Constantin Schäfer
Biographic Data
| ID | 4378541 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Constantin Schäfer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Constantin |
| FAMILY NAME | Schäfer |
| SIGNATURE | SCHAFER C |
| AFFILIATIONS | KU Leuven |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0693-0888 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 119 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
What kind of EU do citizens want? Reform preferences and the conflict over Europe
sponsorship: This research was supported by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement no 770142. (European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme|770142, H2020 Societal Challenges Programme|770142
When are governmental blaming strategies effective? How blame, source and trust effects shape citizens’ acceptance of EU sanctions against democratic backsliding
sponsorship: This research was supported by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement no 770142. (European Union|770142
Issues that mobilize Europe. The role of key policy issues for voter turnout in the 2019 European Parliament election
In light of the unexpectedly high turnout in the 2019 European Parliament election, we explore how major transnational policy issues mobilize voters in European electoral contests. Based on the analysis of two data sets, the Eurobarometer post-election survey and the RECONNECT panel survey, we make three important observations. First, European citizens show a higher tendency to participate in European Parliament elections when they attribute grea…
Indifferent and Eurosceptic: The motivations of EU-only abstainers in the 2019 European Parliament election
Despite the dramatic voter turnout increase in 2019, the participation level in European Parliament elections is still considerably lower than in national elections. How can we explain this persistent ‘Euro gap’? This article analyses the motivations of citizens who participate in national but not in European electoral contests, the so-called ‘EU-only abstainers’. The empirical analysis based on the EES 2019 voter study reveals that EU-only abste…
How the 2017 Federal Election in Germany Affected Satisfaction with Democracy among AfD Voters
Dissatisfaction with democracy is among the central determinants of voting for a populist radical right party, such as the German Alternative für Deutschland (AfD). At the same time, elections have been shown to increase political satisfaction, especially when voters see themselves as winners of the election. In this article, we ask, first, whether voters of the AfD have partly been reconciled with democracy during the 2017 federal election in Ge…
The reshaping of political conflict over Europe: From pre-Maastricht to post-‘Euro crisis
Party competition over European integration is structured by two main dimensions of political conflict: a socio-economic dimension (market liberalisation vs. a more regulated economy) and a socio-cultural dimension (libertarian, cosmopolitan values vs. authoritarian, nationalist values). This article investigates the relationship between these conflict dimensions and parties’ positions towards EU issues across time and space, in particular focuss…
No participation without representation: Policy distances and abstention in European Parliament elections
How does the degree to which European citizens see themselves represented by political parties relate to their willingness to participate in an election? We argue that the closer citizens are to the parties running in an election in terms of the basic left-right conflict and the European integration policy dimension, the more likely they participate in elections to the European Parliament. The analysis, which is based on the 2009 and 2014 Europea…
Euroskeptizismus und Wahlenthaltung: Motivationen unterschiedlicher Nichtwählertypen bei der Europawahl 2014
Issues that mobilize Europe. The role of key policy issues for voter turnout in the 2019 European Parliament election
In light of the unexpectedly high turnout in the 2019 European Parliament election, we explore how major transnational policy issues mobilize voters in European electoral contests. Based on the analysis of two data sets, the Eurobarometer post-election survey and the RECONNECT panel survey, we make three important observations. First, European citizens show a higher tendency to participate in European Parliament elections when they attribute grea…
The reshaping of political conflict over Europe: From pre-Maastricht to post-‘Euro crisis
Party competition over European integration is structured by two main dimensions of political conflict: a socio-economic dimension (market liberalisation vs. a more regulated economy) and a socio-cultural dimension (libertarian, cosmopolitan values vs. authoritarian, nationalist values). This article investigates the relationship between these conflict dimensions and parties’ positions towards EU issues across time and space, in particular focuss…
When are governmental blaming strategies effective? How blame, source and trust effects shape citizens’ acceptance of EU sanctions against democratic backsliding
sponsorship: This research was supported by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement no 770142. (European Union|770142
No participation without representation: Policy distances and abstention in European Parliament elections
