Title of article :
A Vote Against Europe? Explaining Defection at the 1999 and 2004 European Parliament Elections
Author/Authors :
HOBOLT، SARA B. نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2009
Pages :
23
From page :
93
To page :
115
Abstract :
Governing parties generally win fewer votes at European Parliament elections than at national elections. The most common explanation for this is that European elections are ‘second order national elections’ acting as mid-term referendums on government performance. This article proposes an alternative, though complementary, explanation: voters defect because governing parties are generally far more pro-European than the typical voter. Additionally, the more the campaign context primes Eurosceptic sentiments, the more likely voters are to turn against governing parties. A multi-level model is used to test these propositions and analyse the effects of individual and contextual factors at the 1999 and 2004 European Parliament elections. Both European and domestic concerns matter to voters; moreover, campaign context plays an important role in shaping vote choices.
Journal title :
British Journal of Political Science
Serial Year :
2009
Journal title :
British Journal of Political Science
Record number :
652242
Link To Document :
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