TY - BOOK AU - Hix,Simon AU - Noury,Abdul AU - Roland,GĂ©rard TI - Democratic politics in the European Parliament SN - 9780521872881 (hbk.) U1 - 328.4 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press KW - European Union KW - European Parliament KW - Legislative power KW - European Union countries KW - Legislators N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-234) and index; Development of the European Parliament -- Democracy, transaction costs and political parties -- Ideological not territorial politics -- Participation -- Trends in party cohesion -- Agenda setting and cohesion -- Who controls the MEPS? -- Competition and coalition formation -- Dimensions of politics -- Investiture and censure of the Santer Commission -- The takeover directive ER -