The European Union and the rise of regionalist parties
By: Seth K. Jolly
Series: New comparative politics; New comparative politics
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 235
ISBN-13: 9780472052592; 9780472072590
Subjects: Political parties; Regionalism
Description: Using a cross-national, quantitative study and a detailed case study of the pro-independence Scottish National Party, demonstrates that supranational integration and subnational fragmentation are related in theoretical and predictable ways. Posits that the EU makes smaller states more viable and politically attractive by diminishing the relative economic and political advantages of larger-sized states.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Regionalist parties in western Europe; title: The viability of regionalist parties; title: Regionalist political party success; title: Euroskeptic and Europhile regionalists; title: Public support for the EU and decentralization; title: Conclusion; title: Appendixes. Regionalist party vote shares, by country ; Cultural difference by language families ; Incidence and success ; Survey questions.