Table Of ContentVOLUME  27  NUMBER  1  JANUARY  2004 
ARTICLES 
The Italian  Party  System between  Stefano  Bartolini,  Alessandro 
Parties and Coalitions  Chiaramonte  and Roberto  D’ Alimonte 
Swiss Worlds of Welfare  Klaus Armingeon,  Fabio Bertozzi 
and Giuliano  Bonoli 
Believing  in National  Exceptionalism:  Ideas 
and Economic  Divergence  in Southern  Europe  George  Pagoulatos 
Civil  Service  Reform  in Post-Communist  Europe: 
The Bumpy  Road  to Depoliticisation  Jan-Hinrik  Meyer-Sahling 
Increasing Women’s  Political  Representation: 
The  Limits of Constitutional  Reform  Jane Freedman 
The  Regulation  of Political  Financing  in Portugal  Luis de Sousa 
ELECTIONS  IN CONTEXT 
Belgium  Stays ‘Purple’: The 2003  Federal 
Election  John Fitzmaurice 
The Dutch  Parliamentary  Elections  Joop J.M.  Van Holsteyn 
of 2003  and Galen  A. Irwin 
BOOK  REVIEWS 
Civic  Literacy:  How  Informed  Citizens 
Make  Democracy  Work 
By Henry  Milner  Ken  Newton 
Passionate  Politics:  Emotions and 
Social  Movements 
Edited  by Jeff Goodwin,  James  M. Jasper 
and  Francesca  Polletta  Pieter  Vanhuysse 
Political  Parties in Advanced  Industrial 
Democracies 
Edited  by Paul Webb,  David  Farrell 
and  Ian Holliday  Elisabeth  Carter 
High-Intensity  Participation: The Dynamics 
of Party Activism  in Britain 
By Paul  F. Whiteley  and Patrick  Seyd  Harmen  A. Binnema
VOLUME  27  NUMBER  1  JANUARY  2004 
ARTICLES 
The Italian  Party  System between  Stefano  Bartolini,  Alessandro 
Parties and Coalitions  Chiaramonte  and Roberto  D’ Alimonte 
Swiss Worlds of Welfare  Klaus Armingeon,  Fabio Bertozzi 
and Giuliano  Bonoli 
Believing  in National  Exceptionalism:  Ideas 
and Economic  Divergence  in Southern  Europe  George  Pagoulatos 
Civil  Service  Reform  in Post-Communist  Europe: 
The Bumpy  Road  to Depoliticisation  Jan-Hinrik  Meyer-Sahling 
Increasing Women’s  Political  Representation: 
The  Limits of Constitutional  Reform  Jane Freedman 
The  Regulation  of Political  Financing  in Portugal  Luis de Sousa 
ELECTIONS  IN CONTEXT 
Belgium  Stays ‘Purple’: The 2003  Federal 
Election  John Fitzmaurice 
The Dutch  Parliamentary  Elections  Joop J.M.  Van Holsteyn 
of 2003  and Galen  A. Irwin 
BOOK  REVIEWS 
Civic  Literacy:  How  Informed  Citizens 
Make  Democracy  Work 
By Henry  Milner  Ken  Newton 
Passionate  Politics:  Emotions and 
Social  Movements 
Edited  by Jeff Goodwin,  James  M. Jasper 
and  Francesca  Polletta  Pieter  Vanhuysse 
Political  Parties in Advanced  Industrial 
Democracies 
Edited  by Paul Webb,  David  Farrell 
and  Ian Holliday  Elisabeth  Carter 
High-Intensity  Participation: The Dynamics 
of Party Activism  in Britain 
By Paul  F. Whiteley  and Patrick  Seyd  Harmen  A. Binnema
The French  and Italian Communist  Parties. 
