West European Politics, Volume 37, Issue 5 (2014)

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Notes on Contributors

Notes on Contributors
Pages: (vii)-(xii)
Published online: 31 Jul 2014
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Brake rather than Barrier: The Impact of the Catholic Church on Morality Policies in Western Europe
Christoph Knill, Caroline Preidel & Kerstin Nebel
Pages: 845-866
Published online: 17 Jun 2014
AbstractforBrake rather than Barrier: The Impact of the Catholic Church on Morality Policies in Western Europe | Full Text | References | PDF (287.5 KB)
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No Sex Scandals Please, We’re French: French Attitudes towards Politicians’ Public and Private Conduct
Katja Sarmiento-Mirwaldt, Nicholas Allen & Sarah Birch
Pages: 867-885
Published online: 18 Jun 2014
AbstractforNo Sex Scandals Please, We’re French: French Attitudes towards Politicians’ Public and Private Conduct | Full Text | References | PDF (170.6 KB)
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Policy Advocacy in Hard Times: The Impact of Economic Performance on Gendering Executive Attention
Claire Annesley, Isabelle Engeli, Francesca Gains & Sandra L. Resodihardjo
Pages: 886-902
Published online: 31 Jul 2014
AbstractforPolicy Advocacy in Hard Times: The Impact of Economic Performance on Gendering Executive Attention | Full Text | References | PDF (239.3 KB)
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Do Politics in Europe Benefit from Politicising Corruption?
Andreas Bågenholm & Nicholas Charron
Pages: 903-931
Published online: 25 Jun 2014
AbstractforDo Politics in Europe Benefit from Politicising Corruption? | Full Text | References | PDF (276.1 KB)
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Measuring the Extent of Party Institutionalisation: The Case of a Populist Entrepreneur Party
David Arter & Elina Kestilä-Kekkonen
Pages: 932-956
Published online: 30 May 2014
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The EU’s Multilevel Parliamentary (Battle)Field: Inter-parliamentary Cooperation and Conflict in Foreign and Security Policy
Anna Herranz-Surrallés
Pages: 957-975
Published online: 03 Mar 2014
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Getting a Seat at the Table: Capital, Capture and Expert Groups in the European Union
Adam William Chalmers
Pages: 976-992
Published online: 14 Nov 2013
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Science in Policy-Making: Neutral Experts or Strategic Policy-Makers?
Karin Ingold & Muriel Gschwend
Pages: 993-1018
Published online: 11 Jul 2014
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Which Issues do Parties Emphasise? Salience Strategies and Party Organisation in Multiparty Systems
Markus Wagner & Thomas M. Meyer
Pages: 1019-1045
Published online: 02 Jun 2014
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Is a Promise a Promise? Election Pledge Fulfilment in Comparative Perspective Using Sweden as an Example
Elin Naurin
Pages: 1046-1064
Published online: 13 Dec 2013
AbstractforIs a Promise a Promise? Election Pledge Fulfilment in Comparative Perspective Using Sweden as an Example | Full Text | References | PDF (175.2 KB)
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Disentangling the Value of a Ministry: Party Leaders’ Evaluations of German State Ministries
Johannes Raabe & Eric Linhart
Pages: 1065-1086
Published online: 14 Nov 2013
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Raising the Threshold, Fighting Fragmentation? Mechanical and Psychological Effects of the Legal Electoral Threshold in Belgium
Min Reuchamps, François Onclin, Didier Caluwaerts & Pierre Baudewyns
Pages: 1087-1107
Published online: 03 Jul 2014
AbstractforRaising the Threshold, Fighting Fragmentation? Mechanical and Psychological Effects of the Legal Electoral Threshold in Belgium | Full Text | References | PDF (235.3 KB)
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When Supply Creates Demand: Social Democratic Party Strategies and the Evolution of Class Voting
Line Rennwald & Geoffrey Evans
Pages: 1108-1135
Published online: 25 Jun 2014
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Government Constraints and Accountability: Economic Voting in Greece Before and During the IMF Intervention
Spyros Kosmidis
Pages: 1136-1155
Published online: 18 Jun 2014
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Still a ‘Male Business’? Explaining Women’s Presence in Executive Office
Silvia Claveria
Pages: 1156-1176
Published online: 30 May 2014
AbstractforStill a ‘Male Business’? Explaining Women’s Presence in Executive Office | Full Text | References | PDF (334.3 KB)
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Research Note

Article
Preferences for Employment Protection and the Insider–Outsider Divide: Evidence from France
Elvire Guillaud & Paul Marx
Pages: 1177-1185
Published online: 10 Apr 2014
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Book Reviews

Book Review
Political Choice Matters: Explaining the Strength of Class and Religious Cleavages in Cross-National Perspective
Ian McAllister
Pages: 1186-1187
Published online: 31 Jul 2014
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Understanding Prime-Ministerial Performance: Comparative Perspectives
Robert Elgie
Pages: 1187-1188
Published online: 31 Jul 2014
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Government Formation in Multi-Level Settings: Party Strategy and Institutional Constraints
Marc Debus
Pages: 1188-1190
Published online: 31 Jul 2014
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The Electoral Consequences of Third Way Welfare State Reforms: Social Democracy’s Transformation and its Political Costs
Giuliano Bonoli
Pages: 1190-1191
Published online: 31 Jul 2014
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The Nordic Model of Social Democracy
Barbara Vis
Pages: 1191-1192
Published online: 31 Jul 2014
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Book Review
Federal Dynamics: Continuity, Change, and the Varieties of Federalism
Peter Bursens
Pages: 1192-1193
Published online: 31 Jul 2014
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Book Review
The Origins of Active Social Policy: Labour Market and Childcare Policies in a Comparative Perspective
Moira Nelson
Pages: 1193-1194
Published online: 31 Jul 2014
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Book Review
Turkey’s Accession to the European Union Political and Economic Challenges
Stefano Braghiroli
Pages: 1194-1196
Published online: 31 Jul 2014
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Book Review
Lobbying in the European Union: Interest Groups, Lobbying Coalitions, and Policy Change
Patrick Bernhagen
Pages: 1196-1197
Published online: 31 Jul 2014
CitationforLobbying in the European Union: Interest Groups, Lobbying Coalitions, and Policy Change | Full Text | PDF (41.6 KB)
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