The Eurogroup

how a secretive circle of finance ministers shape european econommic governance

This is the first study on the work of the Eurogroup - the monthly informal meetings of the euro area's finance ministers, the Commission, and the European Central Bank. It: explains how the particular working method applied by the Eurogroup impacts on the conduct and ...

The life-cycle in western Europe

c.1300-1500

The first book that synthesizes and assesses current ideas on the life- cycle in medieval Western Europe There is nothing currently available to compare with the book's scope and ambitions because most available work narrowly focuses on an age group, a social class, and ...

Supranational citizenship

This book brings together political theory and debates about European integration, international relations, and the changing nature of citizenship, and offers a coherent and innovative theorisation of a citizenship independent of any specific form of political organisation. It relates that conception of citizenship to topical ...

The debate on the French Revolution

SUMMARY: Preface. Introduction. Immediate Responses. Nineteenth Century - The Liberal Perspective. Nineteenth Century - Idealist and Romantic Views. Nineteenth Century - Tocqueville. Nineteenth Century - Third Republic Historians. Twentieth Century - Marxist 'Orthodoxy'. Twentieth Century - 'Soft Revisionism'. Twentieth Century - 'Hard Revisionism'. Twentieth Century - Bicentenary Re-evaluations. Postscript. Bibliography.

The great favourite

the Duke of Lerma and the court and government of Philip III of Spain, 1598-1621

This is a study of the last major unknown statesman in modern European history. It challenges the assumptions historians have made about Lerma, and about Spanish history in the period. Lerma was the greatest patron of the arts in his generation. This is a work ...

The European Union and the regulation of media market

National broadcasting and press regulation is undergoing a process of convergence in Europe. This book explains how this process has been shaped by the actions of the European Union (EU) institutions. Alison Harcourt observes that whilst communications is one of the EU?s most successful ...

Religion in history

conflict, conversion and coexistence

The kiss in the history

Writing the war on terrorism

language, politics and counter-terrorism

Power and the people

a social history of Central European politics, 1945-1956

Looks comparatively at the countries of Central Europe on both sides of the Iron Curtain; Brings together historians of different generations and countries who are engaged in pioneering research in their respective fields and provides a survey of the kind of work now being undertaken ...

Reform and the papacy in the Eleventh Century

spirituality and social change

Unique in terms of coverage, investigating the development of reform as an idea propagated by the papacy during the eleventh century, and why papal reform developed in the way it did; Fulfils a valuable function both in summarizing current work and presenting a cogent and ...

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 ...