20th Edition

Western Europe 2018

Edited By Europa Publications Copyright 2017
    904 Pages
    by Routledge

    The definitive survey of the countries and territories of Western Europe, comprising expert analysis and commentary, up-to-date economic and socio-political data and extensive directory information.

    General Survey

    Essays by leading experts on the area cover issues of regional importance.

    Country Surveys

    Individual chapters on each country, comprising:

    an introductory survey, containing essays on the geography, history and economy of each country, including a chronology and map.

    an extensive statistical survey of economic and demographic indicators, including area and population, health and welfare, agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining, industry, finance, trade, transport, tourism, communications media and education.

    a comprehensive directory of names and contact details covering the most significant political and commercial institutions.

    Regional Information

    a directory of research institutes specializing in the region

    bibliographies of books and periodicals covering the region.

    PART ONE General Survey

    The European Union: Future Uncertain

    JULIE SMITH

    Western Europe, the European Union and the Eurozone: Economic Perspectives

    CHRISTIAN SCHWEIGER

    European Foreign and Security Policy

    ANDREW COTTEY

    European Union Trade Policy: Recent Developments and Future Prospects

    ROBERT E. LOONEY

    Europe and the Migration Crisis

    MARCO SCIPIONI

    Populism in Western Europe

    TEUN PAUWELS

    Islam and Western Europe

    REEM AHMED and DANIELA PISOIU

    PART TWO Country Surveys

    Sections on geography, history, chronology and economy, as well as statistical surveys, directories and bibliographies for each country

    ANDORRA

    AUSTRIA

    History KURT RICHARD LUTHER

    Economy GÜNTHER K. CHALOUPEK

    BELGIUM

    History ANTHONY MUGHAN

    Economy YELTER BOLLEN and FERDI DE VILLE

    DENMARK

    History JACOB CHRISTENSEN

    Economy ROBERT E. LOONEY

    DANISH EXTERNAL TERRITORIES

    THE FAROE ISLANDS

    GREENLAND

    FINLAND

    History MIKKO KUISMA

    Economy LAURI KAJANOJA

    FINNISH EXTERNAL TERRITORY

    THE ALAND ISLANDS

    FRANCE

    History ANDREW KNAPP

    Economy SUSAN MILNER

    GERMANY

    History WILLIAM E. PATERSON

    Economy LOTHAR FUNK

    ICELAND

    History STEFANIA OSKARSDOTTIR

    Economy KATRIN OLAFSDOTTIR

    IRELAND

    History JOHN COAKLEY

    Economy DAVID LEA

    ITALY

    History JAMES L. NEWELL

    Economy GIOVANNI CAGGIANO

    LIECHTENSTEIN

    LUXEMBOURG

    History SONJA KMEC

    Economy ELENA DANESCU

    MALTA

    History GODFREY A. PIROTTA

    Economy LINO BRIGUGLIO

    MONACO

    THE NETHERLANDS

    History STEVEN B. WOLINETZ

    Economy LEI DELSEN and ESTHER-MIRJAM SENT

    NORWAY

    History MART KULDKEPP

    Economy RÖGNVALDUR HANNESSON

    NORWEGIAN EXTERNAL TERRITORIES

    SVALBARD

    JAN MAYEN

    PORTUGAL

    History STEWART LLOYD-JONES

    Economy STEPHEN SYRETT

    SAN MARINO

    SPAIN

    History RICHARD GILLESPIE

    Economy XAVIER CUADRAS MORATO

    SWEDEN

    History TOMMY MÖLLER

    Economy LARS MAGNUSSON

    SWITZERLAND

    History CLIVE H. CHURCH

    Economy TOBIAS STRAUMANN

    THE UNITED KINGDOM

    History MARTIN SMITH

    Economy ROBERT E. LOONEY

    UNITED KINGDOM CROWN DEPENDENCIES

    THE CHANNEL ISLANDS

    Guernsey

    Islands of the Bailiwick of Guernsey

    Jersey

    THE ISLE OF MAN

    UNITED KINGDOM OVERSEAS TERRITORY

    GIBRALTAR

    THE VATICAN CITY

    PART THREE Regional Information

    RESEARCH INSTITUTES

    SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY (BOOKS)

    SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY (PERIODICALS)

    Biography

    Europa Publications’ regional publications are compiled by a team of editors and researchers, with introductory and country-specific material provided by specialists in their field:

    Reem Ahmed. Researcher, Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy, University of Hamburg, Germany.

    Yelter Bollen. Doctoral Fellow at the Centre for EU Studies, Department of Political Sciences, Ghent University, Belgium.

    Lino Briguglio. Professor of Economics, and Director, Islands and Small States Institute, University of Malta, Malta.

    Giovanni Caggiano. Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.

