Multi-level Parties in Process
Scottish and Welsh MEPs and their Home Parties
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6405701 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Øivind Bratberg (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 851-869 |
| Publication date | 2010-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | West European Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0140-2382 • E-ISSN: 1743-9655 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01402381003794654 |
| OpenAlex | W2044758057 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 41 |
Regional autonomy and European integration present national institutions with a double challenge, potentially diluting national authority from both below and above. The interaction between the two processes adds a particular dynamic, as when regions forge direct links to the EU bypassing the nation state. This article looks at three British parties from that perspective, focusing on the autonomy of party branches in Scotland and Wales in relation to their Members of the European Parliament. The empirical analysis confirms that devolution has enhanced the potential for regional autonomy in the parties. However, this has had little practical effect on European policy-making, where national unity prevails. The limited effect of devolution can be explained, first, by the hegemonic status of national party unity and, second, by the disadvantages of operating alone in the European Parliament. An interesting parallel can be drawn to the way subnational authorities relate to EU institutions
Autonomy · Devolution (biology · Economics · European union · Geography · Hegemony · International trade · Parliament · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Welsh · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Political Systems and Governance · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies
The Contentious Alliance
Multilevel Union Administration
Politics in Time
The Formation of National Party Systems
Party System Change in Britain
Cutting Scotland Loose
The Rise and Fall of a ‘Europe of the Regions’
A Europe of the Regions vs. the Regions in Europe
Party Organization in a Multi-level System
Going Solo
The Impact of Devolution on EU-Level Representation
What Do Subnational Offices Think They Are Doing in Brussels
Catalonia and the ‘Idea of Europe’
Political Decentralization, Electoral Change and Party Organizational Adaptation
Political Parties in Multi-Layered Systems
The nationalisation of electoral politics
Federalism, Mature and Emergent
Panelism in Action
The politics of territorial identity
National Political Parties and European Governance
The limited impact of Europe on national party systems
UK Devolution and the European Union
Changing Forms of Federalism and Party Electoral Strategies
Why European Integration Increases Leadership Autonomy within Political Parties
Sub‐National Mobilization and European Integration
Euroskeptics, Europhiles and Instrumental Europeans
Parliamentary Behavior with Two Principals
Asymmetric Federalism and Coalition-Making in Belgium
British Statewide Parties and Multilevel Politics
Institutional Resilience Meets Critical Junctures
Losing Independence or Finally Gaining Recognition
Patterns of Party Integration, Influence and Autonomy in Seven Federations
Parties as Franchise Systems
Taming Labour’s MEPs
The New Sub-National Politics of the British Labour Party
Devolution, Coalitions and the Liberal Democrats
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2013 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |