An analysis of think-tanks in Britain and Germany and their role in the re-making of the British Labour party and Germany's Social Democrats as 'Third Way' parties. The part that think-tanks played in the creation of the the 'workfare state' in the 1990s and 2000s is also explored in this book.
An analysis of think-tanks in Britain and Germany and their role in the re-making of the British Labour party and Germany's Social Democrats as 'Third...
A comparative analysis of an old and new EU Member State's perceptions of and contributions to EU security and defence. This book focuses on change and continuity in both countries' defence policies and where convergence and divergence has occurred. This has important implications for the EU's effectiveness as an international security actor.
A comparative analysis of an old and new EU Member State's perceptions of and contributions to EU security and defence. This book focuses on change an...
This book combines new thinking in International Relations theory and Foreign Policy Analysis withoriginal historical research concerning West German party politics in the 1950s and 1960s and thestruggle between the Christian Democrats and Social Democrats on the issue of howreunification should be approached, from Adenauer's policy of Westbindung to Brandt'sOstpolitik. It contributes to theory formation on international politics and foreign policy by usingthe Federal Republic as a crucial case study on 'strategic states' in international politics and at thesame time adds to the...
This book combines new thinking in International Relations theory and Foreign Policy Analysis withoriginal historical research concerning West German ...
Irregular migration or 'illegal immigration' has been high up on the political agenda in many countries for many years, with successive governments in countries across the globe investing heavily in tightening their borders and developing policies designed at controlling it. It is an issue, however, that has gained, in a European context, particular resonance in Germany and the UK. Through retrospective analysis of the policy domain of irregular migration control in Germany and the UK, this important study provides a comprehensible yet detailed understanding of the policy situation in...
Irregular migration or 'illegal immigration' has been high up on the political agenda in many countries for many years, with successive governments in...
Based on key interviews, this book compares and contrasts negotiations during the processes of German unification and Eastern enlargement of the EU, particularly in the Czech Republic. It develops two models of political integration (Transplantation and Adaptation) and offers valuable lessons for policymakers in charge of political integration.
Based on key interviews, this book compares and contrasts negotiations during the processes of German unification and Eastern enlargement of the EU, p...
This book builds upon our knowledge of the far-reaching economic, political and social effects of the Euro crisis on the European Union by providing a unique study of European identities.
This book builds upon our knowledge of the far-reaching economic, political and social effects of the Euro crisis on the European Union by providing a...
This book provides the first systematic and comparative analysis of the German right-wing populist protest movement "PEGIDA." It offers an in-depth reconstruction of the movement's historical development, its organisational structure and its programmatic orientation. It depicts the protestors and their motivations, reactions in politics, media and society, and PEGIDA's European network. The volume presents and compares the results of scientific surveys among PEGIDA-participants and brings them into the context of long-time studies on political culture in Germany, representing a...
This book provides the first systematic and comparative analysis of the German right-wing populist protest movement "PEGIDA." It offers an in-depth...
