Transnational Party Co-Operation and European Integration - The Process Towards Direct Elections

In this book, first published in 1981, the authors trace and analyse the growth of transnational party co-operation and the factors important to it during the years before and immediately following direct elections. They recognise three major dimensions of transnational co-operation: the Euro-parliamentary groups; the new European party federations; and the national party frameworks in the member states. This title will be of interest to academics and students concerned with European affairs.

List of contents

List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Preface; 1. Political Parties and European Integration: The Historical Perspective 2. Transnational Party Co-operation in the European Parliament: The Euro-Parliamentary Groups and the Growth of Politicisation 3. The New Transnational Party Organisational Dimension and the Process towards Direct Elections 4. The National Party Frameworks and Transnational Party Co-operation 5. The Direct Elections Campaign and Transnational Party Co-operation 6. The Results of Direct Elections: A Transnational Party Perspective; Conclusion: Towards a European Community Party System?; List of Interviews; Bibliography; Index

About the author

Pridham, Geoffrey ; Pridham, Pippa

Summary

In this book, first published in 1981, the authors trace and analyse the growth of transnational party co-operation and the factors important to it during the years before and immediately following direct elections. They recognise three major dimensions of transnational co-operation: the Euro-parliamentary groups; the new European party federations; and the national party frameworks in the member states. This title will be of interest to academics and students concerned with European affairs.

Product details

• Authors: Geoffrey Pridham, Geoffrey Pridham Pridham, Pippa Pridham, Pridham Geoffrey, Pridham Pippa
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2015
• EAN: 9781138957206
• ISBN: 978-1-138-95720-6
• No. of pages: 308
• Series: Routledge Revivals; Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Political Parties, Europe, European History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties, HISTORY / Europe / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Political structure & processes, Political structure and processes, Political parties and party platforms