Assessing the 2019 European Parliament Elections (Routledge/UACES Contemporary European Studies #1)

By: Jan Wouters and Sylvia Kritzinger and Carolina Plescia and Kolja Raube and James Wilhelm

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Synopsis: Informed by and against the backdrop of the 2019 European Parliament (EP) elections, this innovative book provides a critical assessment of where Europe stands in terms of the quest to achieve democratic legitimacy. Since the 2014 EP elections, the European Union (EU) has experienced multiple crises, which arguably have undermined its legitimacy. The 2019 EP elections were hence seen as a crucial moment in the EU’s attempts to show resilience and regain trust. Using political science and legal frames of analysis, Assessing the 2019 European Parliament Elections provides an understanding and assessment of the current politico-legal framework, and its impact on European elections. Furthermore, using original data, it provides a timely examination of public opinion issue priorities and voting behaviour at the 2019 EP elections in eight countries. Given the critical conjuncture that the 2019 EP elections represent, this volume provides a key contribution to understanding both the dynamics surrounding the elections, as well as voters’ responses, and informs debates on European politics, for example, second-order elections, democratic legitimacy and political representation. This book will be of key interest to scholars and students of EU politics, public administration, European studies, European law, and sociology, along with practitioners in politics, journalism, and policy analysis.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781000057263
Related ISBNs:: 9780367816926, 9780367365936, 9780367365936
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 04/25/20
Copyrighted By:: Sylvia Kritzinger, Carolina Plescia, Kolja Raube, James Wilhelm, Jan Wouters
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Sylvia Kritzinger
Edited by:: Carolina Plescia
Edited by:: Kolja Raube
Edited by:: James Wilhelm
Edited by:: Jan Wouters