Europeanization And Political Parties

Author : Thomas Poguntke,Nicholas Aylott,Elisabeth Carter,Robert Ladrech,Kurt Richard Luther
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2007-02-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134143535

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The Europeanization of National Political Parties by Thomas Poguntke,Nicholas Aylott,Elisabeth Carter,Robert Ladrech,Kurt Richard Luther Pdf

This is a detailed exploration of how national political parties have responded to the increasing relevance of European governance. The Europeanization of National Political Parties is the first empirical study to examine the effects of the European Union on the internal organizational dynamics of national political parties. It draws on the results of a major, cross-national project and is based on documentary analysis and some 150 interviews with senior party actors in six EU member states: Austria, Britain, France, Germany, Spain and Sweden. Situated in the context of the debate on Europeanization, the contributors illustrate that national political parties have been surprisingly well equipped to handle the challenges of the increasing importance of multi-level governance in Europe. Following a rigorous analytical framework, the country studies examine thirty relevant political parties and systematically address a clearly defined set of empirical questions. The volume ends with two comparative chapters that analyze the findings from a cross-national perspective and that offer theoretical insights into the problems of party government amid increasing European integration. This text will appeal to all those researching in the fields of European studies, political science and comparative politics.

Author : Ali Tekin,Aylin Güney
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2015-04-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317557036

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The Europeanization of Turkey by Ali Tekin,Aylin Güney Pdf

Given the recent inertia in EU-Turkey relations in the midst of regional economic and political upheavals, Europeanization of Turkey takes a step back from the latest headlines to provide a comprehensive stocktaking of EU-inspired reform efforts in Turkey with an eye to understanding how effective or ineffective EU conditionality has been in making Turkey's key political institutions, actors and culture more compatible with European norms. In addition to contributing to the theoretical literature on the differential effects of Europeanization on the domestic realm, this volume also expands the existing scope of research to include questions of how socialization through the accession process operates under high levels of uncertainty about the attainability of European Union membership. Applying a uniform analytical framework and the methodology of process tracing, the authors in this volume assess the nature and degree of change that has occurred in various dimensions of Turkish domestic polity and politics in the context of Turkey's post-1999 EU accession. Engaging with important practical issues such as whether potential membership in the EU has brought about positive change, in which areas this change is manifest, and how significant this change has been, this book is an essential resource for students, scholars and researchers seeking to understand contemporary relations between the EU and Turkey.

Author : Erol Külahci
Publisher : ECPR Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781907301841

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Europeanisation and Party Politics by Erol Külahci Pdf

A sophisticated theoretical framework and up-to-date analysis of the Europeanisation of domestic party systems and political parties' policy stances. This book covers a range of contemporary topics: party systems, policy stances of political parties, opposition/co-operation over European integration, cleavage theory of party response to European integration, domestic depoliticisation and EU representation. It presents a sophisticated political analysis of Europe, and an exceptional amount of factual information about European countries and parties.

Author : Katy Hayward,Mary Murphy
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317965602

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The Europeanization of Party Politics in Ireland, North and South by Katy Hayward,Mary Murphy Pdf

Ireland’s relationship with the European Union has been determined by the behaviour, actions and discourse of political parties. This book examines this impact through an in-depth analysis of the Europeanization of party politics in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. First, it presents original research on cross-cutting issues that have featured in political debates about European integration, including referendum campaigns on EU treaties, Irish neutrality and party policy positions on the EU. Secondly, it is the first book of its kind to examine in detail how each of the main parties on the island of Ireland has adapted to EU membership. In doing so it both tests the thesis of ‘Europeanization’ and deepens understanding of the impact that EU membership can have on national and sub-national party politics. What this study reveals is that, while Europeanization is clearly evident in all parties in Ireland, including those most critical of European integration, its influence has been strictly curtailed. We argue that the effects of Europeanization in Irish party politics have been limited by enduring resistance to – and conditions placed upon – EU influence in particular policy areas, the importance of pragmatism and (sub-)national priorities in shaping parties’ approaches to European integration and the fact that engagement with the EU continues to be a predominantly elite-led process. This book was published as a special issue of Irish Political Studies.

Author : Fabrizio Capogrosso
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2009-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783640262632

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To What Extent Does Europeanization Affect National Political Parties? by Fabrizio Capogrosso Pdf

Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: European Union, grade: 1,3, European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), 52 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: The aim of the following paper is to analyse to which extent Europeanisation affects national parties at the example of the Italian "Northern League", and to examine to which degree the impact of European integration has led to an organisational adaptation within the party. The analysis will be based on a set of hypotheses derived from recent research on the topic (cf. Carter et al. 2007, Poguntke et al. 2007). In the first part, I will provide a theoretical background on the meaning of "Europeanisation" (chapter 2.1), on its significance for the Italian government system (chapter 2.2) and on its implication for national parties (chapter 2.3) in order to conceptualise the use of the term in the present paper. Subsequently, I will briefly describe the principal features of the party chosen for the case study with reference to its origin, development, electoral evolution, organisation and political discourse (chapter 3). In the fourth chapter, I will come to the analysis of the programmatic and organisational change of the party, examining its stance towards the European Union, the role of party leadership and EU-specialists, and the significance of collateral organisations. In the conclusion, I will summarize the findings of the analysis to discuss the viability of the hypotheses. After all, I will try to offer an outlook concerning the principal problems encountered during the analysis and offering consequently a critical evaluation on the sense of Europeanization of national political parties as a new research agenda.

