Skupina Evropských konzervatistů a reformistů: svoboda vyměněna za vliv?

Warning

This publication doesn't include Faculty of Arts. It includes Faculty of Social Studies. Official publication website can be found on muni.cz.
Title in English The European Conservatives and Reformists Group: Freedom exchanged for Influence?
Authors

MOCEK Ondřej KANIOK Petr

Year of publication 2012
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Acta politologica
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Social Studies

Citation
Web http://www.acpo.cz/
Field Political sciences
Keywords ECR - ODS - Conservative Party - The European Parliament - rational choice theory
Attached files
Description This article is searching for the motivation of founding of the European Conservatives and Reformists Group in the European Parliament. It focuses on the two most important actors – the Czech Civic Democratic Party (ODS) and the British Conservative Party (CONS). The effort of the parties mentioned to exclude themselves from the mainstream is explained using the rational choice institutionalism. The special attention is paid to the case of ODS and CONS leaving the European People Party-European Democrats, and establishing their own political group. The analysis emphasizes the maximizing of the freedom of speech at the costs of political influence. The core of the analysis is a quantitative comparison of indicators which are evaluating the behaviour of the MEPs in all relevant aspects of their activities. The time period observed in the article is the 6th term of the EP and 7th term till 28. 11. 2011.
Related projects:

You are running an old browser version. We recommend updating your browser to its latest version.