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    European democracies /

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    Includes bibliographical references and index.Becoming modern in Europe and America: different history, different politics -- Political parties -- "The most specific manipulative instrument of politics": electoral systems and how votes are turned into seats -- From legislative to executive authority: cabinet formation -- Courts -- Referenda -- Federalism -- Social movements -- The state, corporatism, the great meltdown of 2008, and the Greek debt crisis of 2011 -- Policy outcomes -- The legacy of communism in Central and Eastern Europe -- Nationalism and ethnicity -- Power sharing in deeply divided communities -- The European Union -- Globalization and European democracies.Coolsaet, Ri
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