The democratisation of the EU is a fascinating process with an unforeseen outcome: the European Union is emerging as a new kind of international organisation with an equally innovative model of governance. Seventy years after the start of European integration, this book reveals that the determination to lay the foundations for an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe has not led to the creation of a federal state or a confederal association of states. Instead, the EU has evolved over ...

Na jaren van relatieve rust kreeg de Europese Unie de ene crisis na de andere te verwerken. Van de financiële crisis tot de oorlog in Oekraïne. Van de Brexit tot de pandemie. Aanvankelijk wist de Unie niet hoe ze met zo’n crisissen om moest gaan. Maar beetje bij beetje, crisis na crisis, hebben we sneller en krachtiger teruggeslagen. We hebben getoond dat we weerbaar en veerkrachtig kunnen zijn in een wereld die onzekerder en ontstabieler is geworden.In De comeback van Europa beschrijft E...

Since the end of the Cold War, conflict prevention and resolution, peacekeeping and peacebuilding have risen to the top of the international agenda. The fourth edition of this hugely popular text explains the key concepts, charts the development of the field, evaluates successes and failures, and assesses the main current challenges and debates in the second decade of the twenty-first century. In response to ongoing changes in the dynamics of global conflict, including the events and conseque...

Through case studies, this book explores key conflicts that shape environmental policies in the United States.

The Politics of Fear traces the trajectory of far-right politics from the margins of the political landscape to its very center. It explores the social and historical mechanisms at play, and expertly ties these to the "micro-politics" of far-right language and discourse.

Take your students on a journey into the world of campaign managers. Powered by scores of interviews and surveys of political professionals, the book considers the purpose, potency, and poetry of modern political campaigns in the US.

Wat betekent de Europese Unie voor u? Tenzij u expert of insider bent, wellicht vooral een ver-van-uw-bed Brussel met grote gebouwen en conclaven van regeringsleiders. Maar die anonieme Europese Unie is in revolutie. Grootmacht Europa beschrijft hoe de klimaatcrisis, de pandemie, de oorlog in Oekraïne, het einde van de globalisering en de nieuwe koude oorlog met China de Europese Unie tot de belangrijkste politieke kracht in Europa hebben gemaakt. Het toont aan hoe de missie en de identiteit...

Combining theory, comparative politics, and international relations Introduction to Politics, provides a comprehensive introduction to the subject for first year undergraduate students. As the only introductory text to cover both comparative politics and international relations, it is the most authoritative and global introductory politics textbook on the market. Written by three experts in the field, this book takes a balanced approach to the subject, serving as a strong foundation for furth...

This fifth edition updates the book through to the end of the 113th Congress. Sinclair incorporates new examples and new case studies throughout, including the budget battles between President Obama and the House of Representatives and failed immigration reform bills.