Globalisation and EU policy-making

the neo-liberal transformation of telecommunications and electricity

Assesses and contrasts the roles of globalisation, institutions and ideas on policy-making in the EU Views the creation of liberalised European single markets in the telecommunications and electricity supply sectors out of national monopolies as an example of the dramatic transformation of economic organisation across ...

International dimensions in family Law

Offers a comprehensive and critical review of the many important international dimensions in English family law Presents detailed analysis of The Hague child abduction convention, the United Nations convention on the rights of the child, The Hague child protection convention and the European convention on ...

Women in Italy 1350-1650

ideals and realities: a sourcebook

Fills a gap in the still burgeoning literature on all aspects of women's lives in this period; A broad range of material is used, most of which has never been translated before; The three sections of the book provide a comprehensive account of all ...

Democratic citizenship and the European Union

Analyses the political legitimacy of the European Union Evaluates the project of European integration in terms of democratic values Argues that the goods of democratic citizenship have been advanced by European integration in many respects, including environmental policy Combines original normative political theory, drawing on ...

Health, disease and society in Europe 1500-1800

a source book

The UK financial system

theory and practice

The UK financial system presents a comprehensive explanation of the workings of the institutions and markets which make up the UK financial system, and discusses the issues affecting them. It presents key theoretical developments such as asymmetric information, the efficient markets hypothesis, behavioral economics and ...

The changing European Commission

How successful has Romano Prodi been in reviving the European Commission after the crisis of 1999? What impact has he made on the operation of the College of Commissioners and how successful was the reform of the administrative machinery of this key organisation? In addition ...

Rethinking European Union foreign policy

Reshaping economic and monetary union

membership rules and budget policies in Germany, France and Spain

Following Maastricht national governments found themselves pushed into distinctive roles, as promoters, gatekeepers, reformers and defectors, as voter preferences and central bank powers combined in different ways to create clear incentives for politicians. These roles explain the push from certain countries for specific changes to ...

The making of the GDR 1945-53

from antifascism to Stalinism

Health, disease and society in Europe 1800-1930

a source book

A history of the Ulster Unionist Party

protest, pragmatism and pessimism

Witchcraft continued

popular magic in modern Europe

The papal reform of the Eleventh Century

lives of Pope Leo IX and Pope Gregory VII

Beyond the witch trials

witchcraft and magic in Enlightenment Europe

Eastward bound

travel and travellers, 1050-1550

Territorial politics and health policy

UK health policy in comparative perspective

CONTENTS: 1. Laboratories of democracy? 2. Medical politics and the politics of medicine 3. Scotland: professionalism 4. England: markets 5. Wales: localism 6. Northern Ireland: permissive managerialism 7. Creating divergent policy in the UK 8. Conclusion: international debates, local conclusions

Popular protest in late medieval europe

Italy, France and Flanders

Fifteen into one?

the European Union and its member states

Theory and reform in the European Union