Cover -- Half-title -- Series-title -- Dedication -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction: The European Parliament and the Institutional Evolution of Legislatures -- Why the European Parliament? -- The Approach -- The Evidence -- 2 Theories of Legislative Development and the European Parliament -- The Theoretical Models -- The Macro Model -- The Micro Model -- The Macro Model Applied -- The Micro Model Applied -- Testing the Models -- Testing the Macro Model -- Testing the Micro Model -- Conclusions -- 3 The Development of the Party Group System and the Party Groups -- The Development of the Party Group System -- Traditional Analysis of Party Systems -- The Macro Model Applied -- The Micro Model Applied -- Testing the Models -- Testing the Macro Model -- Testing the Micro Model -- The Internal Development of the Party Groups -- Traditional Studies of Political Parties -- The Macro Model Applied -- The Micro Model Applied -- Testing the Models -- The Macro Model Tested -- The Micro Model Tested -- Conclusions -- 4 The History of the European Parliament -- The Predecessor: The Common Assembly of the ECSC (1950-1957) -- The Creation of the European Economic Community (1955-1958) -- The Early Years (1958-1968) -- The First Period of Development (1969-1978) -- The Second Period (1979-1986) -- The Third Period of Development (1987-1996) -- 5 The Internal Development of the European Parliament: From Collegiality to Conflict -- The Internal Development of the European Parliament -- Testing the Macro and Micro Explanations of Internal Reform -- The Macro Model Applied -- The Micro Model Applied -- Conclusions -- 6 The Development of the Supranational Party Group System: Conflict and Cooperation in the Coalition Formation Process -- Applying the Macro and Micro Models -- Methodology.

Patterns of Coalition Formation: Resolutions (1980-1996) -- I Legislature: 1979-1983 -- II Legislature: 1984-1988 -- III Legislature: 1989-1993 -- IV Legislature: 1994-1996 -- Conclusions -- 7 Cooperation and Co-Decision: The Role of Ideology and Rules -- Coalition Formation Under the New Procedures -- The Role of Ideology in the European Parliament -- Where Is the Ideology Hiding? Areas of Contention in the EP -- Conclusions -- 8 The Internal Development of the Supranational Party Groups: An Elusive Goal -- The Historical Development of the Party Groups -- Cultural and Historical Explanations of Political Group Formation -- The Distribution of Positions of Authority Within the European Parliament -- The Distribution of Positions of Authority Within the Party Groups -- The Development of the Internal Rules of the EPP and the PES -- The Allocation of Benefits -- The Informal Role of the National Delegations -- The Impact of National Delegation Power -- Conclusions -- 9 Conclusions: Understanding the Developmental Process -- The Macro and Micro Models: Beyond the American Legislative Context -- The Internal Development of the EP and Supranational Party Groups -- The Development of New and Emerging Legislatures and Party Systems -- Conclusions -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Index.