West European Politics, Volume 35, Issue 2 (2012)

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Notes on Contributors

Notes on Contributors
Pages: v-vii
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Original Articles

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The Partisan Usage of Parliamentary Salaries: Informal Party Practices Compared
Nicole Bolleyer
Pages: 209-237
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Economic Integration, Party Polarisation and Electoral Turnout
Nils D. Steiner & Christian W. Martin
Pages: 238-265
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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La Grande Nation and Agriculture: The Power of French Farmers Demystified
Anna van der Vleuten & Gerry Alons
Pages: 266-285
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Symposium

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Introduction: Gender Parity and Quotas in European Politics
Jocelyne Praud
Pages: 286-300
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Double-Speak: The European Union and Gender Parity
Heather MacRae
Pages: 301-318
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Portugal's Quota-Parity Law: An Analysis of its Adoption
Michael Baum & Ana Espírito-Santo
Pages: 319-342
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Parity in France: A ‘Dual Track’ Solution to Women's Under-Representation
Rainbow Murray
Pages: 343-361
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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From Laggard to Leader: Explaining the Belgian Gender Quotas and Parity Clause
Petra Meier
Pages: 362-379
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Gender Parity and Quotas in Italy: A Convoluted Reform Process
Elisabetta Palici di Suni
Pages: 380-394
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Institutionalising Gender Equality in Spain: From Party Quotas to Electoral Gender Quotas
Tània Verge
Pages: 395-414
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Elections in Context

Article
The 2011 Danish Parliamentary Election: A Very New Government
Karina Kosiara-Pedersen
Pages: 415-424
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Book Reviews

Book Review
Which Europe? The Politics of Differentiated Integration
Magnus Feldmann
Pages: 425-426
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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The Making of a European Public Sphere: Media Discourse and Political Contention
Marianne van de Steeg
Pages: 426-427
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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The Spatialities of Europeanization: Power, Governance and Territory in Europe
Kevin Featherstone
Pages: 427-428
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Cooperation or Conflict? Problematizing Organizational Overlap in Europe
Tom Delreux
Pages: 428-429
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Neoclassical Realism and Defence Reform in Post-Cold War Europe
Anand Menon
Pages: 429-430
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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The CDU and the Politics of Gender in Germany: Bringing Women to the Party
Vicky Randall
Pages: 431-432
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Book Review
Political Parties and Interest Groups in Norway
David Arter
Pages: 432-433
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Book Review
Political Leaders and Democratic Elections
Anja Neundorf
Pages: 434-435
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Book Review
Reform Processes and Policy Change: Veto Players and Decision-Making in Modern Democracies
Christoph Hönnige
Pages: 435-436
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Book Review
The Role of Governments in Legislative Agenda Setting
Michael Koß
Pages: 436-437
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Book Review
The Blame Game: Spin, Bureaucracy, and Self-Preservation in Government
Kutsal Yesilkagit
Pages: 437-438
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Book Review
The State and Healthcare: Comparing OECD Countries
Joan Costa Font
Pages: 439-440
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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