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European Politics in Transition

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Copyright: 07/27/2001
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
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Summary

This critically acclaimed, best-selling text offers a comprehensive introduction to the post-World War II political systems of Great Britain, France, Italy, Germany, and the European Union. The concept of European politics in transition is presented through four key themes: the role of each country in economic management; the interaction of countries within the international order; challenges facing European democracies; and the political impact of social diversity.

Preface

xix

Part I: Introduction

(36)

Mark Kesselman

Joel Krieger

What Makes Europe...Europe?

(5)

What Is the Meaning---or, Rather, Meanings---of Democracy?

(3)

What Economic System for Democracy? Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy

(1)

The Cultural Context

(1)

The Approach: Four Themes

(6)

Theme One: A World of States

(1)

Theme Two: Governing the Economy

(1)

Theme Three: The Democratic Idea

(2)

Theme Four: The Politics of Collective Identity

(1)

European Politics in Transition: Critical Junctures

(16)

Industrialization, State Formation, and the Great Divide

(2)

World War II and the Emergence of the European Model

(8)

The European Model: Crises, Variations, and Challenges

(4)

From the 1990s to the Twenty-First Century: A New European Model?

(2)

Conclusion

(3)

Bibliography

(3)

Part II: The European Union and the Future of European Politics

(114)

George Ross

The Making of the European Union

(7)

Critical Junctures

(4)

``Nevermore War Amongst Us...''

(1)

Fine-Tuning the Golden Age?

(1)

Eurosclerosis, Europessimism, and the Collapse of National Postwar Settlements

(1)

The Millennium: Puzzles Within Puzzles

(2)

Europolitics and European Politics in Transition

(2)

Politics and Economics

(33)

``Europe'' Is Born

(4)

Postwar Alliances, Postwar Stalemates

(1)

Integrating Coal and Steel

(2)

Integrating the Europe of Postwar Settlements

(5)

Establishing the EEC

(2)

First Years

(2)

Dark Clouds of Crisis

(5)

Globalization and the Liberal Renewal of Europe

(8)

Nowhere to Go But Up?

(1)

Toward a ``Single Market''

(7)

After Maastricht: Years of New Dangers?

(11)

Business Not as Usual

(4)

When the Going Gets Tough, Do the Tough Get Going?

(1)

Keeping the Future Open

(6)

European Institutions

(24)

The ``Triangle'' Plus One

(18)

European Commission

(6)

Council of Ministers

(3)

European Parliament

(6)

European Court of Justice

(2)

New Institutions with Open Futures

(6)

The EU and Its Policies

103

(23)

The Single Market

103

(4)

The EU Budget

107

(4)

The Common Agricultural Policy and the Structural Funds

111

(5)

Competition and Industrial Policy

116

(3)

Social Policy

119

(3)

Environment, Transportation, and External Trade

122

(4)

Europolitics in Transition: Four Challenges

126

(25)

Economic and Monetary Union as a Beginning Rather Than an End?

126

(4)

Will ``Western'' Europe Become All of Europe? Enlarging the Union

130

(4)

A Big Switzerland? The EU as Regional Power or Global Presence?

134

(3)

European Institutions: Democracy and Legitimacy?

137

(1)

Institutional Plumbing and the 2000 Intergovernmental Conference

138

(3)

Toward a Great Debate?

141

(2)

The Democratic Dilemma

143

(8)

Bibliography

148

(3)

Part III: Britain

151

(80)

Joel Krieger

The Making of the Modern British State

153

(15)

British Politics in Action

153

(2)

Geographic Setting

155

(1)

Critical Junctures

156

(8)

Formation of the United Kingdom

156

(1)

The Seventeenth-Century Settlement

156

(2)

The Industrial Revolution and the British Empire

158

(2)

World Wars, Industrial Strife, and the Depression (1914--1945)

160

(1)

Collectivist Consensus (1945--1979)

161

(1)

Margaret Thatcher and the Enterprise Culture (1979--1990)

161

(1)

New Labour's Third Way

162

(2)

Britain in the Euro Era

164

(1)

Themes and Implications

164

(4)

Historical Junctures and Political Themes

164

(2)

Implications for Comparative Politics

166

(2)

Political Economy and Development

168

(20)

The Postwar Settlement and Beyond

168

(3)

State and Economy

171

(7)

Economic Management

172

(2)

Social Policy

174

(4)

Society and Economy

178

(5)

