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Politicizing Europe in Elections to the European Parliament (1994-2019): The Crucial Role of Mainstream Parties

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Braun, Daniela
Grande, Edgar

Abstract

Based on original data, this article analyses the politicization of European issues in European elections. Contrary to scholarly expectations, our findings show a higher level of politicization of European issues compared to national elections. However, politicization has been declining in both elec... view more

Based on original data, this article analyses the politicization of European issues in European elections. Contrary to scholarly expectations, our findings show a higher level of politicization of European issues compared to national elections. However, politicization has been declining in both electoral arenas from the early 2000s until 2014 despite the increasing visibility of radical Eurosceptic parties. This paper suggests that this decline in politicization is a consequence of relatively low levels of emphasis put on the EU issue by mainstream political parties. It argues that Eurosceptic parties have had a paradoxical effect on politicization, since mainstream parties have responded to the former's mobilizing efforts by de‐emphasizing European issues rather than pursuing a confrontational strategy. This finding is corroborated by the 2019 elections, where we observe remarkably high levels of politicization in those countries where mainstream parties have been forced to open the debate around European issues.... view less

Keywords
European Parliament; parliamentary election; European Policy; party; politicization; party politics; EU

Classification
European Politics

Document language
English

Publication Year
2021

Page/Pages
p. 1124-1141

Journal
JCMS Journal of Common Market Studies, 59 (2021) 5

ISSN
1468-5965

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0


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