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Polity-building in the constitutional convention : transnational party groups in European Union institutional reform
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Abstract
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| The abundant literature on the European Constitution has largely overlooked the role party politics played in the European Convention. This article fills this gap by analyzing transnational party groups: how they were organized and which purposes they served. It shows that they mattered, but in unexpected ways due to the particular set-up of the Convention. For instance, they helped to bring MEPs and MNPs closer to each other. Overall, the analysis contributes to a better understanding of how parties operate at the transnational level and helps to explain the way in which polity-building in the European Union's multi-level system takes place. |
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Language
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English
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Source (journal)
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Journal of common market studies. - Oxford, 1962, currens
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Publication
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Oxford
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2012
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ISSN
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0021-9886
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1468-5965
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DOI
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10.1111/J.1468-5965.2012.02266.X
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Volume/pages
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50
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(2012)
, p. 837-852
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ISI
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000307952000009
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Full text (Publisher's DOI)
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Full text (publisher's version - intranet only)
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