The Europeanness of the 2019 European Parliament elections and the mobilising power of European issues
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7973485 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniela Braun (0000-0002-3962-2021, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 451-466 |
| Publication date | 2021-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-3268 • E-ISSN: 1467-9256 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0263395721992930 |
| OpenAlex | W3139998208 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 30 |
| References cited | 64 |
Less researched than the second-order character of elections to the European Parliament (EP) is the ‘Europeanness’ of European elections and its implications for voter participation in these elections. This article aims to fill this gap by studying the Europeanness of the public debate in the run-up to the 2019 EP elections and the mobilising power of European issues in these electoral contests. In doing this, we draw on a new data set covering intriguing aspects of the 2019 EP elections. The findings of the empirical analysis of media and survey data indicate that the elections to the EP were more European contests than ever before in the history of these elections – yet this is not true in the same way for all of the countries under consideration. Moreover, the Europeanness of electorates, measured as genuine orientations towards EU politics, matters for electoral participation and thus has the power to mobilise citizens. Nonetheless, national factors still play an important role in these elections. These findings are insightful for the future assessment of EP elections and the scholarly debate over multi-level electoral politics in Europe
General election · Parliament · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Public Administration
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