This is a major new challenge to the widely held assumption that those working in EU institutions become more supportive of European integration. Theoretically advanced, and containing rich empirical data subjected to methodologically sophisticated analysis, Becoming Euopeans forces us to reconsider our basic assumptions about the European Parliament and the process of European integration. This is a landmark text in the field of European integration, of interest to anyone interested in political institutions and socialization.

Becoming Europeans?: Attitudes, Behaviour, and Socialization in the European Parliament

Scully, Roger

Oxford University Press

The past 15 years have seen declining public support for European integration, and widespread suggestions that a legitimacy crisis faces the European Union (EU). Many in the EU have believed that this problem could be effectively tackled by vesting greater powers in the European Parliament (EP), the Union's only directly-elected institution. The central argument of this book is that, while considerable efforts have been made to increase the status of the EP, it is in crucial respects a failure as a representative body. This failure is grounded in the manner in which the parliament is elected. The electoral systems used for EP elections in many EU countries are actively obstructive of Europe's voters being represented in the way that they are most likely to respond positively towards. While the behaviour of EP members is shaped strongly by the electoral systems under which they are elected (which vary across the 25 member-states of the EU), the electoral systems currently in place push most of them to behave in ways contrary to what citizens desire. Drawing on public opinion data, surveys of MEPs and considerable qualitative interview evidence, this book shows that the failure of parliamentary representation in the EU has a strong foundation in electoral institutions.

Representing Europe's Citizens?: Electoral Institutions and the Failure of Parliamentary Representation

Politics & Social Sciences

Farrell, David M.

Politics & Government

Europe, Regions and European Regionalism examines the political role of regions and regionalism within contemporary Europe. Offering an up-to-date analysis of regionalism with a broad empirical scope, this book explores regions and regionalism in the period after the substantial enlargements of the European Union.

Europe, Regions and European Regionalism (Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics)

Wyn Jones, Richard

Foreign & International Law

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

A central assumption in many accounts of European integration is that EU institutions socialize those within them into becoming progressively more pro-European. This "going native" effect has been frequently discussed, but rarely tested. This study presents a long-overdue challenge to these widespread assumptions. Drawing on extensive empirical research on the European Parliament, Roger Scully shows that virtually all observable implications of the "going native" thesis are unsupported by the evidence. Based on these findings, he presents a radically revised understanding of Europe's elected chamber.

Becoming Europeans: Attitudes, Roles and Socialization in the European Parliament

History

Europe

The British Elections and Parties Review contains the most up-to-date research on parties, elections and voting behaviour, providing authoritative analyses of current and historical developments. It is produced under the auspices of the Political Studies Association's Elections, Public Opinion and Parties study group. Written and edited by some of the leading names in British politics, The British Elections and Parties Review is an invaluable reference work for researchers, students and practitioners.

British Elections and Parties Review, Volume 14

Webb, Paul

Tonge, Jonathan

Rallings, Colin

Routledge

Wales Says Yes provides the definitive account and analysis of the March 2011 Welsh referendum. Drawing on extensive historical research, the book explains the background to the referendum, why it was held, and what was at stake. The book also explains how the rival “Yes” and “No” campaigns emerged, and the varying degree of success with which they functioned. Finally, it considers what the results may mean for the future of both Wales and the United Kingdom.

Wales Says Yes: Devolution and the 2011 Welsh Referendum

Jones, Richard Wyn

University of Wales Press

End Of British Party Politics

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