Between Nationalism and Europeanisation [Hardcover]

Engaging with these big questions of European politics, Nevena Nancheva tells a small story from the periphery of Europe.Why do we need European integration in increasingly fragmented and antagonised European societies? How can European integration relate to the national stories we carry about who we are as a nation and where we belong? What to do with the national stories that tell traumatising tales of past loss and sacrifice, and depict others as villains or foes? Can we still claim that our national states are the most legitimate way of organising European political communities today? Engaging with these big questions of European politics, Nevena Nancheva tells a small story from the periphery of Europe. Looking at two post-communist Balkan states  Bulgaria and Macedonia  she explores how their narratives of national identity have changed in the context of Europeanisation and EU membership preparations. In doing so, Nancheva suggests that national identity and European integration might be more relevant than previously thought.ContentsList of Figures and Tables viiContributors xiPreface xvChapter One: Between-Election Democracy: An Introductory NotePeter Esaiasson and Hanne Marthe Narud 1Chapter Two: Communicative Responsiveness and Other Central Conceptsin Between-Election DemocracyPeter Esaiasson, Mikael Gilljam and Mikael Persson 15Chapter Three: Is Anyone Listening?The Perceived Effectiveness of Electoral and Non-Electoral ParticipationSofie Marien and Marc Hooghe 35Chapter Four: Issue Uptake in the Shadow of ElectionsAudrey Andr?, Sam Depauw and Kris Deschouwer 53Chapter Five: Nominations, Campaigning and Representation: How theSecret Garden of Politics Determines the Style of Campaigning andRoles of RepresentationRune Karlsen and Hanne Marthe Narud 77Chapter Six: Institutional Incentives for Participation in Elections andBetween ElectionsHenrik Serup Christensen 103Chapter Seven: Political Parties in the Streets: The Development andTiming of Party-Sponsols