First published in 1997, this volume provides a data-rich analysis of the party groups in the European Parliament.

1. European Parliament and the Governance of the European Union. 2. The Framework for Analysis: Legislative Organisation and Preference Formation. 3. The Ascendancy of Political Groups in Strasbourg. 4. Aggregating Interests Within and Between Party Groups in the European Parliament: MEP Voting Behaviour, 1989-1994. 5. Informing and Controlling the Executive at the European Level: Questions in the European Parliament. 6. Concluding Discussion: Future Problems and Prospects of Europarties.