    Günther K. Chaloupek. Former Director of Economic Policy Section, Austrian Chamber of Labour, Vienna, Austria.

    Jacob Christensen. Lecturer, Social Work and Administration, University College Lillebaelt, Odense, Denmark.

    Clive H. Church. Emeritus Professor of European Studies, University of Kent, United Kingdom.

    John Coakley. Professor, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, Queen’s University Belfast, United Kingdom, and Fellow of the Geary Institute, University College Dublin, Ireland.

    Andrew Cottey. Senior Lecturer and Jean Monnet Chair in European Political Integration, Department of Government, University College Cork, Ireland.

    Xavier Cuadras Morató. Associate Professor, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain.

    Elena Danescu. Research Scientist, Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

    Ferdi De Ville. Assistant Professor and Co-Director, Centre for EU Studies, Department of Political Sciences, Ghent University, Belgium.

    Lei Delsen. Associate Professor of Socio-Economic Policy, Institute of Management Research, Radboud University, Netherlands.

    Lothar Funk. Professor of Economics and International Economic Relations, University of Applied Sciences, Düsseldorf, Germany, Fellow, Cologne Institute for Economic Research, Germany, and Visiting Fellow, Institute for German Studies, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom; co-Editor of Sozialer Fortschritt —German Review of Social Policy.

    Richard Gillespie. Professor of Politics, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom.

    Rögnvaldur Hannesson. Professor Emeritus, Norwegian School of Economics, Norway.

    Lauri Kajanoja. Adviser to the Board, Bank of Finland, Finland.

    Sonja Kmec. Associate Professor, Institute for History, Research Unit IPSE, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

    Andrew Knapp. Emeritus Professor of French Politics and Contemporary History, University of Reading, United Kingdom.

    Mikko Kuisma. Research Fellow in Comparative Public Policy, University of Tübingen, Germany.

    Mart Kuldkepp. Lecturer in Contemporary Scandinavian History, Department of Scandinavian Studies, School of European Languages, Culture and Society, University College London, United Kingdom.

    David Lea. Senior Europe Analyst with the consultancy Control Risks, United Kingdom.

    Stewart Lloyd-Jones. ISCTE-IUL—Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal, and Director of the Contemporary Portuguese History Research Centre.

    Robert E. Looney. International consultant specializing in economic development and Distinguished Professor, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, USA.

    Kurt Richard Luther. Dean of Internationalization and Professor of Comparative Politics, Keele University, United Kingdom, and Tongji University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China.

    Lars Magnusson. Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, and Professor in Economic History, Department of Economic History, Uppsala University, Sweden.

    Susan Milner. Reader in European Politics, Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies, University of Bath, United Kingdom.

    Tommy Möller. Professor of Political Science, Stockholm University, Sweden.

    Anthony Mughan. Professor of Political Science, and Director, International Studies, Ohio State University, USA.

    James L. Newell. Professor of Politics, University of Salford, United Kingdom.

    Katrín Olafsdóttir. Assistant Professor, School of Business, Reykjavík University, Iceland.

    Stefanía Oskarsdóttir. Associate Professor, University of Iceland, Iceland.

    William E. Paterson. Honorary Professor of German and European Politics, Aston Centre for Europe, Aston University, United Kingdom.

    Teun Pauwels. Policy analyst for the Flemish Ministry of Education and Training, and scientific collaborator at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.

    Godfrey A. Pirotta. Professor of Government and Policy Studies, and Director, Institute of Public Administration and Management, University of Malta, Malta.

    Daniela Pisoiu. Senior Researcher, Austrian Institute for International Affairs, Vienna, Austria.

    Christian Schweiger. Visiting Professor and Chair, Comparative European Governance Systems, Institute for Political Science, Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany.

    Marco Scipioni. Post-Doctoral Fellow, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, Bologna, Italy.

    Esther-Mirjam Sent. Professor of Economic Theory and Policy and Vice-Dean of Education, Institute for Management Research, Radboud University, Netherlands, and member of the Netherlands Senate.

    Julie Smith. Director, European Centre, POLIS Department, Cambridge University, Fellow of Robinson College, Cambridge, United Kingdom, and member of the House of Lords.

    Martin Smith. Professor of Politics, University of York, United Kingdom.

    Tobias Straumann. Associate Professor of History, University of Zurich, and lecturer in the Faculty of Economics, University of Basel, Switzerland.

    Stephen Syrett. Professor of Local Economic Development, Centre for Enterprise and Economic Development Research, Middlesex University, United Kingdom.

    Steven B. Wolinetz. Professor Emeritus, Department of Political Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada.

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    "A valuable reference work." The Geographical Journal

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    "... recommended for library purchase." Irish Political Studies

    "Saves time in researching Western European Countries – at the same time providing users with well-informed commentaries and the latest statistical and directory information." Social Science Review