Simon Hix, Abdul G. Noury, Gérard Roland

Democratic Politics in the European Parliament

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Argues that a strong party system in the European Parliament is promoting democratic accountability.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Juli 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 532g
• ISBN-13: 9780521872881
• ISBN-10: 052187288X
• Artikelnr.: 22096689

Autorenporträt

Simon Hix is Professor of European and Comparative Politics in the Department of Government at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Development of the European Parliament
2. Democracy, transaction costs and political parties
3. Ideological not territorial politics
4. Participation
5. Trends in party cohesion
6. Agenda setting and cohesion
7. Who controls the MEPs?
8. Competition and coalition formation
9. Dimensions of politics
10. Investiture and censure of the Santer Commission
11. The takeover directive
Conclusion.

Rezensionen

‘An original and compelling case for recognising the growing importance of party politics in the European Parliament.’ Michael Shackleton, European Parliament Secretariat