European Politics: A Comparative Introduction (Comparative Government and Politics) - Hardcover

Bale, Tim

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0230362931 ISBN 13: 9780230362932

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013

Synopsis

The fully revised third edition of this popular text provides a thematically organised introduction to the governance and politics of Europe. An accessible, up-to-date guide, it covers the institutions and issues that matter, and uses nine representative countries as case studies throughout.

About this title

About the Author

Tim Bale is Professor of Politics at Queen Mary, University of London, UK. He has published widely on European and British politics.

From the Back Cover

This popular and highly praised text provides a lively and accessible introduction to the governance and politics of Europe.

Thematically structured to address the key institutions and issues, it is genuinely pan-European in scope. Although no country is ignored, a range of representative countries (the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden and the UK) as well as the European Union itself, are used as key examples throughout the book and each of them is the subject of an in-depth double-page country profiles. The text is supported by a range of features, including:

- Double-page country profiles with coverage of key issues
- Debate boxes which give the pros and cons of contested issues
- Key Point boxes to reinforce learning and aid revision
- Further Reading, Web Links and Discussion Questions for each chapter

The third edition has been fully revised and updated to take account of the latest developments and now includes coverage of the Eurozone crisis, governments' austerity measures and recent legislation affecting privacy and human rights.

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0230362931
• ISBN 13: 9780230362932
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 480