The European Parliament and Supranational Party System: A Study in Institutional DevelopmentThis 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. |
Contents
Introduction The European Parliament and the Institutional Evolution of Legislatures | 1 |
Why the European Parliament? | 3 |
The Approach | 5 |
The Evidence | 6 |
Theories of Legislative Development and the European Parliament | 13 |
Testing the Models | 25 |
Conclusions | 28 |
The Development of the Party Group System and the Party Groups | 30 |
Applying the Macro and Micro Models | 124 |
Resolutions 19801996 | 133 |
Conclusions | 151 |
Cooperation and CoDecision The Role of Ideology and Rules | 153 |
Coalition Formation Under the New Procedures | 154 |
The Role of Ideology in the European Parliament | 162 |
Where Is the Ideology Hiding? Areas of Contention in the EP | 168 |
Conclusions | 172 |
Testing the Models | 37 |
The Internal Development of the Party Groups | 39 |
Testing the Models | 48 |
Conclusions | 50 |
The History of the European Parliament | 52 |
The Common Assembly of the ECSC 19501957 | 53 |
The Creation of the European Economic Community 19551958 | 56 |
The Early Years 19581968 | 60 |
The First Period of Development 19691918 | 65 |
The Second Period 19791986 | 71 |
The Third Period of Development 19871996 | 77 |
The Internal Development of the European Parliament From Collegiality to Conflict | 91 |
The Internal Development of the European Parliament | 92 |
Testing the Macro and Micro Explanations of Internal Reform | 93 |
Conclusions | 120 |
The Development of the Supranational Party Group System Conflict and Cooperation in the Coalition Formation Process | 123 |
The Internal Development of the Supranational Party Groups An Elusive Goal | 177 |
The Historical Development of the Party Groups | 179 |
The Distribution of Positions of Authority Within the European Parliament | 187 |
The Distribution of Positions of Authority Within the Party Groups | 190 |
The Impact of National Delegation Power | 206 |
Conclusions | 209 |
Conclusions Understanding the Developmental Process | 212 |
Beyond the American Legislative Context | 213 |
The Internal Development of the EP and Supranational Party Groups | 215 |
The Development of New and Emerging Legislatures and Party Systems | 219 |
Conclusions | 221 |
Appendices | 223 |
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