Christian Democracy and the Paradoxes of Europeanization

Flexibility, Competition and Collusion

Bibliographic Data

ID7950413
AuthorsDavid Hanley (School of European Studies, P.O. Box 908, Cardiff CF1 3YQ, UK., corresponding author)
Year2002
Volume8
Issue4
Pages463-481
Publication date2002-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueParty Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1354-0688 • E-ISSN: 1460-3683
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1354068802008004006
OpenAlexW2143446447
LanguageEN
Citations received18
References cited12

Europeanization is seen as a two-way interaction between developments at European Union (EU) and national levels. Applied to the European People's Party (EPP), it is discussed with reference to ideological/programmatic and organizational changes. Ideologically, EPP has kept its perennial federalism, but on the left/right axis, has shifted towards liberal economics at the expense of traditional Christian Democrat values. Organizationally, this shift has been complemented by moves to incorporate liberal-conservative parties, especially in areas where Christian democracy has been historically weak, including EU candidate states. This flexible approach has nevertheless encountered limits and also created tension between purists and realists concerned with number rather than quality. Europeanization appears as a dynamic, unruly and sometimes contradictory process

Democracy · Economics · European integration · European union · Federalism · Ideology · Law and economics · Liberal democracy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Political Systems and Governance · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies

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