Foundations of European Politics: A Comparative Approach
Language: English
Published by OUP Oxford, 2025
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2nd edition. 424 pages. 7.48x0.63x9.65 inches. In Stock.
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- Title
- Foundations of European Politics: A Comparative Approach
- Author
- E. De Vries, Catherine (Author)/ B. Hobolt, Sara (Author)/ Proksch, Sven-Oliver (Author)/ B. Slapin, Jonathan (Author)
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Publication year
- 2025
- Condition
- Brand New
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0198888929
- ISBN 13
- 9780198888925
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Item weight
- 0.82 kilograms
Key Features
- Adopts a social scientific approach, introducing students to the important theoretical and empirical tools necessary to compare and analyse democratic politics in Europe.
- Provides comprehensive coverage of political institutions, political behaviour and voters, and selected important policy outcomes.
- Breakout boxes are included in each chapter to go deeper into aspects of European politics, and how to study it. Boxes includes debates about methods and measurement of important concepts, case studies, and academic controversies and debates.
New to this Edition
- Three new chapters cover topics around how to study European politics using the scientific method, how people receive and process political information and the role social media and political elites play in informing citizens about politics, and how organizations and social movements influence policy-making in Europe.
- New and updated, full colour, graphs and figures help to clarify complex data and theoretical topics.
- Existing chapters have been restructured and expanded to provide deeper insights and more comprehensive coverage of European politics.
Digital Formats and Resources
Foundations of European Politics is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and it is supported by online resources. Additional data set exercises can be found at www.foundationsofeuropeanpolitics.com.
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About the Author
Sara B. Hobolt is the Sutherland Chair in European Institutions and professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is the author of four books on European politics, including Europe in Question (OUP, 2009), Blaming Europe? (OUP, 2014) and Political Entrepreneurs (Princeton UP, 2020).
Sven-Oliver Proksch is a Professor of Political Science and Chair in European and Multilevel Politics at the University of Cologne. His research interests include political representation, party politics, parliaments, and political text analysis. He is co-author of the book The Politics of Parliamentary Debates (CUP, 2015).
Jonathan B. Slapin is a Professor of Political Science and Chair in Political Institutions and European Politics at the University of Zürich. His current research focuses on European parliamentary and party politics, and his most recent book is Roll Call Rebels (CUP, 2019).
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