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The Role of Political Parties in the European Union (Paperback)
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The Role of Political Parties in the European Union (Paperback)
Series: Journal of European Public Policy Series
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At the national level, political parties play an important role in
making representative democracy work. They help to aggregate and
communicate policy preferences, link decision-making between
different legislative bodies and hold politicians accountable. In
the European Union, however, the electoral connection is weak. This
casts doubt on the impact of partisan politics at the European
level. Are political parties able to fulfil their role as
'transmission belts' ensuring political accountability and
consistent decision-making in the European Union? To answer this
question we look at the micro foundations of partisan politics in
the European Union. The contributions in this volume all depart
from a common theoretical framework but use a wide range of
empirical data and research designs, covering qualitative
process-tracing, elite interview and large-N quantitative analysis.
Moreover, they examine party effects in the electoral and
legislative arena. Finally, the volume covers all European
institutions: the Commission, the Council of the European Union,
the European Council and the European Parliament. The findings
enhance our understanding of the workings of decision-making in
Brussels, add to the debate on the EU democratic deficit, and
highlight the usefulness of drawing upon insights from the
literature on Comparative Politics when studying the European
Union. This book was published as a special issue of the Journal of
European Public Policy.
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