The European Parliament and Supranational Party System : a study in institutional development / Amie Kreppel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kreppel, Amie, 1968- author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in comparative politics.

Cambridge studies in comparative politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Parliament.

Political parties--European Union countries.

Political parties.

Coalitions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 263 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

The European Parliament & Supranational Party System

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 EP 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. The trends of internal development examined suggest that the increases in EP power that have occurred since the creation of the cooperation procedure by the Single European Act in 1987 have caused a fundamental shift in the character of the European Parliament as a legislative institution. Prior to 1987 the European Parliament, despite direct election and several small attempts to increase its powers, served primarily as a chamber of debate where much more was discussed than accomplished.

Contents:

Introduction: the European Parliament and the institutional evolution of legislatures

Theories of legislative development and the European Parliament

The development of the party group system and the party groups

The history of the European Parliament

The internal development of the European Parliament: from collegiality to conflict

The development of the supranational party group system: conflict and cooperation in the coalition formation process

Cooperation and co-decision: the role of ideology and rules

The internal development of the supranational party groups: an elusive goal

Conclusions: understanding the developmental process.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-254) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-12396-8

1-280-43351-5

0-511-17538-8

0-511-04174-8

0-511-15569-7

0-511-30395-5

0-511-60608-7

0-511-04412-7

OCLC:

437063410