Author : Robert Ladrech
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : European Union countries
ISBN : 1899488391

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Europeanization and Political Parties by Robert Ladrech Pdf

Author : Robert Ladrech
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2010-03-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137068149

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Europeanization and National Politics by Robert Ladrech Pdf

Europeanization has become a key topic in analysis of the politics of the new Europe. This broad-ranging new text focuses centrally on the impact of the EU on its member states but also on the way in which states 'up-load' their policy priorities to the European level.

Author : C. Bretherton,M. Mannin
Publisher : Springer
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137275394

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The Europeanization of European Politics by C. Bretherton,M. Mannin Pdf

This book presents a comparative perspective to the study of European politics, focusing on the unique and transformative effect of European Union on the politics of its member states - in effect, the Europeanization of European politics. For no other world region is there a similar intensity of Treaty and other obligations on a set of neighboring states, nor a comparable depth of of supranational governance. The concept of Europeanism as an evaluative theme is used to explore this unique, sui generis, region, its states, and its political transformation in the 21st century.

Author : Simon Hix
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2005-04-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 033396182X

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The Political System of the European Union, Second Edition by Simon Hix Pdf

A substantially revised and updated new edition of this highly-successful and ground-breaking text which analyzes the EU as a political system using the methods of comparative political science.

Author : R. Coman,T. Kostera,L. Tomini
Publisher : Springer
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137325501

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Europeanization and European Integration by R. Coman,T. Kostera,L. Tomini Pdf

After two decades of research into the impact of the EU on domestic politics and policies, this book explores the relationship between Europeanization and EU integration. It argues that Europeanization should be considered as a stage in the development of EU integration as well as questioning the notion of incremental Europeanization.

Author : Tim Haughton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317987390

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Party Politics in Central and Eastern Europe by Tim Haughton Pdf

What impact has EU membership had on party politics in Central and Eastern Europe? Although there is an emerging body of literature on the Europeanization of political parties, most of these accounts focus exclusively on Western Europe. Drawing on a range of qualitative and quantitative approaches including detailed studies of party programmes and manifestos, analysis of the media, semi-structured interviews and expert surveys, this collection provides not just conceptually informed, but also empirically rooted analyses of party politics in Central and Eastern Europe during the first four years of EU membership. In particular, the contributions assess the impact of EU membership on parties’ internal balance of power, the use of European issues in inter-party competition, the role of transnational party federations and the broader role the EU plays in party politics. The findings not only shed light on the impact of EU membership on party organization and programmes, they also inform broader debates concerning the dynamics, fluidity and motors of party politics in Central and Eastern Europe. This book was based on a special issue of Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics.

Author : Ronald Holzhacker,Erik Albæk
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 178254352X

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Democratic Governance and European Integration by Ronald Holzhacker,Erik Albæk Pdf

As the power and scope of the European Union moves further, beyond traditional forms of international cooperation between sovereign states, it is important to analyse how these developments are impacting upon national institutions and processes of democratic representation and legitimacy in the member countries. The authors in this book identifyfour core processes of democratic governance present in any democratic political system that link societal and state processes of decision-making: opinion formation, interestintermediation, national executive decision-making and national parliamentary scrutiny. From a normative perspective they discuss what impacts this process of Europeanizationhas on democracy in the evolving system. They conclude that more changes are seen within the state-centric than in the societal-centred processes of democracy, thus thepublic seems to have been 'left behind? in the process of constructing Europe. The empirical research and normative discussion presented in this book are designed to further our knowledge concerning the Europeanization of social and state processes of democracy and to contribute to the continuing dialogue on democracy in the EuropeanUnion. This book will be of great interest to academics and researchers of political science, public policy and international relations, as well as those interested in European studies andcomparative politics.

Author : Daniele Caramani
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781107118676

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The Europeanization of Politics by Daniele Caramani Pdf

This book offers a broadly comparative, historical, and quantitative analysis of electorates and party systems in Western and Central Eastern Europe since the nineteenth century.

Author : Paul Lewis,Radoslaw Markowski
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2011-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 0719082978

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Europeanising Party Politics by Paul Lewis,Radoslaw Markowski Pdf

This book is a comparative, empirically based study of party politics in contemporary Central and Eastern Europe that seeks to define the impact of European Union membership in this area. The question of Europeanization has been intensively debated over recent years, but no firm conclusion has been reached. This collection of rigorously comparative contributions directs attention to a number of key areas in the attempt to isolate cases where Europe has made a difference. Successive chapters examine how new parties are managed by the state and the ways in which parties colonize the state itself, the role of transnational cooperation and the influence pan-European parties have on national organizations. The book goes on to consider patterns of party-oriented participation in the new democracies and dimensions of electoral turnout, dimensions of inter-party competition and identification of the specific features of post-communist party politics, examination of the key case of the extreme right and the conditions under which it tends to emerge, detailed analysis of the quality of political representation in the new democratic context, and discussion of how EU constraints are likely to undermine the prospects of stable party linkages. A conclusion seeks to establish how far Europe and EU policy has succeeded in influencing Central and East European developments.

Author : I. Grigoriadis
Publisher : Springer
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2008-12-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780230618053

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Trials of Europeanization by I. Grigoriadis Pdf

This book provides a comprehensive evaluation of the impact of improving EU-Turkey relations on Turkish political culture. It also comprises a succinct overview of Turkey's most reaching reform process since Ataturk.