The European People's Party

1. Front Matter

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2. The Evolution of a European Party System

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. The Emergence of European Parties

      • Thomas Jansen

      Pages 3-18

   3. The 1994 European Elections — Transforming the Party Landscape

      • Thomas Jansen

      Pages 19-27

3. Co-operation Between Christian Democrats and the Birth of the European People’s Party

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 29-29

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   2. The International Secretariat of Democratic Parties Inspired by Christianity, 1925–1939

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      Pages 31-37

   3. The ‘Nouvelles Equipes Internationales’, 1948–1965

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      Pages 38-45

   4. The European Union of Christian Democrats, 1965–1976

      • Thomas Jansen

      Pages 46-53

   5. The Christian Democratic Group in the European Parliament, 1952–1978

      • Thomas Jansen

      Pages 54-60

   6. Founding the European People’s Party, 1976–1978

      • Thomas Jansen

      Pages 61-70

4. The Evolution of the European People’s Party

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 71-71

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   2. Congresses and European Elections, 1979–1990

      • Thomas Jansen

      Pages 73-83

   3. The Conference of Government and Party Leaders, 1983–1995

      • Thomas Jansen

      Pages 84-92

   4. Attempts to Merge the EUCD with the EPP, and the Revision of the Statutes, 1985–1990

      • Thomas Jansen

      Pages 93-100

   5. Shaping the Programme 1989–1993

      • Thomas Jansen

      Pages 101-109

   6. Bringing in the Conservatives, 1989–1995

      • Thomas Jansen

      Pages 110-120

5. Structures, Problems, and Perspectives

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 121-121

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   2. What is the Meaning of ‘Christian Democracy’ in the European Context?

      • Thomas Jansen

      Pages 123-127

   3. Working Methods of the Party Bodies

      • Thomas Jansen

      Pages 128-137

   4. The Associations

      • Thomas Jansen

      Pages 138-146

Describes the origins (since 1925), the foundation (1978) and the evolution (until today) of the 'European People's Party' and shows how political parties are vital to the integration process within the European Union. The book examines the emergence of a transnational party system to which the Christian Democrats contribute with the EPP alongside the Social Democrats (ESP) and the Liberal Democrats (ELDR). The analysis of the political, structural and programmatic development of the EPP shows clearly that European politics have become to a large extent domestic affairs and vice versa.

• desegregation
• European Commission
• European Parliament
• European Politic
• European Politics
• European Union
• European Union (EU)
• government
• parliament
• politics
• european union politics

'The subject of this book is crucial to the future of the European Union and its political system. The growth of transnational political parties is a phenomenon which has, at best, been dealt with very inadequately, both in academic and political literature. Indeed, Thomas Jansen's book is the first monograph about the birth and development of a European party. As Secretary-General of the EPP, Thomas Jansen was for more than a decade intimately involved in the process he describes. He now turns his distinguished attention to an academic study of the subject. In his search for objectivity he has largely succeeded in putting aside his personal, practical, and political involvement. It makes for a particularly pleasing and unusual book.' - Jacques Santer, President of the European Commission

• European People’s Party, UK

  Thomas Jansen

THOMAS JANSEN studied at the universities of Bonn and Munich, before lecturing in Political Science at the University of Mainz. He was assistant to Walter Hallstein and adviser on European policy of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group in the German Bundestag, 1970-71, and then personal adviser to the chairman, Rainer Barzel MP, 1971-75. He became Deputy Secretary general and Secretary general of the European federalist movement from 1975-80. He further advanced the course of European integration in roles including the Editor-in-Chief of Dokumente. Zeitschrift fur den deutsch-franzosischen Dialog 1978-81, Director of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Rome, 1981-83, and at the same time Honorary Secretary-general of the International European Movement. He was Secretary-general of the European People's Party (EPP) and of the European Union of Christian Democrats (EUCD), 1983-94; since 1995 he has been a Member of the Forward Studies Unit of the European Commission. He has published several books and numerous essays and articles on the problems of international relations and European unification.

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