Europeanization of Croatian Political Parties
Europeanization of Croatian Political Parties

Summary/Abstract: The theme of this paper is the Europeanization of Croatian political parties in the context of Croatia’s accession to the EU. The first part of the paper deals with the very concept of Europeanization, and it aims at presenting various relevant definitions of the term through showing differences in Europeanization among candidate countries and member states of the EU. For better understanding of the whole process of Europeanization of the parties and party systems, the second part is dedicated to defining the Europeanization of political parties, along with a brief notice on post-communist EU member states that have passed through similar processes. In the third part, a programmatic analysis of five Croatian political parties will be presented, with the emphasis on the Europeanization component.

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