Inequality and Ethnic Minorities

179

(1)

Inequality and Women

180

(2)

The Generation Gap

182

(1)

The Dilemmas of European Integration

183

(2)

Economic Integration and Political Disintegration

183

(1)

Implications of Maastricht and the Common Currency

184

(1)

Britain and the International Political Economy

185

(3)

Governance and Policymaking

188

(18)

Organization of the State

189

(1)

The Executive

190

(7)

Cabinet Government

190

(3)

Bureaucracy and Civil Service

193

(4)

Public and Semipublic Institutions

197

(1)

Nationalized Industries

197

(1)

Nondepartmental Public Bodies

198

(1)

Other State Institutions

198

(4)

The Military and the Police

199

(1)

The Judiciary

200

(1)

Subnational Government

201

(1)

The European Dimension

202

(1)

The Policymaking Process

203

(3)

Representation and Participation

206

(16)

The Legislature

206

(4)

Legislative Process

206

(1)

House of Commons

207

(1)

House of Lords

208

(1)

Reforms in Behavior and Structure

208

(2)

Political Parties and the Party System

210

(4)

Labour Party

210

(1)

Conservative Party

211

(2)

Liberal Democrats and Other Parties

213

(1)

Elections

214

(2)

Electoral System

214

(1)

Trends in Electoral Behavior

214

(2)

Collective Identities

216

(6)

Social Class

216

(1)

Citizenship and National Identity

217

(1)

Ethnicity

218

(1)

Gender

218

(1)

Protest and Social Movements

219

(3)

British Politics in Transition

222

(9)

Continuities, Transitions, and Changing Agendas

223

(2)

Constitutional Reform

223

(1)

Identities in Flux

224

(1)

The Challenges of European Integration

225

(1)

British Politics in Comparative Perspective

226

(5)

Bibliography

229

(2)

Part IV: France

231

(84)

Mark Kesselman

The Making of the Modern French State

233

(16)

French Politics in Action

233

(1)

Geographic Setting

234

(2)

Critical Junctures

236

(8)

Creating Modern France

236

(1)

The Ancien Regime

237

(1)

The Two Faces of the French Revolution, 1789-1815

238

(1)

Many Regimes, Slow Industrialization: 1815-1940

239

(1)

Vichy France (1940-1944) and the Fourth Republic (1946-1958)

240

(2)

The Fifth Republic (1958 to the Present)

242

(1)

France in the Euro Era: Decline or Renewal?

243

(1)

Themes and Implications

244

(5)

Historical Junctures and Political Themes

244

(3)

Implications for Comparative Politics

247

(2)

Political Economy and Development

249

(16)

The Postwar Settlement and Beyond

249

(11)

State and Economy

249

(1)

Planning

250

(1)

Dirigisme Under de Gaulle

250

(1)

Economic Management

250

(8)

Welfare State

258

(2)

Society and Economy

260

(2)

Inequality and Ethnic Minorities

261

(1)

Inequality and Women

261

(1)

The Generation Gap

261

(1)

The Dilemmas of European Integration

262

(1)

France and the International Political Economy

263

(2)

Governance and Policymaking

265

(19)

Organization of the State

265

(2)

The Executive

267

(9)

The President

268

(5)

The Prime Minister and Government

273

(2)

Bureaucracy and Civil Service

275

(1)

Public and Semipublic Institutions

276

(1)

Other State Institutions

276

(4)

The Military and the Police

277

(1)

The Judiciary

277

(2)

The Economic and Social Council

279

(1)

Subnational Government

279

(1)

The European Dimension

280

(1)

The Policymaking Process

281

(3)

Representation and Participation

284

(22)

The Legislature

284

(5)

Political Parties and the Party System

289

(4)

The Major Parties

289

(2)

Small Parties

291

(2)

Elections

293

(4)

Collective Identities

297

(6)

Organized Interests

297

(1)

Social Class

297

(2)

Citizenship and National Identity

299

(1)

Ethnicity

299

(3)

Gender

302

(1)

Protest and Social Movements

303

(3)

French Politics in Transition

306

(9)

Continuities, Transitions, and Changing Agendas

306

(5)

The Strikes of December 1995: May 1968 Revisited?

