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European Political Parties and Party Finance Reform Wouter Wolfs

European Political Parties and Party Finance Reform By Wouter Wolfs

European Political Parties and Party Finance Reform by Wouter Wolfs


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This book provides a comprehensive overview of the party finance regime at the level of the European Union. It also examines how party finance reform at the EU level has been at the centre of party competition, by demonstrating how the rules were strategically changed to benefit some European parties over others.

European Political Parties and Party Finance Reform Summary

European Political Parties and Party Finance Reform: Funding Democracy? by Wouter Wolfs

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the party finance regime at the level of the European Union. Based on an in-depth analysis of the interaction between European political parties and their institutional environment, it shows how the Europarties have coped with and altered the funding rules. The book explains why increasing party subsidies have been made available, and why considerable differences exist in how Eurosceptic and pro-European parties have used their EU funding. It also examines how party finance reform at the EU level has been at the centre of party competition, by demonstrating how the rules were strategically changed to benefit some European parties over others. Considering the strong democratic aspirations that lay at the origins of the finance regime, the book explores its consequences for party democracy and the rule of law in Europe. This book is valuable for scholars working on the European Parliament, Eurosceptic parties, EU decision-making, (European) party politics and political finance.

About Wouter Wolfs

Wouter Wolfs is Senior Researcher of the Research Foundation Flanders and Lecturer at the KULeuven Public Governance Institute.

Table of Contents

Introduction. - An Origin Story Establishing Public Funding for European Political Parties. - Rising Subsidies and Creative Accounting The Income of European Political Parties and Foundations. - Ghost Offices and Artificial Membership Eurosceptic Involvement in the Funding Regime. - Changing the Rules of the Game The Evolution of the Finance Regime. - The Regulatory Straitjacket The Impact on Functioning of European Political Parties. - Conclusions Funding Democracy?

Additional information

NPB9783030951740
9783030951740
303095174X
European Political Parties and Party Finance Reform: Funding Democracy? by Wouter Wolfs
New
Hardback
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
2022-04-07
301
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