The politics of modern Europe : the state and political authority in the major democracies / Michael Keating.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Keating, Michael, 1950-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Europe--Politics and government.

Europe.

Politics and government.

European Union countries--Politics and government.

European Union countries.

State, The.

Authority.

Democracy--Europe.

Local Subjects:

Authority.

Democracy--Europe.

Physical Description:

xvii, 518 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, 1999.

Contents:

1 Politics and the State in Western Europe 1

Nation and State 1

The Nation-state 2

The Scope of the State 7

Conceptions of the State 10

Constitutionalism and Liberal Democracy 12

The State and the Citizen 14

Political Institutions 15

Territorial Government 18

The State, Bureaucracy, Interests and Policy Making 22

The State and Bureaucracy 22

Interest Groups 25

Models of Policy Making 28

Challenges to the State 29

Patterns of Politics 39

Social Cleavages 39

Patronage and Clientelism 45

Values and Ideology 46

Political Currents 49

Liberalism 49

Socialism and Social Democracy 51

Communism 56

The Far Left and New Left 59

Conservatism 60

Christian Democracy 62

The Extreme Right 65

The Greens 68

2 The United Kingdom 73

State and Government in the United Kingdom 73

Government and Prime Minister 78

Parliament 84

Parties and Elections 93

The Conservative Party 95

The Labour Party 100

The Liberals and the Centre 108

Electoral Behaviour 112

The State, Administration and Public Policy Making 115

Government Departments and the Civil Service 115

Interest Groups and Policy Making 121

Britain and Europe 130

Territorial Politics 133

Scotland 134

Wales 139

Northern Ireland 140

England 149

Local Government 150

Constitutional Reform 153

3 France 157

State and Government in France 157

The Presidency 163

Government and Parliament 167

Presidential or Parliamentary System? 171

Judicial Control 175

Parties and Elections 176

The Gaullists and RPR 179

The UDF 183

The Socialists 184

The Communists 189

The Extreme Right 191

The Greens 195

Electoral Behaviour 197

Government, Groups and Policy Making 200

Bureaucracy 201

Interest Groups 204

The State and Policy Making 205

France and European Integration 211

Territorial Politics 213

4 Italy 225

State and Government in Italy 225

Partitocrazia and the First Republic, 1948-94 231

Parties and Elections 233

The Christian Democrats 236

The Communists and PDS 242

The Socialists 248

The Lay Parties and the Fringe Parties 250

The Crisis of the Partitocrazia 252

The New Party System 255

The Leagues 255

The National Alliance 258

Forza Italia 260

The Olive Tree 261

Government and Parliament 264

The President 264

Prime Minister and Government 265

Parliament 266

Judicial Control 268

The State, Administration and Policy Making 268

The Bureaucracy 269

The Sottogoverno 270

Interest Groups 272

Public Policy Making 277

Territorial Politics 280

North-South Question 281

The Periphery 284

The Ordinary Regions 285

Local Government 287

Corruption and Scandals 288

Corruption in Government 289

The Mafia and Others 290

Destabilization and subversion 293

Constitutional Reform 297

5 Germany 301

State and Nation in Germany 301

Constitution and Government 313

The Basic Law 314

The Federal President 315

Chancellor and Government 316

Parliament 319

The Constitutional Court 323

Parties and Elections 325

The Christian Democrats 326

The Social Democrats 329

The Free Democrats 332

The Greens 333

The Extreme Right 335

The Communists and the PDS 337

Electoral Behaviour 339

The State, Bureaucracy and Public Policy 343

The Bureaucracy 344

Interest Groups 345

Policy Making 348

Territorial Politics 352

East-West Strains 352

Federalism 355

Local Government 362

Germany and European Integration 363

6 Spain 367

State and Government in Spain 367

The Transition to Democracy 372

Constitution and Government 375

Parties and Elections 380

Electoral Behaviour 391

The State, Administration and Policy Making 395

The Bureaucracy 395

Interest Groups 398

Policy Making 403

Territorial Politics 409

7 European Integration 427

The Idea of European Integration 427

The Progress of Integration 434

EU Institutions 443

The Commission 443

The Council of the European Union 444

The European Council 446

The European Parliament 446

The European Court of Justice 449

Interest Groups and Consultation 450

Policy Making and Policies in the EU 451

Substantive Policies 454

Financing the EU 456

Economic and Monetary Union 460

The Social Dimension 464

Common Foreign and Security Policy 467

Citizenship, Free Movement and Home Affairs 470

European Integration and the Regions 471

Enlargement 476.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1858989620

1858989639

OCLC:

40693835