The Europeanisation of Party Politics in Malta Values, Legitimation, and Polarisation

Jean Claude Cachia, "The Europeanisation of Party Politics in Malta: Values, Legitimation, and Polarisation "
English | ISBN: 3031232895 | 2023 | 414 pages | PDF | 7 MB
This book examines the Europeanisation of party politics in Malta. It evaluates the influence of Europeanisation on the political system, which is based on two party-system, polarisation, and clientelism. Malta is the smallest European Union (EU) member state, which joined the EU in 2004. The road toward membership was fraught with contentious and emotionally charged debates. This book explores the relationship between Maltese political parties and the EU, the politicisation and framing of the European Union by political parties, and the impact of the European Union on Malta’s political system.