Add to ORKGDoes the European Parliament adequately represent the views of European citizens? Drawing on a recent study, Miriam Sorace illustrates that while the Parliament is often criticised for being too distant from its voters, it is far more representative of the views of voters than commonly thought. Nevertheless, a lack of information about European election campaigns, as well as a tendency for some voters to cast protest votes, can lead to individual voters being less well represented
European Parliament elections may not have been popular, but they used proportional representation –...
Following the 2019 European Parliament elections, Mary Kaldor argues that developing substantive dem...
The European Commission recently published its annual reports on six EU candidate countries and pote...
Does the European Parliament adequately represent the views of European citizens? Drawing on a recen...
Can the rise of Eurosceptic and extremist parties be blamed on the mobilisation of people who previo...
In this edited extract from his book, Fiction, Fact and Future: The Essence of EU Democracy, former ...
Elections in new democracies such as those in Central and Eastern Europe are often expected to be vo...
Recent research suggests that European integration may have led political parties to adopt increasin...
EU treaty reforms have progressively increased the power of the European Parliament by making it a c...
While Brexit negotiations are beginning to progress, the European Parliament is preparing to vote on...
Decision-making in the Council of the European Union has long been characterised by a depoliticised ...
If citizens are frequently called upon to vote in elections, are they less likely to participate? Dr...
Education levels are often cited as a key factor in explaining differences in opinion between voters...
Much of the European Parliament’s work rests on negotiations within parliamentary committees, as wel...
The concept of 'sovereignty' is typically taken to mean the ability of states to make their own laws...
European Parliament elections may not have been popular, but they used proportional representation –...
Following the 2019 European Parliament elections, Mary Kaldor argues that developing substantive dem...
The European Commission recently published its annual reports on six EU candidate countries and pote...
Does the European Parliament adequately represent the views of European citizens? Drawing on a recen...
Can the rise of Eurosceptic and extremist parties be blamed on the mobilisation of people who previo...
In this edited extract from his book, Fiction, Fact and Future: The Essence of EU Democracy, former ...
Elections in new democracies such as those in Central and Eastern Europe are often expected to be vo...
Recent research suggests that European integration may have led political parties to adopt increasin...
EU treaty reforms have progressively increased the power of the European Parliament by making it a c...
While Brexit negotiations are beginning to progress, the European Parliament is preparing to vote on...
Decision-making in the Council of the European Union has long been characterised by a depoliticised ...
If citizens are frequently called upon to vote in elections, are they less likely to participate? Dr...
Education levels are often cited as a key factor in explaining differences in opinion between voters...
Much of the European Parliament’s work rests on negotiations within parliamentary committees, as wel...
The concept of 'sovereignty' is typically taken to mean the ability of states to make their own laws...
European Parliament elections may not have been popular, but they used proportional representation –...
Following the 2019 European Parliament elections, Mary Kaldor argues that developing substantive dem...
The European Commission recently published its annual reports on six EU candidate countries and pote...