European Politics Today (2nd Edition) [Hardcover]

Gabriel A. Almond (Author), Russell J. Dalton (Author), G. Bingham Powell (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0321086120 | ISBN-13: 978-0321086129 | Publication Date: July 2, 2001 | Edition: 2

Almond, Gabriel A., Dalton, Russell J., and Powell, Jr., G. Bingham European Politics Today, 2nd Edition*\ This is the first truly pan-European survey of contemporary European politics, that includes nations from both Western and Eastern Europe as well as a separate chapter on the European Union. Written by foremost scholars in the field, the book examines questions about the foundations and processes of democratic government, and then compares the experiences of seven nations in Western and Eastern Europe. This framework provides a basis for comparing political values, institutions and processes across Europe. For those interested in European politics.

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Almond, Gabriel A., Dalton, Russell J., and Powell, Jr., G. Bingham European Politics Today, 2nd Edition*\ This is the first truly pan-European survey of contemporary European politics, that includes nations from both Western and Eastern Europe as well as a separate chapter on the European Union. Written by foremost scholars in the field, the book examines questions about the foundations and processes of democratic government, and then compares the experiences of seven nations in Western and Eastern Europe. This framework provides a basis for comparing political values, institutions and processes across Europe. For those interested in European politics.

About the Author

Gabriel Almond (deceased) was Professor of Political Science at Stanford University.

G. Bingham Powell is Marie C. Wilson and Joseph C. Wilson Professor of Political Science at the University of Rochester.

Russell J. Dalton is Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Irvine.

Kaare Strøm is Professor of Political Science at the University of California, San Diego. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 528 pages
• Publisher: Longman; 2 edition (July 2, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0321086120
• ISBN-13: 978-0321086129
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 7.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,276,550 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Russell Dalton is a professor of political science at the University of California, Irvine. His research and teaching focuses on the role of citizens in the political process, and how democracies can better address public preferences and the democratic ideal. He has authored or edited more than twenty books and more than a 150 research articles. Dalton has been awarded the Developing Scholar Award by Florida State University, a Fulbright Research Fellowship, Scholar-in-Residence at the Barbra Streisand Center, German Marshall Fund Research Fellowship, the POSCO Fellowship at the East West Center, and the UCI Emeriti Award for Faculty Mentorship. He was founding director of the Center for the Study of Democracy at UC Irvine.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fine authoritative text, February 5, 2005

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David S. Mason (Indiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: European Politics Today (2nd Edition) (Hardcover)

I want to second the review of P. O'Neil and support his response to the irresponsible and misinformed review of M. Story. I also use this text in teaching a college course on European Politics. As O'Neil correctly points out, Richard Rose is one of the world's leading authorities on British politics and political history, and his chapter on Britain provides an excellent overview. The chapters on the other countries are equally thorough and impressive.

0 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not what the customer ordered, October 22, 2010

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Roy Jefferson (LADSON, SC, US) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: European Politics Today (4th Edition) (Paperback)

The description said used, and that statement is correct. However, the pages were worn, torn, folded, and extremely highlighted/ underlined through out the book. The description did not mention this. Afterall, there were other selections to choose from, and had the description said that I would've selected a different book.

3 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Factually incorrect and hastily-written., February 28, 2004

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Michael Story (Westminster) - See all my reviews

This review is from: European Politics Today (2nd Edition) (Hardcover)

I was recommended this book on the basis that it might serve as an introduction to comparisons between European political systems. Having spent an extortionate amount of money on a copy, I found it to be an introduction to things that go wrong if you let your secretary write your book. Being English I was able to spot the glaring errors written about my own country with ease (examples include the authors being unaware of the Stormont Parliament, using the words Britain and United Kingdom interchangeably, and a total lack of understanding of the way in which parliamentary democracy works in the UK), but when I turned to the chapters concerning countries in mainland Europe, about whose governmental machinations I knew (and still know) little, I found myself unable to trust the material, since I had no way of knowing whether any of it was true. It may have been a momentary lapse of the part of the authors that led them to fail so miserably in their attempt to understand the United Kingdom, but I am sure it is much easier for a team based in the United States to examine British political life than to look closely at the parliamentary process of Sweden or the Czech Republic, and since they were unable to avoid schoolboy errors in their reporting of the former, I feel I can be forgiven for my assumption that their accuracy in the latter probably left something to be desired.