| The Politics of EU Accession: Ideology, Party Strategy and the European Question in Hungary Contributor(s): Batory, Agnes (Author) |
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ISBN: 0719075289 ISBN-13: 9780719075285 Publisher: Manchester University Press OUR PRICE: $123.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2008 Annotation: Contributes to important contemporary debates on Europeanization and domestic change. Addresses gaps in three bodies of literature which are attracting increasing academic interest: the causes and consequences of Euroskepticism; Europeanization; and post-communist countries in the context of the 2004 EU enlargement. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Austria & Hungary - Political Science | Intergovernmental Organizations - Political Science | World - European |
| Dewey: 320.943 |
| Series: Europe in Change (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.2" W x 9.2" (0.95 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Central Europe - Chronological Period - 1990's - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: How do parties adopt and change positions on the European question? How do they balance the demands placed upon them by ideology, voters and participation in coalition government? What are the sources of Euroscepticism, and how widespread is it among the parties and the public? This book addresses these questions by examining the politics of Hungary's accession to the European Union, from the early 1990s to 2004. The book provides a conceptually grounded yet accessible analysis of the way questions related to EU membership, and European integration in general, are channelled into political life. Starting with a comparative exploration of the impact of European integration on party politics in Western and Eastern Europe, the book goes on to review the Hungarian political parties' history, ideological profiles, electoral competition and coalition-building in government and opposition, as well as the dynamics of public opinion. It will be of interest to academics concerned with the contestation of European integration in EU member states, and specifically with party politics in Central and Eastern European. |
