D. Hanley 
Beyond the Nation State 
Parties in the Era of European Integration

States are seen as needing to provide responses to these new challenges, but parties within those states are equally challenged. David Hanley examines how parties address those challenges and the manner in which parties act at supranational level.

Table of Content

Introduction: Parties and Transnationalism Party, Nation-State and Beyond: Some General Considerations From the Internationals to the Transnational Party: A Historical Perspective Social Democracy: Riding the Tide of Globalization Christian Democracy and its Allies: Identity and the Logic of Numbers Liberals and Democrats: In the Shadow of the Heavyweights? The Communists and Allies: Still Fighting for Change Defending the Periphery, Protecting the Environment: The Regionalist Family and the Greens Sovereignists, Sceptics and Populists: As Transnational as the Rest? National Parties, Party Families and their Roads to Transnationalism: A Comparative Conclusion

About the author

DAVID HANLEY was educated at Oxford and Warwick universities and has taught in Ireland, France and the UK. He has published widely on French and European topics, particularly party politics, socialism and Christian democracy. He is currently Professor of European Studies at Cardiff University, UK.