The Legitimacy of the European Union After Enlargement

Contents......Page 6
List of Figures......Page 10
List of Tables......Page 12
Preface......Page 14
Contributors......Page 16
Abbreviations......Page 21
1.1. Introduction......Page 22
1.2. The legitimacy of the European Union: A Union of, by, and for the people?......Page 25
1.3. Political representation in the European Union......Page 30
1.4. The legitimacy of the European Union: The support of the people......Page 38
1.5. The European Election Studies project......Page 40
Part I: Political Representation in the European Union......Page 42
2.1. Introduction......Page 44
2.2. The development of the EU party system......Page 46
2.3. The party systems of Central and Eastern Europe: Do they fit in?......Page 48
2.4. Dimensions of party competition in the European Union before enlargement......Page 50
2.5. Dimensions of party competition in the European Union after enlargement......Page 54
2.6. The competitiveness and cohesion of the European party system after enlargement......Page 56
2.7. Conclusion......Page 60
Appendix......Page 63
3.1. Introduction......Page 65
3.2. A European public sphere?......Page 66
3.3. European elections: The emergence of Europeanized national public spheres?......Page 71
3.4. Data: The 2004 European election media study......Page 74
3.5. Results......Page 75
3.6. Conclusions......Page 83
4.1. Introduction......Page 86
4.2. Theoretical expectations......Page 87
4.3. Differences in value orientations......Page 90
4.4. Determinants of party choice......Page 99
4.5. Conclusion: One electorate or many?......Page 107
Appendix......Page 110
5.1. Introduction......Page 114
5.2. The effects of enlargement on politics in the European Parliament......Page 116
5.3. Partisan and national divisions in the European Parliament......Page 120
5.4. Ideological structures......Page 124
5.5. Conclusion......Page 131
Appendix......Page 133
Part II: Political Support for the European Union......Page 136
6.1. Introduction......Page 138
6.2. The debate on the level of decision making in the EU......Page 139
6.3. Citizens’ level of governance preferences over time, policy sector, and space......Page 143
6.4. Hypotheses on citizens’ preferences for level of government......Page 152
6.5. The level of decision making: Explaining the preferences of citizens......Page 156
6.6. Conclusion......Page 158
7.1. Introduction......Page 163
7.2. Previous research......Page 164
7.3. Public perceptions of benefits......Page 167
7.4. Explaining diversity and change......Page 174
7.5. Analysis......Page 175
7.6. Conclusions......Page 179
Appendix 1......Page 182
Appendix 2......Page 183
8.1. Introduction......Page 186
8.2. Trust in institutions: Concept, hypotheses, and prior research findings......Page 188
8.3. The development of trust in national and European political institutions......Page 190
8.4. Trust in national and European political institutions after Eastern enlargement......Page 196
8.5. Discussion......Page 203
9.1. Introduction......Page 205
9.2. European identity and European citizenship......Page 206
9.3. Conceptualizations, operationalizations, and methods......Page 208
9.4. An empirical analysis of citizenship and trust......Page 212
9.5. In conclusion......Page 224
10.1. Introduction......Page 229
10.2. Previous research......Page 230
10.3. Abstentions and orientations to the EU: A first look......Page 234
10.4. EU legitimacy beliefs amidst other factors......Page 237
10.5. If not legitimacy beliefs, what then causes low turnout in EP elections?......Page 240
10.6. Conclusions and reflections......Page 241
11.1. Introduction......Page 246
11.2. The European Union and representative democracy......Page 247
11.3. The legitimacy of the European Union: The support of the people......Page 250
11.4. The effects of enlargement on the legitimacy of the European Union......Page 253
11.5. The quality of political representation in the European Union......Page 255
11.6. Party government as a cure for the democratic deficit of the EU?......Page 257
11.7. In conclusion......Page 262
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