Comrades and Culture 
By Cyrille Guiat  Gianfranco  Pasquino 
Iberian Trade  Unionism  Democratisation 
Under the Impact of the European  Union 
By Jose M. Magone  Raj S.  Chari 
The Politics of Memory: Transitional  Justice 
in Democratizing  Societies 
Edited  by  Alexandra  Barahona  De Brito, 
Carmen  Gonzales-Enriques  and  Paloma  Aguilar  Dejan Jovi 
Bosnia-Herzegovina:  The End of a Legacy 
By Neven  Andjelic  Sumantra  Bose 
Politische  Opposition.  Theorie und  Praxis in westlichen 
Regierungssystemen 
By Ludger  Helms  David F.J.  Campbell 
Leaders’  Personalities  and the Outcomes of 
Democratic  Elections 
Edited  by Anthony  King  Gianfranco  Pasquino 
Exit  Polder  Model? Socioeconomic  Changes in 
The Netherlands 
By Lei  Delsen  {rjen  Boin 
Between  Europeanization  and Local Societies 
Edited  by Jeanie  Bukowski,  Simona  Piattoni 
and  Marc Smyrl  Michael  Keating 
Social  Democracy  and Labour  Market  Policy 
By Knut  Roder  Per  K.  Madsen 
On Different  Tracks.  Designing  Railway  Regulation 
in Britain and Germany 
By Martin  Lodge  Tarvo  Kungla 
West  European  Immigration  and Immigrant 
Policy  in the New  Century 
Edited  by Anthony  M.  Messina  Natalija  Kasatkina
VOLUME  27  NUMBER  2  MARCH  2004 
SPECIAL  ISSUE  ON  POLICY  CHANGE  AND  DISCOURSE  IN 
EUROPE 
EDITORS:  CLAUDIO  M. RADAELLI  & VIVIEN  A. SCHMIDT 
ARTICLES 
Foreword 
Abstracts 
Notes on Contributors 
Policy Change and  Discourse  in Europe:  _ Vivien  A. Schmidt  and 
Conceptual  and  Methodological  Issues  Claudio  M. Radaelli 
Discourse,  Ideas,  and  Epistemic Communities  in 
European  Security  and  Defence  Policy  Jolyon Howorth 
Reforms  and  Multilateral  Trade  Negotiations: 
Another  View  on  Discourse  Efficiency  Eve Fouilleux 
Assuming  Leadership  in Multilateral  Economic 
Institutions:  The  EU’s ‘Developmental  Round’ 
Discourse  and Strategy  Adrian van den Hoven 
Winners  and  Losers  in Europeanisation:  Reforming 
the National  Regulation  of Telecommunications  Mark Thatcher 
National  Filters:  Europeanisation,  Institutions,  and 
Discourse  in the Case of Banking  Regulation  Andreas  Busch 
Britain,  France,  and  EU  Anti-Discrimination  Andrew  Geddes and 
Policy: The Emergence of an  EU  Paradigm  Virginie Guiraudon 
Policy  Change and  Discourse  in  Europe: 
Can  the EU  Make a ‘Square  Meal  out  of a 
Stew  of Paradox”?  Daniel  Wincott 
Conclusions  Claudio  M. Radaelli and 
Vivien A. Schmidt 
VOLUME  27  NUMBER  3  MAY  2004 
ARTICLES 
The  European Convention:  Bargaining  Paul Magnette 
in the Shadow  of Rhetoric  and Kalypso Nicolaidis
Southern  European  Public  Bureaucracies 
in Comparative  Perspective  Dimitri  A. Sotiropoulos 
Ethnoreligious  Politics  in France: 
Jews and  Muslims  William Safran 
Non-Compliance  with  EU  Directives  in  Gerda  Falkner, 
the Member  States:  Opposition  through  Miriam  Hartlapp, 
the Backdoor?  Simone  Leiber and Oliver Treib 
Explaining  the Emergence  of Radical 
Right-Wing  Populist  Parties:  The Case 
of Denmark  Jens Rydgren 
Elite Collusion  and Public  Defiance: 
Sweden’s  Euro  Referendum  in 2003  Anders  Widfeldt 
ELECTIONS  IN CONTEXT 
The Swiss  Elections  of October  2003: 
Two Steps to System Change?  Clive  H. Church 
BOOK  REVIEWS 
Veto  Players: How  Political  Institutions  Work 
By George Tsebelis  Bernard Steunenberg 
The European  Parliament 
By David  Judge and  David  Earnshaw  Christine  Mironesco 
Commonwealth:  The Other  Road to 
Democracy —  The Swiss Model of 
Democratic Self-Government 
Edited  by Daniel  Elazar  Paolo  Dardanelli 
Nationalisme  et Populisme en Suisse: 
la radicalisation  de la ‘nouvelle’  UDC 
By Oscar  Mazzoleni  Clive  Church 
High Politics in the Low  Countries. 
