JosA(c) M. Magone – författare

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.

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.