European politics : a comparative introduction - Bale, Tim, 1965- (Basingstroke, United Kingdom ; New York : Palgrave MacMillan, 2013)
Introduction -- 1. Europe: a continent in the making -- 2. The end of the nation state? -- From government to governance: running the state, making policy and policing the Constitution -- Governments and parliaments: a long way from equality -- 5. Parties: how the past affects the present, and an uncertain future -- 6. Elections, voting and referendums: systems, turnout, preferences and unpredictability -- 7. The media: player and recorder -- 8. Participation and pressure politics: civil society, organised interests and social movements -- 9. Politics over markets: enduring differences between left and right -- 10. Not wanted but needed: migrants and minorities -- 11. Protecting and promoting: Europe's international politics.
Previous edition: 2008.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Comparative government; Europe -- Politics and government -- 1989-.