TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bale,Tim
TI  - European politics: a comparative introduction 
T2  - Comparative government and politics series
SN  - 9780230362949
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Basingstroke, United Kingdom, New York
PB  - Palgrave MacMillan
KW  - Comparative government
KW  - Europe
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1989-
N1  - Previous edition: 2008; Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction -- 1. Europe: a continent in the making -- 2. The end of the nation state? -- From government to governance: running the state, making policy and policing the Constitution -- Governments and parliaments: a long way from equality -- 5. Parties: how the past affects the present, and an uncertain future -- 6. Elections, voting and referendums: systems, turnout, preferences and unpredictability -- 7. The media: player and recorder -- 8. Participation and pressure politics: civil society, organised interests and social movements -- 9. Politics over markets: enduring differences between left and right -- 10. Not wanted but needed: migrants and minorities -- 11. Protecting and promoting: Europe's international politics
ER  -