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Table of Contents
Intro
Preface
Contents
Notes on Contributors
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 Introduction-Assessing the EU's Double Challenge
1 Europe Went to the Polls
2 The Covid-19 Pandemic
3 Whither European Leadership?
4 A Double Challenge
5 Presentation of the Content of the Book
References
Part I Politics
2 EU Citizen Participation 'in the Union's Democratic Life': A Policy and Legal Analysis
1 Introduction
2 The Genesis and Evolution of EU Citizen Participation
3 The Toolbox of Citizen Participation
4 The Realities of Citizen Participation
5 The Big Disconnect
6 Conclusions
References
3 Higher Turnout at the Expense of Representativeness? The 2019 European Elections Against the Backdrop of a Socio-Economically Biased Voter Turnout
1 Introduction
Are European Elections With Systematic Lower Turnout Levels Than First-Order Elections More Exposed To Greater Socio-Economic Inequality?
2 Increased Voter Turnout in the 2019 European Elections-Greater Differences at Second Sight
3 Socio-Economic Inequality and Voter Turnout-A Potential Problem of Legitimacy and Representation
4 Linking Low Turnout and Social Inequalities: Tingsten's Law of Dispersion
5 Are European Second-Order Elections More Socio-Economically Biased Than First-Order National Elections?
6 Research Design
Selected European Cities
Operationalisation of the Socio-Economic Situation in City Districts: Unemployment
Data
Method
7 Results: European Elections Are not More Socio-Economically Distorted Than First-Order Elections
8 Discussion
9 Conclusion
References
4 Unpacking Legislative Turnover in the 2019 European Parliament Elections
1 Introduction
2 The Landmark Legislative Turnover of the 2019 Elections
3 A Cry for Renewal: Green Waves and Populist Surges
4 Theorizing and Measuring Turnover: Renewal at Whose Request?
5 Influx of Newcomers or Outflow of Incumbents?
6 EP Turnover as a Sum of Drivers
7 EP Turnover as a Sum of National (S)Elections
8 Alia Iacta Est
9 Conclusion
References
5 The Life and Death of the Spitzenkandidaten: What Role is Left for European Political Parties?
1 Introduction
2 The Birth of the Spitzenkandidaten System
3 The Old Days Are Over
4 The Old Days Are Back
5 Conclusion
Preface
Contents
Notes on Contributors
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 Introduction-Assessing the EU's Double Challenge
1 Europe Went to the Polls
2 The Covid-19 Pandemic
3 Whither European Leadership?
4 A Double Challenge
5 Presentation of the Content of the Book
References
Part I Politics
2 EU Citizen Participation 'in the Union's Democratic Life': A Policy and Legal Analysis
1 Introduction
2 The Genesis and Evolution of EU Citizen Participation
3 The Toolbox of Citizen Participation
4 The Realities of Citizen Participation
5 The Big Disconnect
6 Conclusions
References
3 Higher Turnout at the Expense of Representativeness? The 2019 European Elections Against the Backdrop of a Socio-Economically Biased Voter Turnout
1 Introduction
Are European Elections With Systematic Lower Turnout Levels Than First-Order Elections More Exposed To Greater Socio-Economic Inequality?
2 Increased Voter Turnout in the 2019 European Elections-Greater Differences at Second Sight
3 Socio-Economic Inequality and Voter Turnout-A Potential Problem of Legitimacy and Representation
4 Linking Low Turnout and Social Inequalities: Tingsten's Law of Dispersion
5 Are European Second-Order Elections More Socio-Economically Biased Than First-Order National Elections?
6 Research Design
Selected European Cities
Operationalisation of the Socio-Economic Situation in City Districts: Unemployment
Data
Method
7 Results: European Elections Are not More Socio-Economically Distorted Than First-Order Elections
8 Discussion
9 Conclusion
References
4 Unpacking Legislative Turnover in the 2019 European Parliament Elections
1 Introduction
2 The Landmark Legislative Turnover of the 2019 Elections
3 A Cry for Renewal: Green Waves and Populist Surges
4 Theorizing and Measuring Turnover: Renewal at Whose Request?
5 Influx of Newcomers or Outflow of Incumbents?
6 EP Turnover as a Sum of Drivers
7 EP Turnover as a Sum of National (S)Elections
8 Alia Iacta Est
9 Conclusion
References
5 The Life and Death of the Spitzenkandidaten: What Role is Left for European Political Parties?
1 Introduction
2 The Birth of the Spitzenkandidaten System
3 The Old Days Are Over
4 The Old Days Are Back
5 Conclusion