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Towards a partisan theory of EU politics

Hix, Simon (2008) Towards a partisan theory of EU politics. Journal of European Public Policy, 15 (8). pp. 1254-1265. ISSN 1350-1763

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Identification Number: 10.1080/13501760802407821

Abstract

A decade ago parties were largely absent from research on and theories of EU politics. The role of parties is now a central part of the research agenda, particularly in the area of EU legislative politics. The new research on parties in EU politics has made significant theoretical contributions, led to the collection and dissemination of new datasets, and employs some of the most advanced statistical methods in contemporary European political science. What is still missing, however, is a general theory of the role and impact of political parties, which helps to explain actors' behaviour in EU politics in a range of situations. This paper sketches some of the basic elements of what might be called a 'partisan theory of EU politics', starting from a discussion of how the policy and office incentives of national parties are shaped by the EU's 'upside-down polity'.

Item Type: Article
Official URL: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/routledge/13501763...
Additional Information: © 2008 Taylor & Francis
Divisions: Government
Subjects: J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Date Deposited: 10 Dec 2010 14:49
Last Modified: 13 Mar 2024 22:15
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/30672

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