This title was first published in 2000: This book investigates the European Parliament's stance vis-a-vis the 1990-1991 Gulf and 1991-1992 Yugoslav crises. In unveiling the parliamentary multi-faceted view of these events, reference has been made to the positions taken by constituent political groups and their voting behaviour. In particular, the following questions have been addressed: has the European Parliament sought to define and shape a common foreign policy with respect to the above crises? What specific functions have the European Parliament political groups performed? Have political groups succeeded in achieving an internal cohesion? Has the European Parliament overcome divisions among its members through the formation of party coalitions? despite the considerable flow of published material on external relations of the European Union and the European Parliament, virtually no study has explored in-depth the links between these two areas. The purpose of this book is to fill the gap in the existing literature, breaking new ground by combining a qualitative and qualitative analysis of parliamentary behaviour with foreign policy.

About the Author

Donatella M. Viola, PhD in International Relations from the London School of Economics, lectures International Politics and European Union at the University of Calabria, Italy. Formerly 'Robert Schuman' Scholar at the European Parliament in Luxembourg and 'Marie Curie' Fellow at the London School of Economics, she has worked in several British and American academic institutions in the UK: Universities of Bristol, Cardiff, Leeds, London, Plymouth, Regent's College and Richmond American International University in London. Donatella M. Viola has been Visiting Scholar at the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium as well as Visiting Professor at the Academy of European Public Law in Greece, TEI-Serres, Greece, University of Malta, 'Friedrich-Alexander' Universitat of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany and University College London, Great Britain. Editor and main contributor of the Routledge Handbook of European Elections, Routledge, 2016, 2018. Her research interests focus on European integration and International Relations theories; European Parliament and political groups; national parliaments; European foreign policy as well European Union migration and environmental policies.

Reviews

"Donatella M. Viola has done a meticulous forensic job of examining the roles of political groups in the European Parliament. She has greatly added to our knowledge on how foreign policy is understood and scrutinised at the European level."

Christopher Hill, 'Wilson E Schmidt' Distinguished Professor at Johns Hopkins SAIS Europe and Emeritus Professor at the University of Cambridge

"This book is required reading for any student of the European Parliament or of the development and management of European foreign policy. It is a lucid account of a complex but vitally important subject for the emerging European Union arrangements at a time of impending enlargement."

Paul Taylor, Emeritus Professor at the London School of Economics

"This is an important study of a neglected area of research on the European Parliament.

It is a welcome addition to the literature."

Juliet Lodge, Emeritus Professor at the University of Leeds

"[A] well-researched book [..] gathering impressive amounts of data."

European Foreign Affairs Review

"An important contribution" Etudes internationales

"... Impressive and well-written --- sets a new standard for further investigations of intra- and inter-party unity".

The Journal of Legislative Studies

Book Information
ISBN 9781138703155
Author Donatella M. Viola
Format Paperback
Page Count 344
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 453g