An Empirical Study of Coalition  Agreements 
in Belgium and the Netherlands 
By A.I. Timmermans  Jaap  Woldendorp 
Elites,  Language,  and the Politics of Identity 
By Gregg  Bucken-Knapp  William  Safran 
The Radical  Right in Germany:  1870 to the Present 
By Lee McGowan  Beatriz  Acha
Europaisierung der 6sterreichischen  Politik. 
Konsequenzen der EU-Mitgliedschaft 
Edited  by Heinrich  Neisser and  Daniela  Kietz 
Sonja Puntscher  Riekmann  and Andreas  Maurer 
Poles Together? The Emergence  and Development 
of Political  Parties in Postcommunist  Poland 
By Aleks  Szczerbiak  Peter  Mair 
Beyond  Post-Communist  Studies,  Political  Science 
and the New  Democracies  of Europe 
By Terry  D. Clark  Cas  Mudde 
Global  Capital and National  Governments 
By Layna  Mosley  Darryl Jarvis 
Creating Cooperation.  How  States  Develop 
Human  Capital in Europe 
By Pepper Culpepper  Christel  Lane 
El reto de la participacion:  Movimientos 
sociales y organizaciones 
Edited  by Jose  Manuel  Robles  Javier  Alcalde 
The British  Regulatory  State:  High Modernism 
and Hyper-Innovation 
By Michael  Moran  lain  McLean 
The Executive  Agency  Revolution  in Whitehall: 
Public  Interest  versus  Bureau-Shaping  Perspectives 
By Oliver James  Christopher  Pollitt 
Implementing  Public  Policy. Governance  in 
Theory and Practice 
By Michael  Hill and  Peter  Hupe  Kai  Wegrich 
Agricultural  Policy  Reform:  Politics and Process 
in the EU and US 1990s 
By Wayne Moyer and Tim Josling  Eve Fouilleux 
Environmental  Politics in Japan, Germany, 
and the United States 
By Miranda  A. Schreurs  Wolfgang  Riidig 
Environmental  Leaders and Laggards in 
Europe: Why There is (Not) a ‘Southern  Problem’ 
By Tanja A. Borzel  Neil Carter
VOLUME  27  NUMBER  4  SEPTEMBER  2004 
SPECIAL  ISSUE ON CHOOSING  UNION:  THE 2003  El 
ACCESSION  REFERENDUMS 
EDITORS:  ALEKS SZCZERBIAK  & PAUL TAGGART 
ARTICLES 
The Politics of European  Referendum  Aleks Szczerbiak  and 
Outcomes  and Turnout:  Two  Models  Paul Taggart 
Culture,  Institutions  and Campaign  Effects 
Explaining  the Outcome  of Malta’s  El 
Accession  Referendum  Michelle  Cini 
The Slovenian  EU  Accession  Referendum:  Alenka  KraSovec  and 
A Cat-and-Mouse  Game  Damjan  Lajh 
Hungary:  Unpicking  the Permissive  Consensus  Brigid  Fowler 
EU  Accession  and the New  Slovak  Consensus  Karen  Henderson 
History  Trumps Government  Unpopularity 
The June 2003  Polish  EU  Accession 
Referendum  Aleks Szczerbiak 
A Nation  of Sceptics? The Czech  EU 
Accession  Referendum  of 13-14 June 2003  Sean  Hanley 
Clinching  the ‘Return  to Europe’: 
The Referendums  on  EU  Accession  Evald  Mikkel  and 
in  Estonia  and  Latvia  Geoffrey  Pridham 
Conclusion:  Towards  a Model  of  Aleks Szczerbiak  and 
(European)  Referendums  Paul Taggart 
VOLUME  27  NUMBER5  NOVEMBER  2004 
ARTICLES 
Issue Voting in  Portugal:  The 2002  Legislative 
Elections  André  Freire 
Changing  Patterns of Party  Competition  in  Wolfgang C. Miiller 
Austria:  From  Multipolar  to  Bipolar System  and Franz  Fallend 
Unity  in  Diversity:  Contending  Conceptions  of 
the French  Nation  and  Republic  Veronique  Dimier
