The comparative politics of communist Euroscepticism in France, Italy and Spain

被引:17
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作者
Benedetto, Giacomo [1 ]
Quaglia, Lucia
机构
[1] Univ London, Royal Holloway & Bedford New Coll, Dept Polit & Int Relat, London, England
[2] Univ Sussex, Sussex European Inst, Dept Polit, Brighton BN1 9RH, E Sussex, England
关键词
communist parties; Europeanization; Euroscepticism; France; Italy; Spain;
D O I
10.1177/1354068807077957
中图分类号
D0 [政治学、政治理论];
学科分类号
0302 ; 030201 ;
摘要
In this work, we compare the Euroscepticism of three West European parties from the same party family: the Communists. We address the questions of how the parties of France, Italy and Spain have adapted to the process of European integration and also the factors that have affected their different responses over time. The French and Italian parties have moved away from Euroscepticism to softer or even pro-integration approaches, whereas the Spanish Communists (PCE) have never been Eurosceptic. Party response to Europe is affected by international, national and party-specific factors, which have different degrees of explanatory power. During the early decades of European integration, international factors, first and foremost the relationship with Moscow, contributed to the Euroscepticism of Western Communists. Nevertheless, as with other party families and types, the Communists have responded to vote- and coalition-seeking opportunities.
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页码:478 / 499
页数:22
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