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Being Danish Paradoxes of Identity in Everyday Life Richard Jenkins, University of Sheffield, UK Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology This is the only detailed ethnographic study – in Danish or English – of modern Danish identity, dealing with urgent contemporary issues such as immigration, racism in Denmark, the Danish relationship to Islam, and Danish attitudes to the EU. Selected Contents: 1. Ethnicity and Everyday Life 2. A Small Town in Denmark 3. ’Where the Crows Turn’: Darkest Jutland 4. ‘Bicycle Talk’: Idioms of Identification 5. ‘A Dwarf on the Giant’s Knee’: Europe 6. ‘Just How It Is’: The Sacred and the Profane 7. ‘Actually, Everything’: The State of Denmark 8. ‘Holding the Hand of Every Child’: Civil Enculturation 9. ‘Roast Pork and Lasagne’: Danskhed Today 10. ‘People First, then Christ’: Religion and the Folk 11. ‘Those We Call Danish’: Insiders and Outsiders 12. Being Danish February 2008: 234x156: 224pp Hb: 978-0-415-44713-3: £75.00 eBook: 978-0-203-93124-0 US $150.00
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Regional Cooperation and International Organisations
GERMAN POLITICS
Policy Convergence in the UK and Germany
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Beyond the Third Way?
Simon Green, University of Birmingham, UK, Dan Hough, University of Sussex, UK, Alister Miskimmon, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK and Graham Timmins, University of Stirling, UK
The Politics of the New Germany
Edited by Simon Green, University of Birmingham, UK Selected Contents: 1. Understanding Policy Convergence in Britain and Germany: Towards a Framework for Analysis Edward Turner and Simon Green 2. Germany, Britain and William Paterson Peter Pulzer 3. Different Road Maps, Similar Paths? Social Democratic Politics in the UK and Germany Dan Hough and James Sloam 4. Germany, Britain and the European Union: Convergence through Policy Transfer? Simon Bulmer 5. Balancing Territorial Politics and Social Citizenship in Germany and Britain: Constraints in Public Opinion Charlie Jeffery 6. Same Challenges, Diverging Responses: Germany, the UK and European Security Kerry Longhurst and Alister Miskimmon 7. Divergent Traditions, Converging Responses: Immigration and Integration Policy in the UK and Germany Simon Green 8. Policy Convergence in Employment-Related Public Policies? A British-German Comparison Lothar Funk 9. The Unmovable Elephant: Germany and the UK’s Competitiveness Jungle Rebecca Harding 10. Health Policy: Obstacles against Policy Convergence in Britain and Germany Nils Bandelow 11. Environmental Policy in the United Kingdom and Germany Charles Lees 12. Conclusions Edward C. Page 2007: 234x156: 208pp Hb: 978-0-415-44580-1: £70.00 US $140.00
The Nordic Model in Transnational Alignment
The German Election of 2005
Edited by Norbert Götz and Heidi Haggrén, both at University of Helsinki, Finland
Voters, Parties and Grand Coalition Politics
Series: Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics This book looks beyond the nation state and institutions to examine regional cooperation of the Nordic countries in international organizations. Selected Contents: 1. Introduction: Transnational Alignment in International Arenas 2. Nordic Cooperation in the Interparliamentary Union 1889–1919 3. ‘Blue-eyed Angels’ at the League of Nations 4. Nordic Cooperation in the United Nations during the Cold War 5. Nils Herlitz and the Promotion of Nordic Law in Global Arenas 6. The Nordic Model and the International Labour Organization 7. The ‘Nordic Bloc’ in Unesco 8. Development Aid and Nordic Cooperation 9. EFTA 1959–1972 10. Conditions for Nordic Cooperation within the European Union 11. The Nordic States and the European Security and Defence Policy 12. Nordic Cooperation in the Council of Europe 13. European Integration and Nordic Trade Unions 14. Nordic Anti-EU Movements 15. Nordic Cooperation in International Women’s Organizations 16. Nordic Communists in the Communist International December 2008: 234x156: 240pp Hb: 978-0-415-45964-8: £70.00 US $140.00
Edited by Clay Clemens, College of William and Mary, USA and Thomas Saalfeld, University of Kent, UK Selected Contents: Introduction Clayton Clemens and Thomas Saalfeld. The Road to 2005: The Policy of Economic Modernisation Christopher S. Allen. The German Party System(s) in 2005: A Return to Volkspartei Dominance Charles Lees. Beyond the Scandals? Party Funding and the 2005 German Elections Susan E. Scarrow. The Campaign and its Dynamics at the 2005 German General Election Rüdiger Schmitt-Beck and Thorsten Faas. Candidates in the 2005 Bundestag Election: Mode of Candidacy Campaigning and Issues Andreas M. Wüst, Hermann Schmitt, Thomas Gschwend and Thomas Zittel. Schröder’s Last Campaign: An Analysis of the 2005 Bundestag Election in Context Andreas M. Wüst and Dieter Roth. Economic Conditions, Unemployment and Perceived Government Accountability Charlotte Kellermann and Hans Rattinger. Candidate Images in the 2005 German National Election Frank Brettschneider, Katja Neller and Christopher J. Anderson. Elements of Surprise: The 2005 Election and the Formation of the Grand Coalition Michaela Richter. The Scope for Policy Change after the Election of 2005: Veto Players and Intra-Party Decision Making Thomas König. Conclusions Clayton Clemens and Thomas Saalfeld 2007: 234x156: 224pp Hb: 978-0-415-44765-2: £65.00
’This thematic treatment of contemporary Germany fills a much-needed gap in the student-oriented literature. The authors have succeeded in producing a fascinating and highly accessible account of all the key issues facing Germany today, making this book a ’must read’ for any undergraduate student of German and European Studies.’ – Professor Paul Cooke, University of Leeds, UK ’The Politics of the New Germany strikes a perfect balance between the historical origins and evolution of the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic, the process and consequences of unification, and the future trajectory of a united Germany. There is no better introductory textbook on German politics available today.’ – Professor James Sperling, University of Akron, USA Selected Contents: Introduction 1. Germany and the Burden of History 2. Germany’s Post-War Development, 1945-1989 3. Towards German Unity? 4. A Blockaded System of Government? 5. The Party System and Electoral Behaviour: The Path to Stable Instability? 6. Economic Management: The End of the German Model? 7. Citizenship and Demographics: A Country of Immigration? 8. The Reform of the Welfare State? 9. Germany and the European Union: A European Germany or a German Europe? 10. Foreign and Security Policy: A New Role for the Twenty-First Century? 11. Conclusion 2007: 246x174: 208pp Hb: 978-0-415-35365-6: £75.00 Pb: 978-0-415-35366-3: £19.99 eBook: 978-0-203-34681-5 • AVAILABLE ON INSPECTION
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