A comparative study of the political cultures of the major European nations, explores the notion of nationhood as it applies in different political contexts, and examines the nature and extent of european political homogeneity.

Chapter 1 Introduction, Roger Eatwell; Chapter 2 Austria and Switzerland, Hans-Georg Betz; Chapter 3 Belgium and the Netherlands, Herman van der Wusten, Martijn Roessingh; Chapter 4 Britain, Roger Eatwell; Chapter 5 France, James F. McMillan; Chapter 6 Germany, Ekkart Zimmermann; Chapter 7 Greece, Nicolas Demertzis; Chapter 8 Ireland, Brian Girvin; Chapter 9 Italy, Roger Griffin; Chapter 10 Poland, Bogdan Szajkowski; Chapter 11 Portugal and Spain, António Costa Pinto, Xosé M. Núñez; Chapter 12 Russia, Stephen White; Chapter 13 Scandinavia, Stein Ugelvik Larsen, Ingrid Louise Ugelvik; Chapter 14 Conclusion: Part one, Roger Eatwell; Chapter 15 Conclusion: Part two, Roger Eatwell;