306

(2)

Oui to Roquefort Cheese, Non to Genetically Engineered Products (GMOs)

308

(1)

New Issues and Sources of Partisan Conflict: Economy and Identity

309

(2)

The Challenge of European Integration

311

(1)

French Politics in Comparative Perspective

311

(4)

Bibliography

313

(2)

Part V: Germany

315

(96)

Christopher S. Allen

The Making of the Modern German State

317

(27)

German Politics in Action

317

(2)

Geographic Setting

319

(1)

Critical Junctures

320

(19)

Nationalism and German Unification (1806-1871)

320

(3)

Second Reich (1871-1918)

323

(3)

Weimar Republic (1918-1933)

326

(2)

Third Reich (1933-1945)

328

(3)

A Divided Germany (1945-1990)

331

(4)

The Postwar Settlement

335

(1)

Helmut Kohl and the Challenge of German Unification (1990-1998)

336

(1)

Germany in the Euro Era

337

(2)

Themes and Implications

339

(5)

Historical Junctures and Political Themes

339

(2)

Implications for Comparative Politics

341

(3)

Political Economy and Development

344

(17)

The Postwar Settlement and Beyond

344

(3)

State and Economy

347

(7)

Society and Economy

354

(2)

Inequality and Ethnic Minorities

354

(1)

Inequality and Women

355

(1)

The Generation Gap

356

(1)

The Dilemmas of European Integration

356

(1)

Germany and the International Political Economy

357

(4)

Governance and Policymaking

361

(18)

Organization of the State

362

(1)

The Executive

363

(6)

The President

364

(1)

The Chancellor

364

(4)

Bureaucracy and Civil Service

368

(1)

Public and Semipublic Institutions

369

(2)

Other State Institutions

371

(5)

The Military and the Police

371

(1)

The Judiciary

372

(2)

Subnational Government

374

(2)

The European Dimension

376

(1)

The Policymaking Process

377

(2)

Representation and Participation

379

(23)

The Legislature

379

(6)

The Bundestag

380

(3)

The Bundesrat

383

(2)

The Party System and Elections

385

(9)

The Political Party System

385

(9)

Electoral Procedure and Results

394

(1)

Collective Identities

394

(5)

Social Class and Cleavage Structures

394

(3)

Citizenship, Ethnicity, and Identity

397

(2)

Gender

399

(1)

Protest and Social Movements

399

(3)

German Politics in Transition

402

(9)

Continuities, Transitions, and Changing Agendas

403

(3)

The Challenges of European Integration

406

(1)

Germany in Comparative Perspective

407

(4)

Part VI: Italy

411

(102)

Stephen Hellman

The Emergence of the Modern Italian State

413

(24)

Italian Politics in Action

413

(2)

Geographic Setting

415

(1)

Critical Junctures

415

(17)

The Risorgimento and Liberal Italy (1848-1922)

416

(3)

Fascism (1922-1945)

419

(3)

Fascism's End and the Republic's Birth (1945-1948)

422

(2)

The DC-Dominated Postwar Republic, 1948-1994

424

(2)

1994-The Present: Toward a Second Republic?

426

(5)

Italy in the Era of the Euro

431

(1)

Themes and Implications

432

(5)

Historical Junctures and Political Themes

432

(2)

Implications for Comparative Politics

434

(3)

Political Economy and Development

437

(20)

The Postwar Settlement and Beyond

437

(6)

Economic Interventionism Within Postwar Polarization: From Reconstruction to Miracle

437

(4)

Crisis: The Late 1970s and Afterward

441

(2)

State and Economy

443

(7)

Economic Management Since the 1980s

443

(4)

Welfare all'italiana

447

(3)

Society and Economy

450

(3)

A Legacy of Polarized Class and Political Relations

450

(1)

A Legacy of Gender, Generational, and Regional Differences

451

(2)

From a Country of Emigrants to One of Immigrants: Ethnic Tensions

453

(1)

The Dilemmas of European Integration: Italy and the International Political Economy

453

(4)

Governance and Policymaking

457

(19)

Constitutional Principles and the Organization of the State

457

(2)

The Constitution of 1948

458

(1)

Chronic Problems of Governance: Stable Parties, Unstable Cabinets

459

(1)

The Principles of Italian Parliamentarism

459

(1)

The Executive

459

(5)

President of the Republic: An Increasingly Controversial Role

460

(1)

The Prime Minister and the Cabinet

461

(3)

Public Administration and Para-State Agencies

464

(3)

The Regular Public Administration

464

(1)

State Enterprises, Autonomous Agencies, and Special Institutions

465

(2)

