Party Elites in Multilevel Europe
The Christian Democrats and the Single European Act
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7950386 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karl Magnus Johansson (0000-0003-3804-5020, Södertörn University College, SE-141 89 Huddinge, Sweden., corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 423-439 |
| Publication date | 2002-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Party Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1354-0688 • E-ISSN: 1460-3683 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1354068802008004004 |
| OpenAlex | W2012725093 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 23 |
This article addresses the role of party elites in the setting of European multilevel governance and transnationalization. Emphasis is placed on informal networks, elite socialization and policy coordination. The analysis focuses on the 1985 Intergovernmental Conference, which led to the Single European Act (SEA), and the political family of Christian Democrats, most notably party leaders' meetings. The research material consists of interviews and archival sources. It can be shown that the SEA was to a large extent shaped through transnational party elite socialization. Challenging previous analyses, there is sufficient documentary evidence to claim that political parties, or rather party elites, were centrally involved in the making of this historic treaty. Such involvement of elected political representatives could further the democratic legitimacy of the European Union, but reinforces problems of intra-party democracy
Corporate governance · Democracy · Elite · European union · Legislature · Legitimacy · Multi-level governance · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social science · Socialization · Sociology · Treaty · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Political Systems and Governance · Public Administration
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| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,62 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2023 (19) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |