The 2004 Elections to the European Parliament

ISBN-13: 9781403935182 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 307 str.

J. Lodge

Opis

The 2004 election of the European Parliament marks something of a defining point in the history of European integration. The 2004 elections seemed simultaneously mundane and an accepted feature of a sui generis system, now accepted as a polity in its own right, that a quarter of a century ago had seen politicians fiercely disputing the wisdom and desirability of the people directly electing a European Parliament at all.

Spis treści

List of Figures and Tables Notes on Contributors List of Abbreviations Preface PART I: INTRODUCTION Euro-Elections 2004 - A defining Point in European Integration?; J.Lodge European Parliament 1999-2004; R.Corbett European Parliamentary Local Law and the 2004 Elections: Towards Uniformity or Commonality?; J.D.Mather The EP Party System after the European Elections; T.Raunio Euphoria to Apathy: EP Turnout in the New Member States; M.D.Baimbridge PART II: COUNTRY CASE STUDIES Austria; J.Melchior Belgium; T.Delreux & C.Steensels Cyprus; C.Melakopides Czech Republic; L.Rovna Denmark; K.Pedersen Estonia; T.Mayer Finalnd; T.Raunio France; H.Drake Germany; S.Green Greece; D.Kavakas Hungary; A.Batory Ireland; E.Moxon-Browne Italy; V.Donatella Latvia; D.Galbreath Lithuania; T.Mayer Luxembourg; P.Poirier Malta; M.Harwood Netherlands; E.Drieskens Poland; A.Szczerbiak Portugal; J.Magone Slovakia; L.Rovna Slovenia; I.Brinar Spain; R.Espindola & F.Garica Sweden; F.Langdal United Kingdom; R.Whitaker PART III: CONCLUSION Communicating Europe; J.Lodge The European Parliament 2004-9 - A parliament for the People of the New EU Polity?; J.Lodge

O autorze

JULIET LODGE is Professor of European Politics at the University of Leeds. European Woman of the Year in 1992, she has published extensively on the European Parliament, Euro-elections, democratic legitimacy and on the EU.