Bulletin n. 1-2/2014 | ||
November 2014 | ||
Azam Nicolas |
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Européanisation et dynamique de changement partisan. Le Parti communiste français et l'Union européenne (1989-1999) | ||
in Politique européenne , n. 43, 2014/1 , 2014 , 46-67 | ||
The French Communist Party is often classified among the “euroskeptic” parties. However, it has in recent decades revised its official political line on European issues. Through a processual and relational approach of political competition, this paper demonstrates that this evolution is explained by partisan transformations. The struggle on EU issues is linked to a redefinition of partisan identity in order to legitimize the party and to a change of internal rules. | ||