The European Parliament and Supranational Party System: A Study in Institutional Development

ISBN-13: 9780521000796 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 282 str.

Amie Kreppel; Peter Lange; Robert H. Bates

Opis

This book examines the impact of increased legislative power and political authority on the internal development of the European Parliament and the supranational party group system. This is done through an analysis of changes in the hierarchical structures that regulate the internal organization of both the European Parliament as a whole and the individual party groups. In addition, the changing pattern of coalition formation between party groups across time and legislative procedure is analyzed.

Recenzje

'Extremely well written, and with a highly original approach, the book is compulsory reading for both EU and legislative scholars.' West European Politics

Spis treści

1. Introduction: the European parliament and the institutional evolution of legislatures; 2. Theories of legislative development and the European Parliament; 3. The development of the party group system and the party groups; 4. The history of the European Parliament; 5. The internal developments of the European parliament: from collegiality to conflict; 6. The development of the supranational party group system-conflict and cooperation in the coalition formation process; 7. Cooperation and co-decision: the role of ideology and rules; 8. The Internal development of the supranational party groups; An elusive goal; 9. Conclusions: understanding the developmental process.