Southern Europe has been the EU region most exposed to the Eurozone
sovereign debt crisis with consequences for national party systems and
political stability. The 2014 European Parliament elections took place
at a crucial time for Europe and Southern European societies more
generally. This book analyses the Euroelections in Southern Europe,
asking whether these followed the usual pattern of low-stimulus
contests or whether the crisis context raised the bar. Country
chapters on Italy, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Cyprus and Malta
investigate the background of the elections, the electoral campaign
and the rise of Euroscepticism. The linkage between governments’
economic performance, the Europhile or Eurosceptic stances of
political parties, and their electoral performance are at the core of
the analysis in each chapter. The findings reveal that the political
and electoral consequences of the economic crisis have not
fundamentally challenged the second-order character of the 2014
European Parliament elections in Southern Europe. However, electoral
behaviour exhibits some indications of a more critical contest in
which the EU divide becomes more significant and polarising in
determining voting choices. This book was previously published as a
special issue of South European Society and Politics.
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ISBN
9781317220596
Publisert
2018
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Routledge
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Product language
Engelsk
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Digital bok
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