| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 253 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Central and Eastern European perspectives on international relations |
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Central and Eastern European perspectives on international relations series.
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| Contents |
Intro -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Introduction: National Delegations Between Europeanization and Nationalization -- A National Delegation: What Is It? -- Europeanization Versus Nationalization -- Cohesion and Stability: A Conceptual Grid -- The Structure of the Book -- References -- Part I: Determinants of Stability and Cohesion -- Chapter 2: Social and Electoral Determinants -- Introduction -- Data and Method -- Support for EU Membership -- EP Elections Held in Poland in the Years 2004-2019 -- The Exceptional Year 2019 |
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Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3: Selection and Election -- Introduction -- Data and Research Design -- The Legal and Institutional Context of the Selection of Candidates for MEPs -- Party Regulations on the Selection of MEP Candidates -- The Political Context of the Selection of Candidates to the EP -- Re-election as the Exception or the Standard? -- Conclusions -- References -- Used Interviews -- Chapter 4: Career Paths -- Introduction -- Data and Methods -- The Age Structure as a Determinant of Career Paths -- The Length of Holding a Seat in the EP |
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A Career Before the European Parliament -- A Career After the European Parliament -- Attractiveness of an MEP's Mandate in the Structure of a Career Path -- Conclusions -- References -- Part II: Stability of the Delegation -- Chapter 5: Electoral Stability -- Introduction -- Data and Research Design -- Structural Stability -- Fragmentation -- Power Relations -- Stability of Inter-Party Rivalry -- Systemic Determinants-The Impact of the Electoral Legislation on the Composition of the National Delegation -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 6: Membership Stability -- Introduction |
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Conceptual Framework, Data and Methodology -- Within-Term Stability -- Between-Terms Stability -- Overall Stability -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 7: Group Switching -- Introduction -- Theoretical and Methodological Background -- Scale of the Phenomenon -- Qualitative Analysis -- Individual Within-Term Switches -- Party Within-Term Switches -- Party Between-Terms Switches -- Individual Between-Terms Switches -- Conclusion -- References -- Part III: Cohesion of the Delegation -- Chapter 8: Ideological-Programmatic Cohesion -- Introduction -- Data and Method |
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Cohesion with Respect to Identity -- Cohesion with Respect to Economy -- Cohesion with Respect to International Affairs -- Changes in the Cohesion of the Polish Delegation in the Years 2004-2019 -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9: Voting Cohesion -- Introduction -- Data and Research Design -- The Cohesion of Votes in the EP -- Voting Cohesion in the Polish Delegation -- Sources of Cohesion (or Its Lack) in the Polish Delegation -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10: Parliamentary Questions as an Example of Operational Cohesion -- Introduction -- Research Methodology and Assumptions |
| Summary |
Based on the example of the Polish delegation to the European Parliament, the book examines the factors influencing the cohesion and stability of EP national delegations. It takes into account the impact of institutional arrangements such as the electoral law and the candidate selection process, the ideological and programmatic profiles of political parties, the career paths of MEPs, affiliation to political groups in the EP, group switching, as well as the significance of Euroscepticism and national divisions transferred to the European level. It is not a typical case study, as the regularities discovered through the in-depth analysis of the Polish national delegation are compared with those characteristic of other national delegations in the EP. The book fills a gap in studies devoted to the EP, in which the importance of national delegations has not so far been the subject of thorough analyses. Krzysztof Zuba is a professor of political sciences. He is the head of European Study chair in the Institute of Political Science and Administration, University of Opole. His areas of research include: Politics in Poland, religion and politics, European integration. He is the author and editor of eight books |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed June 23, 2023) |
| Subject |
European Parliament -- Poland delegation
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| SUBJECT |
European Parliament fast |
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International relations
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| SUBJECT |
Poland -- Relations -- European Union countries
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European Union countries -- Relations -- Poland
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European Union countries
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Poland
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Zuba, Krzysztof, 1969- editor.
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| ISBN |
9783031282713 |
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303128271X |
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