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Europeanization as Heresthetics: Party Competition over Self-Government for Scotland, 1974-1997

Dardanelli, Paolo (2009) Europeanization as Heresthetics: Party Competition over Self-Government for Scotland, 1974-1997. Party Politics, 15 (1). pp. 49-68. ISSN 1354-0688. (doi:10.1177/1354068808097893) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:1029)

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Abstract

This article is a theoretical and empirical contribution to the study of the Europeanization of political parties. On the theoretical side, it draws on the concepts of heresthetics and two-level games to conceptualize a

Europeanization mechanism that has so far been overlooked in the literature. It shows that Europeanization can be a heresthetic tool in party competition, notably in terms of opening up a new dimension that may result in a realignment of alliances able to turn losers into winners. It then applies this conceptualization to party competition over the issue of self-government for Scotland from 1974 to 1997 and shows how it can to a large extent account for a dramatic reversal of fortunes for the anti- and pro-devolution camps between 1979 and 1997. It concludes

by relating these theoretical and empirical findings back to the debate on the Europeanization of political parties and identifies avenues for further research.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1177/1354068808097893
Projects: Award No. R00429824368
Subjects: J Political Science
J Political Science > JN Political institutions and public administration (Europe)
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Politics and International Relations
Funders: Economic and Social Research Council (https://ror.org/03n0ht308)
Depositing User: Alison Webster
Date Deposited: 19 Dec 2007 18:41 UTC
Last Modified: 12 Jul 2022 10:38 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/1029 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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