Research Catalog

Title

Europeanizing social democracy? : the rise of the Party of European Socialists / Simon Lightfoot.

Author

Lightfoot, Simon.

Publication

London ; New York : Routledge, 2005.

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Details

Description

xiv, 177 p.; 25 cm.

Summary

"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 realizing 'Europarties'."--Jacket.

Series Statement

Routledge advances in European politics ; 31

Uniform Title

Routledge advances in European politics ; 31.

Subjects

• History
• Case studies
• European Union countries > Politics and government
• Socialism > European Union countries
• European Union
• Political parties > European Union countries > Case studies
• Party of European Socialists History

Genre/Form

• Case studies
• History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-166) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

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.

ISBN

• 041534803X (hardback : alk. paper)
• 9780415348034 (hardback : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2005001982

OCLC

• 57515059
• SCSB-11142927

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library