The 2009 Elections to the European Parliament [Hardcover]

An analysis of the 2009 European elections in each of the 27 member states of the newly enlarged European Union, and assessment of the European Parliament in 2004-2009. This book looks at the implications of low turnout for the future of European Union democracy and accountability.PART I: INTRODUCTION The European Parliament 2004-2009; R.Corbett Irrelevant and Obsolete: The European Parliament and Voters in Perspective; J.Lodge The 2009 European Parliamentary Elections and the Party Groups; S.Lightfoot PART II: COUNTRY CASE REVIEWS Austria; D.Nagel Belgium; A.Justaert Bulgaria; A.Dobreva Cyprus; C.Christophorou Czech Republic; L.Rovn? Denmark; F.J.Christiansen & J.Christensen Estonia; T.Mayer Finland; T.Raunio France; P.Mali?re Germany; C.Schweiger Greece; K.Sarikakis Hungary; A.L.Pap? & B.Horvathy Ireland; E.Moxon-Browne Italy; D.Viola Latvia; D.Auers Lithuania; S.Braghiroli Luxembourg; D.Hearl Malta; H.Frendo The Netherlands; A.Sprokerreef Poland; A.Szczerbiak Portgual; J.M.Magone Romania; E.Maxfield Slovakia; L.Rovn? Slovenia; A.Kraaovec & D.Lajh Spain; F.S.P?rez Sweden; M.Ros?n & A.Sannerstedt The United Kingdom; D.Mather PART III: CONCLUSION Framing and Salience of Issues in the 2009 European Elections; F.S.P?rez? & J.Lodge ResultsDAUNIS AUERS Associate Professor of Comparative Politics at the Department of Political Science, University of LatviaSTEFANO BRAGHIROLI PhD candidate at the Centre for the Study of Political Change (CIRCaP), University of Siena, ItalyRICHARD CORBETT Adviser to EU President Van RompuyJACOB CHRISTENSEN Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Southern DenmarkFLEMMING JUUL CHRISTIANSEN Post-doctoral Researcher in Political Science at Aarhus University, DenmarkCHRISTOPHOROS CHRISTOPHOROU Assistant Professor in Communications at the University of Nicosia, CyprusALINA DOBREVA Research Associate of the Jean Monnet European Centre of Excellence, University of Leeds, UKHENRY FRENDO Senior Professor of HistorylS‘