Bressanelli, Edoardo,

Europarties after enlargement : organization, ideology and competition / by Edoardo Bressanelli. - 220 pages 1 online resource. - Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics . - Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics .

By comparing the importance of representative democracy to the EU as enshrined in the Lisbon Treaty with the political systems in the EU's newest member states, this study explores whether representative democracy can really exist in an enlarged EU and explores the constraints and opportunities for political parties operating the in the EU.

9781137348869

10.1057/9781137348869 doi


Political science.
Comparative politics.
Democracy.
Elections.
European Union.
Russia--Politics and government.
Political Science and International Relations.
Russian and Post-Soviet Politics.
Electoral Politics.

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