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1. Interest Group Politics in Europe

   Lessons from EU Studies and Comparative Politics

   Edited by Jan Beyers, Rainer Eising, William A. Maloney

   Series: West European Politics

   Interest organizations have always assumed a prominent place in European politics because they link states with citizens, institutionalize the resolution of social conflicts, regulate important sectors of the economy and society, contribute to workable policy outcomes and socialize members into...

   To Be Published August 15th 2013 by Routledge
2. Interest Group Politics in Europe

   Lessons from EU Studies and Comparative Politics

   Edited by Jan Beyers, Rainer Eising, William A. Maloney

   Series: West European Politics

   Interest organizations have always assumed a prominent place in European politics because they link states with citizens, institutionalize the resolution of social conflicts, regulate important sectors of the economy and society, contribute to workable policy outcomes and socialize members into...

   Published March 28th 2012 by Routledge
3. New Participatory Dimensions in Civil Society

   Professionalization and Individualized Collective Action

   Edited by Jan van Deth, William Maloney

   Series: Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science

   This book examines citizen engagement in contemporary democratic politics and the development of new participatory forms. Based on empirical information gathered from citizens, activists and organizations, it examines the changing face of democratic participation. Advanced democracies are ‘plagued’...

   Published December 12th 2011 by Routledge
4. Civil Society and Activism in Europe

   Contextualizing engagement and political orientations

   Edited by William A. Maloney, Jan W. Van Deth

   Series: Routledge Research in Comparative Politics

   This book examines the role of civil society organizations in several advanced European democracies: Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Specifically the book focuses on how voluntary organizations contribute to civic and democratic health and assesses the impact of...

   Published March 18th 2010 by Routledge
5. Social Capital and Associations in European Democracies

   A Comparative Analysis

   Edited by William A. Maloney, Sigrid Rossteutscher

   Series: Routledge Research in Comparative Politics

   This unique book offers an empirical assessment of how social and political involvement relates to theories of citizenship and democracy, providing a detailed comparative assessment of the potential that voluntary organizations offer citizens for social and political participation in several...

   Published April 27th 2009 by Routledge
6. The European Automobile Industry

   Multi Level Governance, Policy and Politics

   By William A. Maloney, Andrew McLaughlin

   Series: Routledge Research in European Public Policy

   This book presents an analysis of some of the changes that have transformed the automobile industry in the last thirty years illustrating some of the most significant consequences of globalization. Focusing on the response of Europe's policy makers, it analyzes government-industry relations at both...

   Published April 21st 1999 by Routledge