| Autor: |
Ella Ritchie, Alain Guyomarch, Howard Machin |
| Rok vydání: |
1998 |
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| Zdroj: |
France in the European Union ISBN: 9780333593585 |
| DOI: |
10.1007/978-1-349-26584-8_4 |
| Popis: |
The European dimension has become increasingly important in the organization and articulation of political interests in the domestic arenas of the member states of the European Union. While the growth of transnational parties and interest groups has been much slower than some of the founding fathers of the Community had anticipated, the scope and reach of EU legislation mean that it is now impossible for political leaders and parties to ignore the European dimension. In France this increasing Europeanization has meant that parties and leaders have not only had to define their positions on European issues more clearly but also had to make a strategic shift in the way they try to appeal to the electorate. This adaptation has been difficult, particularly for right-wing parties, which traditionally have used the concept of a strong and independent France as a rallying cry. The increasing politicization of the European issue has also polarized public attitudes towards the EU; this in turn has renewed inter-and-intra party debate. Furthermore, the issue of the future development of the EU has increasingly divided parties since the early 1990s and the issue has the potential to cause a new cleavage in the party system (Guyomarch, 1995). This chapter assesses the ways in which the European issue has become much more important for parties and for public opinion since the mid-1980s. |
| Databáze: |
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