Western Europe 2025
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. 

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Western Europe 2025
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. 

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Western Europe 2025

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Overview

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. 


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781032761091
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 10/17/2024
Series: Western Europe
Edition description: 27th ed.
Pages: 904
Product dimensions: 8.25(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

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:

 

Théo Aiolfi.

Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Advanced Studies, CY Cergy Paris University, France.

 

Marcus Böick.

Assistant Professor in Modern German History and Fellow and Director of Studies in History of King’s College, University of Cambridge.

 

Lino Briguglio.

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

 

Marc Bühlmann.

Director, Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern, Switzerland.

 

Günther K. Chaloupek.

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

 

Flemming Juul Christiansen.

Associate Professor, Department of Social Sciences and Business, Roskilde University, Denmark.

 

Erica Consterdine.

Senior Lecturer in Public Policy, Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion, Lancaster University, United Kingdom.

 

Andrew Cottey.

Senior Lecturer and Jean Monnet Chair in European Political Integration, Department of Government and Politics, 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.

 

Jakob de Haan.

Professor of Political Economy, University of Groningen, Netherlands.

 

Jeroen Dewulf.

 

Queen Beatrix Professor in Dutch Studies, University of California, Berkeley, USA.

 

 

Nicholas Dickinson.

 

Bingham Early Career Fellow in Constitutional Studies, Balliol College, University of Oxford, United Kingdom.

 

Michael J. Geary.

Professor of Modern History and Jean Monnet Chair in History of European Integration, Department of Historical and Classical Studies, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway.

 

Richard Gillespie.

Emeritus Professor of Politics, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom.

 

Rögnvaldur Hannesson.

Professor Emeritus, Norwegian School of Economics, Bergen, Norway.

 

Kari Heimonen. Professor, School of Business and Economics, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland.

 

Anna-Lena Högenauer.

Assistant Professor, Department of Social Sciences, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

 

Mads Dagnis Jensen.

Associate Professor, Department of International Economics, Government and Business, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark.

 

Mikko Kuisma.

Program Lead and Lecturer, University of Tübingen, Germany.

 

Mart Kuldkepp.

Associate Professor of Scandinavian History and Politics, Department of Scandinavian Studies/ European Social and Political Studies, University College London, United Kingdom.

 

Miguel Lebre de Freitas.

Assistant Professor, Nova School of Business and Economics and University of Aveiro, Portugal.

 

Robert E. Looney.

Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA, and international consultant specializing in economic development.

 

Kurt Richard Luther.

Emeritus Professor of Comparative Politics, Keele University, United Kingdom, and Visiting Professor, Tongji University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China.

 

Muiris MacCarthaigh.

Professor of Politics and Public Policy, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, Queen’s University Belfast, United Kingdom, and adjunct Professor at the Geary Institute for Public Policy, University College Dublin, Ireland.

 

Gylfi Magnússon.

Professor, Finance and Economics, School of Business, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland.

 

Lars Magnusson.

Professor in Economic History, Department of Economic History, Uppsala University, Sweden.

 

Tommy Möller.

Professor of Political Science, Stockholm University, Sweden.

 

 

Jeremy Moulton.

 

Lecturer, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of York.

 

James L. Newell.

Co-Editor of Contemporary Italian Politics, Routledge, United Kingdom.

 

Stefanía Óskarsdóttir.

Associate Professor, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland.

 

Godfrey A. Pirotta.

Professor of Government and Policy Studies, and Chairperson, Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies, University of Malta, Malta.

 

Min Reuchamps.

Professor of Political Science, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium.

 

Christian Schweiger.

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

 

Paul Smith.

Head of French, Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom.

 

Tobias Straumann.

Senior Lecturer of Economic History, University of Zurich, Switzerland.

 

Francisco Torres.

Visiting Professor, Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics, Portugal.

Table of Contents

PART ONE General Survey

 

The European Union: Navigating an Uncertain Future

MICHAEL J. GEARY

 

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

CHRISTIAN SCHWEIGER

 

European Foreign and Security Policy

ANDREW COTTEY

 

Russia and Energy Security in Western Europe

ROBERT E. LOONEY

 

The Environment and Climate Change in Western Europe

JEREMY MOULTON

 

The Politics of Migration in Western Europe

ERICA CONSTERDINE

 

Populism in Western Europe: Profiteers or Victims of Crises?

MARCEL LEWANDOWSKY

 

 

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 MIN REUCHAMPS

Economy ROBERT E. LOONEY

 

DENMARK

 

History FLEMMING JUUL CHRISTIANSEN and MADS DAGNIS JENSEN

Economy ROBERT E. LOONEY

 

DANISH EXTERNAL TERRITORIES

THE FAROE ISLANDS

GREENLAND

 

FINLAND

 

History MIKKO KUISMA

Economy KARI HEIMONEN

 

FINNISH EXTERNAL TERRITORY

THE ÅLAND ISLANDS

FRANCE

 

History PAUL SMITH

Economy THÉO AIOLFI

 

GERMANY

 

History MARCUS BÖICK

Economy CHRISTIAN SCHWEIGER

 

ICELAND

 

History STEFANIA OSKARSDOTTIR

Economy GYLFI MAGNUSSON

 

IRELAND

 

History MUIRIS MACCARTHAIGH

Economy MICHAEL GEARY

 

ITALY

 

History JAMES L. NEWELL

Economy ROBERT E. LOONEY

 

LIECHTENSTEIN

 

LUXEMBOURG

 

History ANNA-LENA HÖGENAUER

Economy ELENA DANESCU

 

MALTA

 

History GODFREY A. PIROTTA

Economy LINO BRIGUGLIO

 

MONACO

 

THE NETHERLANDS

 

History JEROEN DEWULF

Economy JAKOB DE HAAN

 

NORWAY

 

History MART KULDKEPP

Economy RÖGNVALDUR HANNESSON

 

NORWEGIAN EXTERNAL TERRITORIES

SVALBARD

JAN MAYEN

 

PORTUGAL

 

History MARCO LISI  

Economy MIGUEL LEBRE DE FREITAS and FRANCISCO TORRES

 

SAN MARINO

 

SPAIN

 

History RICHARD GILLESPIE

Economy XAVIER CUADRAS MORATO

 

SWEDEN

 

History TOMMY MÖLLER

Economy LARS MAGNUSSON

 

SWITZERLAND

 

History MARC BÜHLMANN

Economy TOBIAS STRAUMANN

 

THE UNITED KINGDOM

 

History NICHOLAS DICKINSON

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)

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