Format:
XVII, 360 S.
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Ill., graph. Darst., Kt.
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23 cm
Edition:
8. ed.
ISBN:
0205854214
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0205854222
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9780205854783
,
0205854788
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Becoming modern in Europe and America: different history, different politics -- Political parties -- "The most specific manipulative instrument of politics": electoral systems and how votes are turned into seats -- From legislative to executive authority: cabinet formation -- Courts -- Referenda -- Federalism -- Social movements -- The state, corporatism, the great meltdown of 2008, and the Greek debt crisis of 2011 -- Policy outcomes -- The legacy of communism in Central and Eastern Europe -- Nationalism and ethnicity -- Power sharing in deeply divided communities -- The European Union -- Globalization and European democracies.
Language:
English
Subjects:
Political Science
Author information:
Steiner, Jürg 1935-2020