Other State Institutions

467

(5)

The Judiciary

467

(3)

Local Government

470

(1)

The Comuni

470

(1)

The Regions

471

(1)

The European Dimension

472

(1)

Policy Processes: Continuity and Transition

473

(3)

Representation and Participation

476

(25)

The Legislature

476

(2)

Parliament's Powers and Anomalies

476

(1)

Pure Bicameralism

476

(1)

Committees That Legislate

477

(1)

The Parties' Powers

477

(1)

The Secret Ballot

477

(1)

Blurred Boundaries Between Government and Opposition

478

(1)

Representative Principles and the Electoral System

478

(2)

The Abrogative Referendum as an Instrument of Protest and Change

479

(1)

Political Parties and the Evolution of the Party System

480

(13)

The Party System Through the Late 1980s: Christian Democratic Centrality

481

(1)

The End of the Old Equilibrium (1989 and Beyond)

481

(1)

Christian Democracy and Its Successors

482

(1)

Between Left and Right: Minor Centrist Parties and Formations

483

(1)

The Left

484

(4)

The (Center-)Right

488

(5)

Elections

493

(1)

Collective Identities

494

(1)

Interests, Social Movements, and Protest

495

(6)

Business Organizations

495

(1)

Organized Labor

496

(1)

The Church and the Catholic World

497

(1)

Protest and Social Movements

497

(4)

Italian Politics in Transition

501

(12)

Continuities, Transitions, and Changing Agendas

501

(6)

Transition---and Continuity

502

(1)

Unresolved Political and Institutional Questions

503

(2)

Italy's Changing Social Profile

505

(1)

Relations with the Church (and Catholics)

506

(1)

Italy's New Immigrants

507

(1)

The Challenges of European Integration: Changes in the Economy and Industrial Relations

507

(2)

The Broader International Dimension

509

(1)

Italy in Comparative Perspective

510

(3)

Bibliography

511

(2)

Part VII: East-Central Europe in Transition

513

(98)

David Ost

The Making of Modern East-Central Europe

515

(22)

East-Central European Politics in Action

515

(3)

Geographic Setting

518

(1)

Critical Junctures

519

(13)

Underdevelopment and Subordination: From the Fifteenth Century to World War I

519

(2)

Independence (1918-1939)

521

(2)

The Beginnings of Communism (1945-1949)

523

(2)

The Rebirth of Democracy (1956-1989)

525

(3)

The Collapse of Communism (1989-1991)

528

(3)

The Road to European Integration (1998-2001)

531

(1)

Themes and Implications

532

(5)

Historical Junctures and Political Themes

533

(2)

Implications for Comparative Politics

535

(2)

Political Economy and Development

537

(21)

The Peculiar Settlement and Beyond

537

(6)

The Rise of the Peculiar Settlement

538

(2)

Failure and Demise

540

(3)

State and Economy

543

(5)

Economic Management

543

(3)

Welfare State

546

(2)

Society and Economy

548

(4)

Inequality and Minorities

548

(2)

Inequality and Women

550

(1)

The Generation Gap

551

(1)

The Dilemmas of European Integration

552

(6)

East-Central Europe and the International Political Economy

553

(1)

Consequences of Globalization

554

(4)

Governance and Policymaking

558

(19)

Organization of the State

558

(2)

The Executive

560

(4)

Cabinet Government

562

(1)

Bureaucracy and Civil Service

563

(1)

Public and Semipublic Institutions

564

(1)

Other State Institutions

565

(7)

The Military and the Police

565

(2)

The Judiciary

567

(1)

Subnational Government

568

(4)

The European Dimension

572

(2)

The Policymaking Process

574

(3)

Representation and Participation

577

(21)

The Legislature

577

(3)

The Procedures of Lawmaking

578

(1)

Parliamentarians

578

(2)

Political Parties, the Party System, and Elections

580

(9)

The Importance of Parties

588

(1)

Collective Identities

589

(5)

Social Class

589

(1)

Citizenship and Nationality

589

(2)

Religion and Politics

591

(2)

Ethnicity

593

(1)

Gender

593

(1)

Protests and Social Movements

594

(4)

East-Central Europe in Transition

598

(13)

Continuities, Transitions, and Changing Agendas

599

(2)

The Challenges of European Integration

601

(3)

East-Central European Politics in Comparative Perspective

604

(7)

Bibliography

608

(3)

Index

611

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