Democratic transformations in Europe : challenges and opportunities / edited by Yvette Peters and Michaël Tatham.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Peters, Yvette, editor.

Tatham, Michaël, 1981- editor.

Series:

Routledge advances in European politics ; 130.

Routledge advances in European politics ; 130

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--European Union countries.

Democracy.

Politics and government.

European Union countries.

Political participation--European Union countries.

Political participation.

Welfare state--European Union countries.

Welfare state.

European Union countries--Politics and government--21st century.

Physical Description:

xix, 341 pages ; 25 cm.

Other Title:

Democratic transformation in Europe thirty one

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2016.

Summary:

Democracies evolve. Their evolution is not only key to their survival; it is also a reflection of the changing environment in which they operate. This book contributes to the analysis and understanding of how democratic states have transformed over time by examining a number of challenges and opportunities that they face. With a focus on 'Europe 31', understood as the EU28 plus Switzerland, Norway, and Iceland, the book brings together separate strands of literature which often remain disconnected in political science narratives. Looking at citizen-state relations, the restructuring of politics and institutions of the state, and developments which reach 'beyond and below' the state, it interrogates a variety of issues ranging from the decline of parties or the re-emergence of nationalism as a political force, to liberal challenges to social democracy, terrorist threats, and climate change. The book combines these different dimensions into a comprehensive overview of the state of contemporary democracy, its challenges and opportunities, and its dynamic capacity to adapt. In other words, it deals with the perpetual threats to and transformations of democracy, and the state's ability to protect and strengthen its democratic attributes. This text will be of key interest to scholars of European Politics, Comparative Politics, and Democracy Studies. Book jacket.

Contents:

The Transformation of Democracy / Yvette Peters & Michaël Tatham

A Re-Emergence of Nationalism as a Political Force in Europe? / Terje Knutsen

What Kind of Challenge? : Right-Wing Populism in Contemporary Western Europe / Lise Lund Bjånesøy & Elisabeth Ivarsflaten

Party Decline? / Hilmar L. Mjelde & Lars Svåsand

Democratic Discontent in Times of Crisis? / Jonas Linde & Stefan Dahlberg

The Struggle between Liberalism and Social Democracy / Michael E. Alvarez

The Sustainability of European Welfare States : the Significance of Changing Labour Markets / Johannes Andresen Oldervoll & Stein Kuhnle

Intra-EU Migration and the Moral Sustainability of the Welfare State / Cornelius Cappelen

Displacing Politics. The State of Democracy in an Age of Diffused Responsibility / Yvette Peters

Terrorism, Counterterrorism and Democracy / Jan Oskar Engene

Climate Change Mitigation / Friederike Talbot

Minority Rights under Majority Rule : LGB-Rights in Europe / Vegard Vibe

Is the European Public Sphere Good for Democracy? / Hakan G. Sicakkan

Multi-Jurisdictional Politics : State Adaptation and Mixed Visions of Democracy / Michaël Tatham

The Contemporary State of Democracy in a Transformed Europe / Yvette Peters & Michaël Tatham.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138100473

1138100471

9781138100480

113810048X

OCLC:

936349421