European Political Parties And The First Direct Elections To The European Parliament

Author : Guido Thiemeyer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783848719921
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book European political parties and the first direct elections to the European Parliament written by Guido Thiemeyer and published by . This book was released on 2015-02 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jane P. Sweeney
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000301435
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The First European Elections written by Jane P. Sweeney and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-07-11 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The voice of the spirit of Europe" is the European Commission's description of the Community's 434 member Parliament. Four years after the European Parliament's historic first direct election by the citizens of nine countries, that voice is barely audible and one must pause to wonder whether the spirit is equally weak. The European Parliament is potentially one of the most interesting legislative bodies in the world because of the circumstances which created it, its unique transnational composition, and the power it may some day wield. However, the gap between the real and the possible is very large indeed.

Author : Karlheinz Reif
Publisher : Gower Publishing Company, Limited
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ten European Elections written by Karlheinz Reif and published by Gower Publishing Company, Limited. This book was released on 1985 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Wouter van der Brug
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198757417
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book (Un)intended Consequences of European Parliamentary Elections written by Wouter van der Brug and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When direct elections for the European Parliament were first organized in 1979, the idea was that such direct elections would increase the democratic legitimacy and accountability of the Parliament. Moreover, the elections were expected to raise public interest, engagement and support for the European project. Did these elections help to increase legitimacy and accountability? Did they increase interest in and support for the 'European project'? Or, did these elections have unintended (and perhaps undesirable) consequences? This volume focuses on the consequences of European elections for public debate and involvement, for party systems, and for public opinion. EP elections have caused a number of intended consequences: the salience of the elections in the media has gone up and over time electoral competition becomes more important, engaging in the campaign can help improve EU evaluations, and Europe as a topic has become more important for voting at EP elections, boosting the prevalence of so-called EU voting. A number of intended consequences have not materialized during the life of the EP so far: knowledge or turnout levels have not gone up and citizens have not become better at judging what political parties are offering. The EP elections have, however, also yielded a number of unintended consequences: EP elections dampen turnout for first time voters in subsequent elections, EP elections cause temporary decline in EU support, and the elections have become a strategic arena for political parties to position themselves on EU issues and for new movements and parties to boost or sustain their success.

Author : Chris Cook
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1349160628
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The First European Elections written by Chris Cook and published by Springer. This book was released on 1979-04-11 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Luciano Bardi
Publisher : Nomos Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3748908717
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The European Ambition written by Luciano Bardi and published by Nomos Verlag. This book was released on 2020-08-18 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Die Studie beschreibt die institutionelle, organisatorische und politische Entwicklung der EVP-Fraktion im Europäischen Parlament und konzentriert sich dabei auf die Periode nach den ersten Direktwahlen im Jahr 1979. Auf diese Weise beleuchtet das Buch das Funktionieren der Parlamentsfraktionen und erweitert unser Wissen über ihre Rolle in der europäischen Integration und im politischen System der EU. Basierend auf dem konzeptionellen Rahmen verschiedener Disziplinen - Geschichte, Politikwissenschaft, Europastudien, politische Soziologie - ist das Buch das Ergebnis eines Forschungsprojekts, an dem Wissenschaftler mit unterschiedlichem akademischen Hintergrund und aus verschiedenen EU-Ländern beteiligt waren.

Author : Wouter van der Brug
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book European Elections & Domestic Politics written by Wouter van der Brug and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyzes how the behavior of voters, parties, and the mass media in European Parliament elections affects domestic politics and how, in turn, domestic politics affects those behaviors. The contributors discuss election turnout and party choice, the contract between the European Parliament and national elections, the importance of citizens' attitudes toward European integration, the relationship between political parties' domestic policies and their stances on European integration, and the ways in which the mass media and election campaigns affect electoral outcomes. On the basis of this information, the authors present possible scenarios for future European elections and their relationship to the domestic politics of the EU member-states. The product of superb empirical research, European Elections and Domestic Politics is based on a unique combination of data from voter surveys, party manifestos, and mass media reports across all members of the European Union. This book will be essential for anyone interested in the future of the EU. "The definitive analysis of elections to the European Parliament, by a first-rate line-up of scholars, this study provides a masterclass on understanding the way that European elections, national politics, and the process of EU integration interact in complex and unexpected ways. An invaluable study for those interested in elections and voting behavior, European democracy, comparative politics, political communications, and political parties." --Pippa Norris, Director, Democratic Governance Group, United Nations Development Program and John f. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University "This book represents the best of the intersection on EU studies and the study of comparative European politics. This sort of scholarship is the cornerstone of those interested in the domestic politics of European integration ... a work of the first order of quality." --Paul Taggart, University of Sussex "This is the most comprehensive book ever written on European Parliament elections. For the first time, the latest research on voter turnout, voting behavior, party manifestos, election outcomes, the effect of the elections on national politics, and media coverage of European Parliament elections has been brought together in a single volume." --Simon Hix, London School of Economics

Author : Alfredo De Feo
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030272133
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shaping Parliamentary Democracy written by Alfredo De Feo and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-09-16 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyses nearly 100 original interviews with Members of the European Parliament from across the European Union who were active between 1979 and 2019. These interviews, preserved in the Historical Archives of the European Union at the European University Institute, capture the memories of the MEPs about their own roles and their assessment of what the parliament achieved in developing a European parliamentary democracy in the forty years following the first direct elections. The book offers a taste of the interviews in ten chapters, each of which corresponds to a specific theme presented in the archive: choosing the parliament, working inside the parliament machine, living inside the political groups, playing a part in major moments, influencing and shaping policy, scrutinizing and holding to account, making a mark beyond the EU, communicating the work of the parliament, keeping in touch with national societies, and looking to the future.

Author : Wojciech Gagatek
Publisher : Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies
ISBN 13 : 2930632321
Total Pages : 121 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book European Political Parties as Campaign Organisations written by Wojciech Gagatek and published by Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies. This book was released on 2010-04-17 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PDF can be downloaded for free from: http://martenscentre.eu/publications/european-political-parties-campaign-organisations-towards-greater-politicization This paper looks at the origins and development of the European political parties, describes the campaign strategies in the recent European elections, analyses the results and implications of Europarties' campaign involvement and outlines challenges and prospects for the future.

Author : P. Lewis
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230596657
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The European Union and Party Politics in Central and Eastern Europe written by P. Lewis and published by Springer. This book was released on 2006-10-30 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the influence of the EU on party politics in the ten 'new' EU countries from a variety of perspectives and using a range of empirical sources. The book thus makes an original and distinctive contribution both to contemporary EU studies and to the literature on CE party systems and party development.