People and Parliament in the European Union: Participation, Democracy, and Legitimacy

✍ Scribed by Jean Blondel, Richard Sinnott, Palle Svensson

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Year: 1998
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 304
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The power of the European Parliament has been steadily and visibly increasing in recent years. At the same time, however, the already low rate of turnout in European elections has declined. Based on extensive new data, this important study probes the foundations of participation, democracy, and legitimacy in the European Union, and examines the ways in which participation and democratic representation might be enhanced.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 10
List of Figures......Page 12
List of Tables......Page 14
1. Electoral Participation, Democracy, and Legitimacy in the European Union......Page 18
2. The Extent and Nature of the Problem of Abstention in European Parliament Elections......Page 47
3. Legitimacy and Participation......Page 72
4. Interest, Knowledge, and Participation......Page 102
5. The European Parliament: Power, Responsiveness, Image, and Participation......Page 124
6. Parties, Candidates, and Campaigns......Page 154
7. Turnout in Context: A Comparison of Member States......Page 181
8. Sources of Participation and Abstention......Page 216
9. Conclusion: Participation, Democracy, and Legitimacy in the European Union......Page 254
Appendix: Questions in Eurobarometer 41.1 used in the analysis......Page 275
References......Page 288
C......Page 296
D......Page 297
E......Page 298
I......Page 299
L......Page 300
N......Page 301
P......Page 302
S......Page 303
W......Page 304