Full Description
Western Europe 2026 is the 28th edition of this single-source reference work. It comprises well-informed commentaries and up-to-date statistical and directory information, which combine to provide an impartial and comprehensive guide. This new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to incorporate the latest facts and developments in the region.
Western Europe 2026 is divided into three sections:
General Survey - This offers an overall perspective on the region, with essays from acknowledged experts providing analysis of the region's social, political and economic issues. Fully revised and new essays explore and assess European Union challenges; economic perspectives in Western Europe and the European Union; European foreign, security and defence policies; climate change action; the challenges of internal and external migration; the far right in Western Europe; and overtourism in the region.
Country Surveys - Individual chapters offer a comprehensive overview of each country in the region. A section detailing the country's physical and social geography is complemented by a map, a chronology offering swift access to important dates and events, and comprehensive essays commissioned from leading authorities on the recent history and economy of the country. This is followed by a detailed statistical survey containing the latest available statistics for population, health and welfare, agriculture, industry, finance, trade, transport, tourism, communications media and education, and by an extensive directory of contact names and addresses, e-mail and internet addresses and essential information regarding the constitution, government, election commissions, political organizations, diplomatic representation, the judiciary, religion, the press, publishers, broadcasting and communications, finance, trade and industry, defence and education. A bibliography is also included for further reading.
Regional Information - This section provides information on research institutes studying Western Europe, and select bibliographies of periodicals and books covering regional issues.
Countries and territories included in this edition
Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Finland, Åland Islands, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Svalbard, Jan Mayen, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Gibraltar, Vatican City.
Contents
PART ONE General Survey
The European Union: Navigating an Uncertain Future
Economic Perspectives in Western Europe, the European Union and the Eurozone
European Foreign and Security Policy
Climate Action in the European Union and Western Europe
The Politics of Migration in Western Europe
The Far Right in Western Europe
Overtourism in Western Europe: Issues and Prospecs
PART TWO Country Surveys
Sections with geography, chronology, history and economy, as well as statistical surveys, directories and bibliographies for each country
ANDORRA
AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
DENMARK
DANISH EXTERNAL TERRITORIES: THE FAROE ISLANDS GREENLAND
FINLAND
FINNISH EXTERNAL TERRITORY: THE ÅLAND ISLANDS
FRANCE
GERMANY
ICELAND
IRELAND
ITALY
LIECHTENSTEIN
LUXEMBOURG
MALTA
MONACO
THE NETHERLANDS
NORWAY
NORWEGIAN EXTERNAL TERRITORIES: SVALBARD, JAN MAYEN
PORTUGAL
SAN MARINO
SPAIN
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
THE UNITED KINGDOM
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)
