ISBN10: 0521694604, ISBN13: 9780521694605, [publisher: Cambridge University Press] Softcover Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - With the European Parliament comprising politicians from many different countries, cultures, languages, national parties and institutional backgrounds, one might expect politics in the Parliament to be highly-fragmented and unpredictable. By studying more than 12,000 recorded votes between 1979 and 2004 this book establishes that the opposite is in fact true: transnational parties in the European Parliament are highly cohesive and the classic 'left-right' dimension dominates voting behaviour. Furthermore, the cohesion of parties in the European Parliament has increased as the powers of the Parliament have increased. The authors suggest that the main reason for these developments is that like-minded MEPs have incentives to form stable transnational party organizations and to use these organizations to compete over European Union policies. They suggest that this is a positive development for the future of democratic accountability in the European Union.
[Einbeck, Germany] [Publication Year: 2007]
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Cambridge University Press, Date: 2007-05-17. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 2007. Cambridge University Press ISBN 0521694604 9780521694605 [US]

Paperback / softback. New. This 2007 book establishes that the parties in the European Parliament are cohesive and that political competition in this chamber is dominated by the left-right dimension, just as in other democratic parliaments. The authors argue that this is a positive development for the future of the EU's democratic accountability. ISBN 0521694604 9780521694605 [GB]

Cambridge Univ Pr, Date: 2007. Paperback. New. 242 pages. 8.75x6.00x0.75 inches. 2007. Cambridge Univ Pr ISBN 0521694604 9780521694605 [GB]

Cambridge University Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Cambridge University Press ISBN 0521694604 9780521694605 [US]