Europeanizing social democracy? : the rise of the Party of European Socialists / Simon Lightfoot.

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Lightfoot, Simon

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Routledge advances in European politics ; 31.Publication details: Abingdon, Oxfordshire ; New York : Routledge, 2005.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

0203017811
9780203017814
9780415348034
041534803X
9786610244461
6610244464

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Europeanizing social democracy?.DDC classification:

324.2/17/094 22

LOC classification:

JN94.A98 E874 2005eb

Other classification:

89.61
D750. 64
D750. 9

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Contents:

Theoretical perspectives : how to understand Europarties -- Historical context : from the First International to the PES -- The social democratic policy area : PES employment policy -- The PES and the development of socialist environment policy -- A success story? : PES influence over the outcomes of the Treaty of Amsterdam -- PES influence on the EU agenda since Amsterdam.

Summary: Presenting a detailed explanation of party politics in the European Union, this new book uses the Party of European Socialists (PES) as a key case study, and tests the relevance of existing theoretical work on the meaning, significance, and prospects for realising other 'Europarties'. This analysis operates from the assumption that the PES's main goal is to influence the outcome of EU public policy, rather than the more traditional party goals of vote maximisation or office seeking. Secondly, by subjecting the PES to careful scrutiny in two specific policy areas (employment an.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Presenting a detailed explanation of party politics in the European Union, this new book uses the Party of European Socialists (PES) as a key case study, and tests the relevance of existing theoretical work on the meaning, significance, and prospects for realising other 'Europarties'. This analysis operates from the assumption that the PES's main goal is to influence the outcome of EU public policy, rather than the more traditional party goals of vote maximisation or office seeking. Secondly, by subjecting the PES to careful scrutiny in two specific policy areas (employment an.

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