| ID | 145303 |
| Title Proper | National minorities and intra-ethnic coordination in the European parliament |
| Other Title Information | evidence from Central and Eastern Europe |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Waterbury, Myra A |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article investigates the role that intra-ethnic coordination and kin-state alliances play in shaping how parties that represent national minority groups approach their participation in the European Parliament (EP). This is done through an analysis of the political behaviour—electoral strategy, party group choice and modes of interest assertion in the EP—of ethnic minority parties in five Central and East European countries. The article finds that the role of intra-ethnic coordination and kin-state alliances is limited at the level of EP elections, but significant at the level of party group choice and in the visibility of minority issues in the EP. |
| `In' analytical Note | Europe-Asia Studies Vol. 68, No.3; May 2016: p.391-408 |
| Journal Source | Europe-Asia Studies Vol: 68 No 3 |
| Key Words | National Minorities ; European Parliament ; Central And Eastern Europe ; Intra-Ethnic Coordination |