Europeanizing Social Democracy?

Simon Lightfoot is a lecturer in European Politics in the School of Politics and International Studies at the University of Leeds. His interests include Europarties, in particular the Party of European Socialists, and European Union Environmental Policy. He is co-author with J. Burchell of Greening the European Union (Sheffield/Continuum Publishers, 2001).

• List of TablesAcknowledgementsList of AbbreviationsIntroduction1: Theoretical Perspectives: How to understand Europarties2: Historical Context: from the First International to the PES3: The Social democratic policy area: PES Employment Policy4: The PES and the development of Socialist Environment Policy5: A success story? PES Influence over the outcomes of the Treaty of Amsterdam6: PES influence on the EU agenda since AmsterdamConclusion: The PES and the Europeanization of social democracyAppendix One: Full Member, Associate And Observer Parties of the PESBibliographyIndex

'Lightfoot offers a painstaking and convincing analysis of PES influence in two main policy areas, employment and environment.' - Journal of Contemporary European Studies'Simon Lightfoot has made a well-crafted contribution to the theoretical and empirical understanding of transnational parties.' - Journal of Common Market Studies'This book will prove very interesting to scholars of European political parties and social democracy.' - Political Studies Review