Europarties after enlargement : organization, ideology and competition
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Europarties after enlargement : organization, ideology and competition
（Palgrave studies in European Union politics）
Palgrave Macmillan, 2014
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-198) and index
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Description
By comparing the importance of representative democracy to the EU as enshrined in the Lisbon Treaty with the political systems in the EU's newest member states, this study explores whether representative democracy can really exist in an enlarged EU and explores the constraints and opportunities for political parties operating the in the EU.
Table of Contents
Introduction PART I: CONTEXT AND THEORY 1. EU Democracy and Europarty Institutionalization 2. Framing the Impact of Enlargement PART II: EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS 3. Widening and Deepening the Political Groups 4. Europarty Ideology: Data and Measurement 5. Ideological Cohesion and Differences after Enlargement 6. Ideology and Pragmatism in the West and the East 7. From Preferences to Behaviour: Voting Cohesion in the EP 8. Left-Right Confrontation or Grand Coalition? Conclusions: Europarties' Prospects beyond the 2014 EP Elections
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