Publisher's Synopsis
The European Perspective provides a data-rich analysis of the party groups in the European Parliament, their internal organisation, cohesion and coalition behaviour. The main argument is that their internal organisation is a crucial factor in explaining the behaviour of European Parliament party groups. Roll-call analysis is used to measure group cohesion and coalition behaviour. The concept of representation in the transnational European Parliament is studied by a content analysis of members, written questions. The concluding section sets the work into a broader context by discussing the future of Europarties.