Mobilising against Globalisation:  Attac and 
the French  Intellectuals  Sarah Waters 
Path-Dependent  Institutions  and Strategic 
Veto Players:  National  Parliaments  in the 
European  Union  Arthur  Benz 
Europeanisation,  Public Goals and Group 
Interests:  Convergence  Policy  in Greece, 
1990-2003  Panos Kazakos 
How  Nation  States ‘Hit’  Europe:  Ambiguity  Jan Beyers and 
and  Representation  in the European  Union  Jarle Trondal 
ELECTIONS  IN CONTEXT 
The 2004 Greek  Election:  PASOK’s  Monopoly 
Ends  George Kassimeris 
The 2004 Spanish  Election:  Terrorism  as a 
Catalyst  for Change?  Raj S. Chari 
REVIEW  ARTICLE 
German  Politics:  Patterns  of Continuity  and 
Change  Helga A. Welch 
BOOK  REVIEWS 
Germany,  Europe and the Politics of Constraint 
Edited  by Kenneth  Dyson and  Klaus  H. Goetz 
German  Foreign Policy. Navigating  a New  Era 
By Scott  Erb 
Developments in German  Politics 3 
Edited  by Stephen  Padgett,  William  E. Paterson 
and Gordon  Smith  Helga A.  Welch  964 
The Lander and German  Federalism 
By Arthur Gunlicks  Wolfgang  Rentzsch  97\ 
Das rot-griine  Projekt.  Eine Bilanz der Regierung Schréder 
1998-2002 
Edited  by Christoph  Egle, Tobias Ostheim 
and Reimut  Zohlnh6fer  Gert-Joachim  GlaeBner  972 
The British Constitution  in the Twentieth  Century 
Edited  by Vernon  Bogdanor
Developments  in British  Politics 7 
Edited  by Patrick  Dunleavy,  Andrew  Gamble, 
Richard  Heffernan  and Gillian  Peele  Robert  Hazell 
Britain  and Europe since  1945:  Historiographical 
Perspectives on  Integration 
By Oliver J. Daddow  Stephen George 
The Scottish  Parliament:  A Scandinavian  Style Assembly? 
By David  Arter  Gail  McElroy 
How  Ireland  Voted 
Edited  by Michael  Gallagher,  Michael  Marsh  and 
Paul  Mitchell  Simon  King 
The Politics and Government  of Switzerland 
By Clive  H. Church  Jan-Erik  Lane 
Die Schweizer  Parteien  im Wandel:  Von Mitgliederparteien  zu 
professionalisierten  Wahlerorganisationen? 
By Andreas  Ladner  and  Michael  Brandle 
Gewerkschaften  in der Schweiz:  Herausforderungen  und Optionen 
Edited  by Klaus  Armingeon  and Simon  Geissbiihler  Ruth  Keeling 
Finland  in the European  Union 
By Tapio  Raunio  and Teija Tiilikainen  Kari  Laitinen 
French  Interventionism:  Europe’s Last Global  Player? 
By Adrian  Treacher  Kevin  Wright 
Who Governs Southern  Europe? Regime Change and Ministerial 
Recruitment,  1850—2000 
Edited  by Pedro Tavares de Almeida,  Antonio  Costa  Pinto and 
Nancy  Bermeo  Gianfranco  Pasquino 
A Certain  Idea of Europe 
By Craig Parsons 
European  Integration,  1950—2003:  Superstate or New  Market 
Economy? 
By John Gillingham  Shawn  Donnell 
The Engines of Integration:  Delegation, Agency, and  Agenda Setting 
in the EU 
By Mark  Pollack  Mark  Aspinwall 
The Challenge of Change in EU Business  Associations 
Edited  by Justin  Greenwood  Rainer  Eising
Interlocking  Dimensions of European  Integration 
Edited  by Helen  Wallace  Nick  Sitter 
The Political  Class in Advanced  Democracies:  A Comparative 
Handbook 
Edited  by Jens  Borchert  and Jiirgen Zeiss  Luc  Rouban 
Extreme  Right Parties in Western  Europe 
By Piero  Ignazi  Hilde  Coffé