Does Europeanisation Weaken the Left? Changing coalitions and veto power in Swiss decision-making processes

dc.contributor.author	AFONSO, Alexandre
dc.contributor.author	FONTANA, Marie-Christine
dc.contributor.author	PAPADOPOULOS, Yannis
dc.date.accessioned	2011-03-02T15:47:20Z
dc.date.available	2011-03-02T15:47:20Z
dc.date.issued	2010
dc.description.abstract	This article analyses how Europeanisation affects the power resources of social democratic forces in Switzerland. Whereas political economy arguments would assume that processes of internationalisation invariably weaken social democratic parties and trade unions, we argue that they can also empower them in certain circumstances. Detailed case studies of decision-making processes in Switzerland show that Europeanisation does not coincide with a weaker position of social democrats. On the contrary, they are stronger in Europeanised issues because they can take advantage of increased conflicts within right-wing political forces, be it among political elites or between the elites and their electoral base.	en
dc.identifier.citation	Policy and Politics, 2010, 38, 4, 565-582	en
dc.identifier.issn	0305-5736
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1814/15896
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.title	Does Europeanisation Weaken the Left? Changing coalitions and veto power in Swiss decision-making processes	en
dc.type	Article	en
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