Europeanizing social democracy? [[electronic resource] ] : the rise of the Party of European Socialists / / Simon Lightfoot

• Autore: Lightfoot Simon
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2005; London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (192 p.)
• Disciplina: 324.2/17/094
• Soggetto topico: Political parties - European Union countries; Socialism - European Union countries
• Soggetto geografico: European Union countries Politics and government
• Classificazione: 89.61
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-166) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Europeanizing social democracy
• ISBN: 1-134-27647-8; 1-280-24446-1; 9786610244461; 0-203-01781-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910783977403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge advances in European politics ; ; 31.