European Elections and Domestic Politics : Lessons from the Past and Scenarios for the Future.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Contributors -- Introduction -- Effects of space and time on turnout in European Parliament elections -- European elections as counterfactual national elections -- European Parliament elections and losses by governing parties -- Comparing the views of parties and voters in the 1999 election to the European Parliament -- Locating support for European integration -- The media and European Parliament elections: Second- rate coverage of a second-order event? -- Media effects on attitudes toward European integration -- Non-voting in European Parliament elections and support for European integration -- EU support and party choice -- The sleeping giant: Potential for political mobilization of disaffection with European integration -- Prospects for electoral change -- European elections, domestic politics, and European integration -- Postscript -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Appendix D -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index.

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.

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