European integration and the communist dilemma : communist party responses to Europe in Greece, Cyprus, and Italy /
European Integration and the Communist Dilemma assesses the response of communist parties to European integration using three contrasting and comparatively significant case studies from Greece, Cyprus and Italy. These parties, in common with other radical parties in Europe, face a continuing strateg...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Burlington, VT :
Ashgate Pub. Co.,
©2012.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; The Book's Domain; The Research Questions and the Conceptual Lens; Method of Empirical Investigation, Timeframe and Case Selection; The Structure and Arguments of the Book; 2 The Communist Dilemma; Introduction; The Communist Dilemma as a Conceptual Lens; The Communist Dilemma in History; Conclusion; 3 Political Parties and European Integration; Introduction; The European Radical Left and European Integration: What We Know So Far and Why Study Further.
- The Study of Political Parties and European IntegrationExplaining the 'How' Question; Explaining the 'Why' Question; Conclusion; 4 The Greek Case: The KKE and European Integration; Introduction; The Party and its Context; Patterns of Party Competition; Programmatic Positions; Relations and Activity beyond the National Party System; Conclusion; 5 The Cypriot Case: AKEL and European Integration; Introduction; The Party and its Context; Patterns of Party Competition; Programmatic Positions; Relations and Activity beyond the National Party System; Conclusion.
- 6 The Italian Case: Rifondazione Comunista and European IntegrationIntroduction; The Party and its Context; Patterns of Party Competition; Programmatic Positions; Relations and Activity beyond the National Party System; Conclusion; 7 Comparative Findings; Returning to the Research Questions; Implications for Parties' Relations to European Integration; 8 Epilogue: On the Present and Future of European Communism; Appendix: Schedule of Interviews and Email Correspondence; Bibliography; Index.