Voting Unity of National Parties in Bicameral EU Decision-Making Spe
This book provides a detailed study into whether Ministers in the Council vote the same way as Members of the European Parliament if they are from the same national party. The author explores the voting behavior of national representatives at the EU level
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Voting Unity of National Parties in Bicameral EU Decision-Making
Monika Mühlböck
Voting Unity of National Parties in Bicameral EU Decision-Making Speaking with One Voice?
Monika Mühlböck University of Vienna Vienna, Austria
ISBN 978-3-319-39464-0 ISBN 978-3-319-39465-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-39465-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016958121 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Cover image © Feng Yu / Alamy Stock Photo Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Acknowledgments
This book is based on my PhD thesis. Writing a PhD is often portrayed as one of the most annoying activities (see www.phdcomics.com); however, this has not been true in my case. Perhaps I did something wrong, but I have to admit, I enjoyed (nearly) every minute of it. Now I would like to thank the people who made this possible. I received financial support during the writing process (something that is unfortunately very uncommon for Social Science students in Austria) through a stipend at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Vienna (IHS) and as a Marie Curie Early Stage Researcher at the University of Mannheim. Both institutions provided stimulating working environments and offered me the chance to get in touch with leading scholars in the field of European Integration. Moreover, I could always count on the support of my two supervisors at the University of Vienna. I thank my first supervisor, Sylvia Kritzinger, of course for her constructive feedback, but even more for her faith in my ability to write a good PhD dissertation and for being someone with whom I could discuss what wasn’t going so well. My second supervisor, Wolfgang C. Müller, I especially thank for sharing his great experience with me which proved very helpful for my first steps toward publishing papers. I
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