European Integration and Political Conflict

Over the past half-century, Europe has experienced the most radical reallocation of authority that has ever taken place in peace-time, yet the ideological conflicts that will emerge from this are only now becoming apparent. The editors of this volume, Gary Marks and Marco Steenbergen, have brought together a formidable group of scholars of European and comparative politics to investigate patterns of conflict that are arising in the European Union. Using diverse sources of data, and examining a range of actors, including citizens, political parties, members of the European Parliament, social movements, and interest groups, the authors of this volume conclude that political contestation concerning European integration is indeed rooted in the basic conflicts that have shaped political life in Western Europe for many years. This comprehensive volume provides the most up-to-date analysis of political conflict in the European Union.

ISBN 0521535050   Volumes 1 ISBN13 9780521535052 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 440 Publisher Cambridge University Press   Published in Cambridge Imprint Cambridge University Press   Series editor Fllesdal, Andreas, Olsen, Johan P. (Advanced Reseach on the Europeanisation of the Format Paperback   Series title Themes in European Governance Publication date 12 Feb 2004   Height (mm) 228 Library of Congress JN40 \.E84, JN40 \.E84   Width (mm) 152 DEWEY 321.04094   Spine width (mm) 17 DEWEY edition DC21   Academic level Professional / Scholarly Pages 296

		List of figures
		List of tables
		List of contributors
		Preface
		Introduction: Models of political conflict in the European Union by Marco R. Steenbergen and Gary Marks		1
1		The structure of citizen attitudes and the European political space by Matthew J. Gabel and Christopher J. Anderson		13
2		Potential for contestation on European matters at national elections in Europe by Cees van der Eijk and Mark N. Franklin		32
3		Don't rock the boat: expectations, fears, and opposition to EU-level policy-making by Leonard Ray		51
4		Varieties of capitalism and political divides over European integration by Adam P. Brinegar and Seth K. Jolly and Herbert Kitschelt		62
5		Defining the EU political space: an empirical study of the European election manifestos, 1979-1999 by Matthew J. Gabel and Simon Hix		93
6		Does left/right structure party positions on European integration? by Liesbet Hooghe and Gary Marks and Carole J. Wilson		120
7		Political competition in the European Parliament: evidence from roll call and survey analyses by Jacques J. A. Thomassen and Abdul G. Noury and Erik Voeten		141
8		Contesting Europe? The salience of European integration as a party issue by Marco R. Steenbergen and David J. Scott		165
9		Contestation potential of interest groups in the EU: emergence, structure, and political alliances by Bernhard Wessels		195
10		Contestation in the streets: European protest and the emerging Euro-polity by Doug Imig		216
11		Conclusion: European integration and political conflict by Gary Marks		235
		References		260
		Index		275

'... unlike many collections of this type, they do not read like a set of conference proceedings. The contributions come together successfully in order to form a coherent whole ... formidable theoretical and empirical combination ... this collection will be very useful to both students and researchers. Not only does it provide valuable insights into the relationship between European integration and political conflict, it also sets an agenda for future work in this area ... the text poses problems as often as it answers questions.' Journal of European Affairs '... the comparative framework, the rigorous analysis and the innovative techniques developed in the book will undoubtedly shape EU studies in the coming years.' Political Studies Review ' ... it brings together a formidable group of scholars who offer an erudite and provocative investigation of the patterns of political conflict arising in the EU ... this book stands out as being more than just a description of events ... the 19 contributors provide an ingenious and sophisticated involvement that is well argued and in many places very convincing.' Journal of International Relations and Development

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