Summary Media often portrays European Union (EU) decision-making as a battleground for
national governments that defend the interests of their member states. Yet even the most …

PRE-PRINT VERSION Towards a permanent citizens' participatory mechanism in the EU
Page 1 PRE-PRINT VERSION Towards a permanent citizens' participatory mechanism in …

Europarties are most likely unknown organisations even among most activists of their
national member parties. This is not surprising. In European Parliament (EP) elections, the …

Abstract The Treaties of Paris and Rome envisaged the possibility of direct elections to the
European parliamentary assembly from the outset. Since the early 1960s, Members of the …

After a decade of worryingly adverse trends in democracy, this book goes somewhat against
the analytical grain in exploring efforts to uphold and improve European democratic …

Статья посвящена становлению европейских политических партий и опирается на
анализ нормативных документов Евросоюза и результатов выборов в Европейский …

Te strengthening of European democracy was a central feature of Ursula von der Leyen's
2019 political guidelines for the new European Commission. Amongst several proposals …

Does Europe's transnational party system contribute to EU democracy? Existing debates on
this issue have conventionally revolved around conflicting assumptions on the feasibility of …

This study, commissioned by the European Parliament's Policy Department for Citizens'
Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the AFCO Committee, provides an in-depth …

Resumé Research on political parties is a rich field, its origins dating back more than a
century. Sociology played a crucial role in the foundation of party research. However, while …