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Europarties After Enlargement

Organization, Ideology and Competition

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  • © 2014

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Authors:
  1. Edoardo Bressanelli

    1. Department of European and International Studies, King’s College London, University of London, UK

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Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics (PSEUP)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Edoardo Bressanelli
      Pages 1-11

  3. Context and Theory

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13
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    2. EU Democracy and Europarty Institutionalization

      • Edoardo Bressanelli
      Pages 15-39

    3. Framing the Impact of Enlargement

      • Edoardo Bressanelli
      Pages 40-54

  4. Empirical Analysis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 55-55
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    2. Widening and Deepening the Political Groups

      • Edoardo Bressanelli
      Pages 57-76

    3. Europarty Ideology: Data and Measurement

      • Edoardo Bressanelli
      Pages 77-94

    4. Ideological Cohesion and Differences after Enlargement

      • Edoardo Bressanelli
      Pages 95-112

    5. Ideology and Pragmatism in the West and the East

      • Edoardo Bressanelli
      Pages 113-130

    6. From Preferences to Behaviour: Voting Cohesion in the EP

      • Edoardo Bressanelli
      Pages 131-147

    7. Left-Right Confrontation or Grand Coalition?

      • Edoardo Bressanelli
      Pages 148-162

    8. Conclusions: Europarties’ Prospects beyond the 2014 EP Elections

      • Edoardo Bressanelli
      Pages 163-173

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 174-206
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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.

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“The book is written in a clear style, with a number of relevant arguments for debates concerning the impact of Eastern enlargement. It presents rich evidence to describe and interpret recent developments in europarties, stressing the new Member States’ contribution to the institutionalization of the parties. As such, the book considerably bridges the existing gap of knowledge in this field.” (Vít Hloušek, Journal of Common Market Studies, Vol. 53 (6), 2015)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of European and International Studies, King’s College London, University of London, UK

    Edoardo Bressanelli

About the author

Edoardo Bressanelli is a Lecturer in European Politics at the Department of European and International Studies, King's College London, UK. Formerly, he was a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the School of Government, LUISS Guido Carli, Rome. He has recently published in Comparative Political Studies, Journal of European Integration and Journal of European Public Policy.

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