How does the degree to which European citizens see themselves represented by political parties relate to their willingness to participate in an election? We argue that the closer citizens are to the parties running in an election in terms of the basic left-right conflict and the European integration policy dimension, the more likely they participate in elections to the European Parliament. The analysis, which is based on the 2009 and 2014 Europea…
Indifferent and Eurosceptic: The motivations of EU-only abstainers in the 2019 European Parliament election
Despite the dramatic voter turnout increase in 2019, the participation level in European Parliament elections is still considerably lower than in national elections. How can we explain this persistent ‘Euro gap’? This article analyses the motivations of citizens who participate in national but not in European electoral contests, the so-called ‘EU-only abstainers’. The empirical analysis based on the EES 2019 voter study reveals that EU-only abste…
How the 2017 Federal Election in Germany Affected Satisfaction with Democracy among AfD Voters
Dissatisfaction with democracy is among the central determinants of voting for a populist radical right party, such as the German Alternative für Deutschland (AfD). At the same time, elections have been shown to increase political satisfaction, especially when voters see themselves as winners of the election. In this article, we ask, first, whether voters of the AfD have partly been reconciled with democracy during the 2017 federal election in Ge…
What kind of EU do citizens want? Reform preferences and the conflict over Europe
sponsorship: This research was supported by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement no 770142. (European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme|770142, H2020 Societal Challenges Programme|770142
Euroskeptizismus und Wahlenthaltung: Motivationen unterschiedlicher Nichtwählertypen bei der Europawahl 2014
No participation without representation: Policy distances and abstention in European Parliament elections
How does the degree to which European citizens see themselves represented by political parties relate to their willingness to participate in an election? We argue that the closer citizens are to the parties running in an election in terms of the basic left-right conflict and the European integration policy dimension, the more likely they participate in elections to the European Parliament. The analysis, which is based on the 2009 and 2014 Europea…
The reshaping of political conflict over Europe: From pre-Maastricht to post-‘Euro crisis
Party competition over European integration is structured by two main dimensions of political conflict: a socio-economic dimension (market liberalisation vs. a more regulated economy) and a socio-cultural dimension (libertarian, cosmopolitan values vs. authoritarian, nationalist values). This article investigates the relationship between these conflict dimensions and parties’ positions towards EU issues across time and space, in particular focuss…
Indifferent and Eurosceptic: The motivations of EU-only abstainers in the 2019 European Parliament election
Despite the dramatic voter turnout increase in 2019, the participation level in European Parliament elections is still considerably lower than in national elections. How can we explain this persistent ‘Euro gap’? This article analyses the motivations of citizens who participate in national but not in European electoral contests, the so-called ‘EU-only abstainers’. The empirical analysis based on the EES 2019 voter study reveals that EU-only abste…
How the 2017 Federal Election in Germany Affected Satisfaction with Democracy among AfD Voters
Dissatisfaction with democracy is among the central determinants of voting for a populist radical right party, such as the German Alternative für Deutschland (AfD). At the same time, elections have been shown to increase political satisfaction, especially when voters see themselves as winners of the election. In this article, we ask, first, whether voters of the AfD have partly been reconciled with democracy during the 2017 federal election in Ge…
Issues that mobilize Europe. The role of key policy issues for voter turnout in the 2019 European Parliament election
In light of the unexpectedly high turnout in the 2019 European Parliament election, we explore how major transnational policy issues mobilize voters in European electoral contests. Based on the analysis of two data sets, the Eurobarometer post-election survey and the RECONNECT panel survey, we make three important observations. First, European citizens show a higher tendency to participate in European Parliament elections when they attribute grea…
What kind of EU do citizens want? Reform preferences and the conflict over Europe
sponsorship: This research was supported by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement no 770142. (European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme|770142, H2020 Societal Challenges Programme|770142
When are governmental blaming strategies effective? How blame, source and trust effects shape citizens’ acceptance of EU sanctions against democratic backsliding
sponsorship: This research was supported by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement no 770142. (European Union|770142
Political science (8 works) · Law (7 works) · Law (7 works) · Politics (7 works) · Economics (6 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (6 works) · Political economy (6 works) · European Union Policy and Governance (5 works) · Populism, Right-Wing Movements (5 works) · European union (4 works)