| Titre | Identifying Europe ? The Role and Dynamics of a European Cleavage | |
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| Auteur | Robert Andersen et Jocelyn Evans | |
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Revue | Politique européenne |
| Numéro | N°16, printemps 2005 Vers une européanisation des partis politiques ? | |
| Rubrique / Thématique | Vers une européanisation des partis politiques ? |
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| Page | 55 | |
| Résumé anglais |
Traditional sociological accounts of party choice in European countries have been based largely upon the cleavage work of Lipset and Rokkan. Challenges to this model have posited changing social structure, individualisation of society and growing ‘issue politics' as responsible for a decline of political cleavages and consequently of their electoral role. This article examines an alternative realignment hypothesis, looking at the possible appearance of a new cleavage based upon European versus national orientation. Having built a sociological definition of this potential divide and conditions for its implantation, the article uses Eurobarometer data from 1974 to 1996 to explore for evidence of a strengthening identity cleavage in accounting for party choice. Our findings reinforce those of existing research on the role of Europe: to the extent that European identity exists, it remains latent and largely untapped in most countries, with the exception of France. Europe emerges as an important issue from time to time, but the conditions for cleavage emergence are still unmet. Source : Éditeur (via Cairn.info) |
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| Article en ligne | http://www.cairn.info/article.php?ID_ARTICLE=POEU_016_0053 |
