Representative Government in Modern Europe [Paperback]

Michael Gallagher (Author)

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ISBN-10: 007036687X | ISBN-13: 978-0070366879 | Publication Date: January 1995 | Edition: 2 Sub

Formerly a text largely dedicated to Western Europe, this edition was skillfully revised to include substantial new material on the far-reaching changes of Eastern Europe. This expanded coverage, along with the spirited revision of the opening chapters offer students an accessible, modern guide to the politics of Europe. Unlike many rival texts in the field - which depend on a country-by-country listing of dates, places and people - this text continues to offer a richly truly comparative approach.

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Michael Gallagher is associate professor in the Department of Political Science at Trinity College at the University of Dublin. He is co-author of Candidate Selection in Comparative Selection (London, 1988), The Referendum Experience in Europe (Basingstoke, 1996), and Politics in the Republic of Ireland, 3rd Edition (London, 1999). His current research interests include a study of the backgrounds, attitudes and roles of members of political parties. Michael Laver holds the chair of Political Science at Trinity College, University of Dublin. He previously taught at Queens University, Belfast, the University of Liverpool, University College Galway and has been a visiting professor at the University of Texas at Austin, Harvard University and Duke University. Recent books include Private Desires, Political Action (London, 1997), Playing Politics: The Nightmare Continues (Oxford, 1997) and (with Kenneth A. Shepsle) Making and Breaking Governments (New York, 1996). He is currently working on the impact of intra party politics on inter party coalition bargaining, and on the development of more dynamic models of government formation. Peter Mair holds the chair of Comparative Politics in Leiden University in the Netherlands and previously taught at the University of Limerick, the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, the University of Manchester, and the European University Institute, Florence. He is the author (with Stefano Bartolini) of Identity, Competition, and Electoral Availability (Cambridge, 1990), which was awarded the Stein Rokkan Prize, and of Party System Change (Oxford, 1997). Recent co-edited books include How Parties Organize (London, 1994), and Partien auf komplexen Wahlermarkten (Vienna, 1999). He is co-editor of the European Journal of Political Research and is currently engaged in a project on the long-term development of elections, parties, and governments in Western Europe over the period from 1950 to 2000. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 434 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies; 2 Sub edition (January 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 007036687X
• ISBN-13: 978-0070366879
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars European Politics, March 19, 2001

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This review is from: Representative Government in Modern Europe (Paperback)

Simply the best book on comparative West European politics. Organised by theme rather than country; but does not just cover the 'big' countries as most texts do. Excellent.