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The primary goal of this research was to chart and explain the evolution of the European Parliament and the supranational party system. This was accomplished through the modification and then application of the macro and micro models of institutional development founded in the American congressional literature to the evolution of the EP's organizational structures, the supranational party group system, and the party groups. The macro model was used primarily to predict the timing of institutional change, while the micro model suggested the character of reform based on an understanding of the goals of the actors, the rules of the game, and who had the power to effectively pursue change.
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The primary goal of this research was to chart and explain the evolution of the European Parliament and the supranational party system. This was accomplished through the modification and then application of the macro and micro models of institutional development founded in the American congressional literature to the evolution of the EP's organizational structures, the supranational party group system, and the party groups. The macro model was used primarily to predict the timing of institutional change, while the micro model suggested the character of reform based on an understanding of the goals of the actors, the rules of the game, and who had the power to effectively pursue change.
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