Author (Person) | Schmitt, Hermann |
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Series Title | West European Politics |
Series Details | Vol.28, No.3, May 2005, p650-679 |
Publication Date | May 2005 |
ISSN | 0140-2382 |
Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
Abstract: A quarter of a century ago the first series of European Parliament elections were characterised as second-order national elections. Much has changed since, which might have had an impact upon this diagnosis. In this article the central assumptions and predictions of the second-order elections model are restated and evaluated against the outcome of the 2004 European Parliament election and a post-election survey. Surprisingly enough, the findings confirm the persisting second-order nature of EP elections for Western Europe. Matters look very different, however, in the eight new Central and East European member countries. |
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Source Link | Link to Main Source http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/ |
Subject Categories | Politics and International Relations |
Countries / Regions | Europe |