 1990s and in the formation of its successor states. Tracing the evolution of British policy from the onset of war in Croatia and Bosnia to the NATO action in Kosovo, and beyond, this work examines the factors governing that policy.

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.

Examines the integration of European trade union movement. This book explores the prospects for European or transnational solidarity among workers. It also examines how trade unions cooperate and the forms in which this cooperation take place. It is of interest to students and scholars of European politics and European integration.

Examines the expansion of the EU and its effectiveness, focusing on the socialization of Turkey and Cyprus into the Western community. Providing a comprehensive theoretical perspective, this book investigates three questions: why expand; why join; and, why comply.

Explores the Albanian-Serbian confrontation after Slobodan Milosevic's rise to power and the policy of repression in Kosovo through the lens of the Kosovo education system. This book also explores the wider context of the Albanian non-violent resistance, including the emergence of the parallel state and its weaknesses.

This book presents a wide range of perspectives on the role of national parliaments in EU politics and policy-making, looking at efforts to address perceived democratic and information 'deficits.'

Presents a framework for understanding the transfer of policy ideas between EU states. This work identifies four basic types of EU policy transfer and learning such as: 'uploading'; 'downloading'; 'socialization'; and 'information exchange'. It is of interest to students and scholars of European Union politics and policy, and political economy.

Examines the Eastern expansion of the EU through a tripartite structure, developing an empirical, conceptual and institutional analysis to provide an account of EU enlargement, with theoretical insights. This volume is of interest to students and scholars of European politics and European Union studies.

What are the prospects for the future of the Euro-Mediterranean area and what relevant role can the EMP play in this future? This book focuses on international relations in the Mediterranean area with a particular examination of patterns of

A monograph to systematically explore the relationship between citizenship and collective identity in the European Union, integrating two fields of research - citizenship and collective identity.

The book investigates how and why member states choose to play the presidency role in such dissimilar ways. It is a truly comparative, theoretically informed study of EU council presidencies at the turn of the millennium.

Presents an historical analysis of what the European Union is. Examining the development of the EU in a global context, this book draws on long-term processes of change in historical depth to developing an understanding of global social change.

What does Europe represent to neighboring countries and how is it addressing their expectations? How could a larger Union be governed efficiently? This book examines the transformations, dynamics and major issues facing Europe. It is suitable for scholars of European politics.

Examining how the European Union's general approach to energy security has played out in the specific political contexts of different countries and regions, this book also features a thorough analysis of EU strategies towards energy security, assessing the EU as an international actor, and a focus on the governance structures of producer states.

Offers an inquiry of the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) in action. This book analyzes the implementation of military and civilian missions in the Balkans, Southern Caucasus, Africa and Asia and asks what impact they have on the ground.

Examines the characteristics of womenOCOs participation at the mass and (r)lite level in contemporary British politics and explores what this means for ideas about, and the practice of, descriptive, substantive and symbolic representation.

Discusses the formation of government cabinets within twenty European democracies. This book provides the institutional background to the selection and de-selection of ministers. It explores the historical and constitutional context to cabinet formation.

European Union Enlargement provides a comparative analysis of the post-war European policies of those states that joined the European Union between 1973 and 1995. The volume draws upon new empirical research in order to investigate the policies that these 'newcomer' states have had towards Europe since 1945, with an emphasis on their experience of membership and its possible Europeanising effect. A final comparative chapter draws the national European policies of the 'newcomers' together and outlines what they have brought to the EU. The book also tests integration theories against the available evidence, demonstrating their limited explanatory value and the economic, political and cultural specificity of different national paths towards EU integration.

This book provides an up-to-date critical assessment of gender in Spain with reference to the key social and political fields.

This book presents the principal findings of a unique and in-depth study into the birth of democracy and the market economy in fifteen post-communist countries.

A comprehensive study of how and why the European Union has enlarged to become northern Europe's leading power. This book presents a fresh approach to the under-theorized field of EU foreign policy studies, showing how, since 1990, the EU has enlarged to include Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.