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Informationen zum Autor Agnes Batory is Assistant Professor at the Department of Public Policy and a Research Fellow of the Centre for Policy Studies at Central European University, Budapest Klappentext How do parties adopt and change positions on the European question? How do they balance the demands placed upon them by ideology, voters and participation in coalition government? What are the sources of Euroscepticism, and how widespread is it among the parties and the public? This book addresses these questions by examining the politics of Hungary's accession to the European Union, from the early 1990s to 2004. The book provides a conceptually grounded yet accessible analysis of the way questions related to EU membership, and European integration in general, are channelled into political life. Starting with a comparative exploration of the impact of European integration on party politics in Western and Eastern Europe, the book goes on to review the Hungarian political parties' history, ideological profiles, electoral competition and coalition-building in government and opposition, as well as the dynamics of public opinion. It will be of interest to academics concerned with the contestation of European integration in EU member states, and specifically with party politics in Central and Eastern European. Zusammenfassung This book explores how the ‘European question’ has been channelled into political competition in Hungary, and how this has affected party strategy, elections and government. It provides a comparative analysis of the politics of European integration and one of the first English-language analyses of the politicsof Hungary since the fall of communism. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis List of tablesAbbreviationsAcknowledgementsIntroduction1. The contestation of European integration in national politics 2. A short political history of modern Hungary3. Party ideology and attitudes to Europe4. Public opinion 5. Parties and voters6. The government-opposition relationship7. The politics of coalition-building8. The referendum on EU membershipConclusion ReferencesIndexList of tables AbbreviationsAcknowledgementsIntroduction1 The contestation of European integration in national politics 2 A short political history of modern Hungary3 Party ideology and attitudes to Europe4 Public opinion 5 Parties and voters6 The government-opposition relationship7 The politics of coalition-building8 The referendum on EU membershipConclusion References...
