The Polish Delegation in the European Parliament: Stability and Cohesion (Central and Eastern European Perspectives on International Relations)

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Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Year: 2023
Tongue: English
Leaves: 257
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Based on the example of the Polish delegation to the European Parliament, the book examines the factors influencing the cohesion and stability of EP national delegations. It takes into account the impact of institutional arrangements such as the electoral law and the candidate selection process, the ideological and programmatic profiles of political parties, the career paths of MEPs, affiliation to political groups in the EP, group switching, as well as the significance of Euroscepticism and national divisions transferred to the European level. It is not a typical case study, as the regularities discovered through the in-depth analysis of the Polish national delegation are compared with those characteristic of other national delegations in the EP. The book fills a gap in studies devoted to the EP, in which the importance of national delegations has not so far been the subject of thorough analyses.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
Notes on Contributors
List of Figures
List of Tables
Chapter 1: Introduction: National Delegations Between Europeanization and Nationalization
A National Delegation: What Is It?
Europeanization Versus Nationalization
Cohesion and Stability: A Conceptual Grid
The Structure of the Book
References
Part I: Determinants of Stability and Cohesion
Chapter 2: Social and Electoral Determinants
Introduction
Data and Method
Support for EU Membership
EP Elections Held in Poland in the Years 2004–2019
The Exceptional Year 2019
Conclusions
References
Chapter 3: Selection and Election
Introduction
Data and Research Design
The Legal and Institutional Context of the Selection of Candidates for MEPs
Party Regulations on the Selection of MEP Candidates
The Political Context of the Selection of Candidates to the EP
Re-election as the Exception or the Standard?
Conclusions
References
Used Interviews
Chapter 4: Career Paths
Introduction
Data and Methods
The Age Structure as a Determinant of Career Paths
The Length of Holding a Seat in the EP
A Career Before the European Parliament
A Career After the European Parliament
Attractiveness of an MEP’s Mandate in the Structure of a Career Path
Conclusions
References
Part II: Stability of the Delegation
Chapter 5: Electoral Stability
Introduction
Data and Research Design
Structural Stability
Fragmentation
Power Relations
Stability of Inter-Party Rivalry
Systemic Determinants—The Impact of the Electoral Legislation on the Composition of the National Delegation
Conclusions
References
Chapter 6: Membership Stability
Introduction
Conceptual Framework, Data and Methodology
Within-Term Stability
Between-Terms Stability
Overall Stability
Conclusions
References
Chapter 7: Group Switching
Introduction
Theoretical and Methodological Background
Scale of the Phenomenon
Qualitative Analysis
Individual Within-Term Switches
Party Within-Term Switches
Party Between-Terms Switches
Individual Between-Terms Switches
Conclusion
References
Part III: Cohesion of the Delegation
Chapter 8: Ideological-Programmatic Cohesion
Introduction
Data and Method
Cohesion with Respect to Identity
Cohesion with Respect to Economy
Cohesion with Respect to International Affairs
Changes in the Cohesion of the Polish Delegation in the Years 2004–2019
Conclusion
References
Chapter 9: Voting Cohesion
Introduction
Data and Research Design
The Cohesion of Votes in the EP
Voting Cohesion in the Polish Delegation
Sources of Cohesion (or Its Lack) in the Polish Delegation
Conclusion
References
Chapter 10: Parliamentary Questions as an Example of Operational Cohesion
Introduction
Research Methodology and Assumptions
Essence, Significance and Functions of Parliamentary Questions
Analysis of the Content of Questions
Political Context of Parliamentary Questions
Comparative Analysis
Conclusion
References
A List of the Interviews Used in the Chapter
Chapter 11: Impact of Eurosceptics on the Stability and Cohesion
Introduction
Theoretical and Methodological Background
The Positions and Programmes of the Eurosceptic Parties in the Polish EP Delegation
The Non-obvious Influence of Eurosceptic Parties on the Stability and Cohesion of the Polish Delegation in the EP
Conclusion
References
Chapter 12: Conclusion: A Bridgehead of National Politics at the European Level
References
Index

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