DQ #14: Final Prep Week Research and Review "Extra Credit" *** (You can use the same main response essay for your Final Assgt #15 submission)
Preamble:
Political Ideology and Identity: EU Parliamentary Elections and the future of the EU!
In this lesson activity you are prompted to dissect into the EU Parliamentary 'upcoming' elections and examine the seven political groups of MEPs that represent the 27 member states. Through your research you will be able to answer topic questions and form an essay response on how political ideology and political identity will influence the results of the MEPs election and the future of the EU as a supranational institution.
Join me in exploring the critical role of MEPs in shaping the future of the EU over the next decade, where their identities and political ideologies will influence the union's policy committees.
Justification: Consider the range of party ideologies and identity politics that have sparked the last 2 yrs in European Developed and Developing Democracies. Therefore, Global Politics has been influenced through domestic electoral process and even EU Parliamentary representation.
Task and Mission:
Here are the 7 POLITICAL GROUPS that will affect the subsequent 5-year policies in the EU and the future of the EU as an institution sustaining its democratic principles beyond that, becoming a supranational entity.
Case Study:
Consider the range of party ideologies from 7 Political Groups that will elect the MEPs of the EU Parliament in June 6-9th, 2024.
European Political Parties:
European People’s PartyLinks to an external site.
Party of European SocialistsLinks to an external site.
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe PartyLinks to an external site.
European Democratic PartyLinks to an external site.
European Green PartyLinks to an external site.
European Free AllianceLinks to an external site.
Party of the European LeftLinks to an external site.
European Christian Political MovementLinks to an external site.
Suggested Research Questions to follow and form your essay response:
How are voters with postmodern values likely to regard each of them? How might parties adapt to these new voters?
How is immigration affecting politics in developed democracies where it is occurring on a large scale? What could promote integration? What could promote polarization?
- How policies such as circular economy and Net Zero Act, climate change, gender equality and security development will be impacted by the polarization of political group members ideology rising up in the upcoming MEPs EU election?
Can the European member states sustain their sovereignty through MEPs policy making and foresee an Ultra- European sovereignty through EU elections, either creating a supranational entity or sustain its character as is?
Suggested Web links for research:
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/topics/enLinks to an external site.
https://elections.europa.eu/en/Links to an external site.
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/homeLinks to an external site.