Abstract (may include machine translation)
The central argument in this article is that Europeanisation of party politics - the translation of issues related to European integration into domestic party politics - is driven by the dynamics of long- and short-term party strategy. Variations in the patterns of Euroscepticism found in agrarian parties across Europe is therefore explained in terms of three central variables: the agrarian parties' long-term policy goals linked to identity and interest; their position in the party systems and the mainstream left- and right-wing parties' stance on European integration; and their long- and short-term electoral strategies and office-related incentives.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 523-546 |
Number of pages | 24 |
Journal | European Journal of Political Research |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2004 |