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Politics and Parliaments in Europe in the 1970s: Challenges and Responses

Politics and Parliaments in Europe in the 1970s: Challenges and Responses

Kroeze, Ronald
Reiding, Hilde
Meijer, Fons

Hardcover

Series: Palgrave Studies in Political History

General European HistoryGeneral Political ScienceGeneral World History

PREORDER - Expected ship date December 19, 2026

ISBN10: 3032390079
ISBN13: 9783032390073
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: Dec 19 2026
Pages: 321
Language: English

This open access book examines the changing relationships between key sociopolitical actors in parliamentary democracies, including parliaments, governments, pressure groups, and citizen movements. Focusing on the 1970s, it analyses the political significance of major events and developments and their impact on domestic policymaking and political processes from a range of perspectives. During this period, politicians and parliaments faced the challenge of responding to citizens' demands while pursuing ambitious programmes of social reform amid economic crises and increasing fiscal constraints. The volume explores how political actors understood, managed, and sought to shape these complex and often turbulent circumstances. Adopting a comparative and cross-national perspective, the book highlights both the influence of international developments and the continuing importance of national political agency. Through a series of case studies, it illuminates the interplay between transnational trends and local particularities. In doing so, it advances scholarly debates on the role of parliamentary politics in the 1970s and provides a foundation for further research in the field.

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