Contemporary Voting in Europe. Patterns and Trends

This book provides an original, international and multidisciplinary perspective on the recent and extensive political and constitutional changes in Europe. The contributors cover changes from several key European countries, whether European Union members, applicant members, non-EU members or potentially former members, namely France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Spain, the Western Balkans and Switzerland.

The volume offers a rare understanding of contemporary European societies by examining how people’s choices as citizens and voters have influenced and can influence those changes and thus make a difference via elections and referendums. It will appeal to students and scholars of European studies, comparative politics, and voting behaviour, as well as to the wider readership interested in current affairs and European issues.

+ Addresses a topical and important political debate surrounding voting behaviour and the EU
+ Provides a multidisciplinary approach that includes political science, contemporary history, sociology and constitutional law
+ Compares electoral systems and patterns of voting behaviour in several European countries in order to offer a better understanding of contemporary European societies