Political Parties in Multi-Level Polities [electronic resource] : The Nordic Countries Compared /
Aylott, Nicholas.author.
Blomgren, Magnus.author.
Bergman, T.author.
Political parties are essential for the functioning of parliamentary democracy but how have parties adapted to the challenges created by the growth of a new layer of political decision-making at the supranational level, i.e. the EU? This comparative survey focuses on parties in four Nordic countries, including Norway, which remains outside the EU.
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Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; About the Authors; Preface and Acknowledgements; 1 Parties and the Challenge of Multi-Level Politics; 2 Principals, Agents, Parties and the EU; 3 Denmark: Party Agents on Tight Leashes; 4 Finland: From Permissive Consensus to Angry Birds?; 5 Norway: Strong yet Marginalised Parties; 6 Sweden: Power to the Parliamentarians?; 7 Conclusions: Nordic Political Parties, European Union and the Challenge of Delegation; Notes; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Political parties are essential for the functioning of parliamentary democracy but how have parties adapted to the challenges created by the growth of a new layer of political decision-making at the supranational level, i.e. the EU? This comparative survey focuses on parties in four Nordic countries, including Norway, which remains outside the EU.
Europe-Politics and government.
European Union.
International relations.
Elections.
Comparative politics.
Political science.
European Politics.
European Union Politics.
International Relations.
Electoral Politics.
Comparative Politics.
Political Science.