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The European Parliament and the Europeanization of Green Parties

eric-hines{at}uiowa.edu

‘Europeanization’, or the adaptation of national political actors to European integration, has increased the professionalization of European Green parties. Previous studies of this phenomenon’s effects on the Greens have not fully accounted for the processes behind this form of party development. Using a qualitative adaptation of Harmel and Janda’s (1994) model of party change as a foundation, this article develops an explanation of how the European Parliament’s Rules of Procedure produced imperatives for increased co-operation that helped to reduce factionalism and promote professionalism within European Greens. These facilitated their ‘Europeanization’ and allowed them to affect the course of European integration.

Key Words: environmental politics • European Parliament • European Union • Green parties • party development

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