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Has Devolution Delivered?
Edinburgh University Press 2006; US$ 39.78Explores the successes and failures of devolution in Scotland. One of the aims of devolution in Scotland was to change the way people felt about their country and the way they were governed. This book draws on a range of Scottish Election Studies and Scottish Social Attitudes surveys to explore the success of devolution in meeting this objective. more...
Exploring Style
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008; US$ 199.00This e-book introduces a selection of papers from the 12th Annual European Learning Styles Information Network Conference on the place of cognitive style in enhancing the capacity to learn. These papers discuss various ways through the cognitive/learning style terminology conundrum to help facilitate advancements in educational practice in a meaningful... more...
European Politics
SAGE Publications 1996; US$ 53.00`An unusual combination of a thoroughly focused book - in the style of Lijphart - and a comprehensive study with qualities of a textbook' - Professor Dr. Klaus von Beyme, Universitat Heidelberg This comprehensive textbook is the first to go beyond a West European perspective and provide a clear overview of the whole of European politics.... more...
Changing Government Relations in Europe
Taylor and Francis 2010; US$ 120.00The past quarter of a century has seen extensive change throughout Europe. There have been significant changes in local government, and the European Union has come to play an increasing role in relation to municipal government. This book offers a comparative analysis of recent developments in intergovernmental relations in twelve countries across... more...
Revolution or Evolution?
Edinburgh University Press 2009; US$ 114.00The Scottish parliamentary and local elections of 2007 were significant for two key reasons: the SNP was brought to power for the first time in its history, posing a fundamental challenge to the 300-year Scottish-English Union; and the local elections used the Single Transferable Vote - the first time such an electoral system has been used in Great... more...
The Modern SNP
Edinburgh University Press 2009; US$ 114.00The Scottish National Party has played a significant role in the politics of Scotland in the last forty years. In particular it has contributed to and shaped the impact and dynamics of devolution. This collection brings together academics, writers, commentators and analysts of Scottish politics to address the nature of the SNP: its position in Scotland,... more...
The Government of Scotland
Edinburgh University Press 2010; US$ 48.00A critical challenge to Scotland's new system of government is the making and implementation of public policy. This book offers a comprehensive account of the policy process in contemporary Scotland. There is a review of theories of policy-making, focusing on decentralised systems. The author then identifies the key actors and institutions, patterns... more...
Der Kaschmirkonflikt in der internationalen Politik
Diplomica Verlag 2008; US$ 46.37Zu welchem Staat gehört Kaschmir rechtmäßig - an dieser Frage, die bis heute unbeantwortet geblieben ist, entzündete sich 1947 der Kaschmirkonflikt. Von offizieller Seite wird das gesamte Gebiet sowohl von Indien als auch von Pakistan beansprucht - und dieser Anspruch manifestierte sich bis dato in drei Kriegen: In zwei von diesen drei Kriegen (1948... more...
Mobilität von Senioren
Diplomica Verlag 2007; US$ 40.98Hauptbeschreibung An der Wende zum dritten Jahrtausend kündigt sich in den industrialisierten Staaten eine "Revolution auf leisen Sohlen" an. Mit dieser Aussage beginnt der erste Zwischenbericht der Enquete-Kommission "Demographischer Wandel - Herausforderungen unserer älter werdenden Gesellschaft an den einzelnen und die Politik" (vgl. DT. BUNDESTAG... more...
Left Parties in National Governments
Palgrave Macmillan 2010; US$ 95.00Analyzes why Left Parties enter national government, what they do when they get there and what effect this has on them. Alongside two comparative chapters, this book features detailed case-studies of European Left Parties in government. more...









