The Left and the European Constitution: From Laeken to Lisbon

Hardback

Main Details

Title The Left and the European Constitution: From Laeken to Lisbon
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Michael Holmes
Edited by Knut Roder
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:256
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
ISBN/Barcode 9780719080838
ClassificationsDewey:324.2407
Audience
Further/Higher Education
Illustrations Tables, unspecified|Line drawings, black & white

Publishing Details

Publisher Manchester University Press
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publication Date 1 January 2012
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This book examines how the Left is affected by European integration. It starts from the rejection of the European Constitution in France and the Netherlands in 2005, in which left-wing parties played key roles. The book explores the level of pro- and anti-EU sentiment among left-wing parties. It discusses the left's reaction to the EU's neo-liberal policies such as Laval, the Lisbon Agenda and the Bolkestein Directive. It examines the extent to which parties are Europeanised or remain nationally-oriented. The book looks at parties from all three left-wing families -social democrats, left-socialists and left-greens. It contains case-studies of eleven EU member states, and also examines the left in the European Parliament. It provides a unique cross-national, cross-party evaluation of contemporary events. -- .

Author Biography

Michael Holmes is Senior Lecturer in Politics, Liverpool Hope University. Knut Roder is Associate Professor of Politics and Political Economy, St Louis University, Madrid campus.