LEADER 03076nam 22006854a 450 001 9910971932603321 005 20251116172915.0 010 $a1-134-27647-8 010 $a1-280-24446-1 010 $a9786610244461 010 $a0-203-01781-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000252488 035 $a(EBL)1098939 035 $a(OCoLC)823388946 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000150658 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11144858 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000150658 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10281324 035 $a(PQKB)11671693 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1098939 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1098939 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10155711 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL24446 035 $a(OCoLC)252741932 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB131113 035 $a(PPN)198463669 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000252488 100 $a20050125d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEuropeanizing social democracy? $ethe rise of the Party of European Socialists /$fSimon Lightfoot 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cRoutledge$d2005 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2005. 215 $a1 online resource (192 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge advances in European politics ;$v31 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a0-415-49975-5 311 08$a0-415-34803-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [155]-166) and index. 327 $aTheoretical 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. 330 $aPresenting a detailed explanation of party politics in the European Union, this new book uses the Party of European Socialists (PES) as a key case study, and tests the relevance of existing theoretical work on the meaning, significance, and prospects for realising other 'Europarties'. This analysis operates from the assumption that the PES's main goal is to influence the outcome of EU public policy, rather than the more traditional party goals of vote maximisation or office seeking. Secondly, by subjecting the PES to careful scrutiny in two specific policy areas (employment an 410 0$aRoutledge advances in European politics ;$v31. 606 $aPolitical parties$zEuropean Union countries$vCase studies 606 $aSocialism$zEuropean Union countries 607 $aEuropean Union countries$xPolitics and government 615 0$aPolitical parties 615 0$aSocialism 676 $a324.2/17/094 686 $a89.61$2bcl 700 $aLightfoot$b Simon$01879454 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910971932603321 996 $aEuropeanizing social democracy$94492663 997 $aUNINA