Introduction to the special issue: No longer second-order? Explaining the European Parliament elections of 2019

IF 2.1 3区社会学 Q2 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Politics Pub Date : 2021-11-01 DOI:10.1177/02633957211035096

Katjana Gattermann, Claes H. de Vreese, Wouter van der Brug

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Abstract

The dominant perspective of European Parliament (EP) elections is that these are second-order national elections where little is at stake. This Special Issue asks whether this perspective is still valid in view of increased politicisation of European integration and in view of the higher turnout levels at the last EP elections. This introduction provides a general framework for the Special Issue and reflects upon some of its main findings. We argue that EP elections can only be considered first-order if they are primarily about the policies, rather than the polity. Some of the contributions in this Special Issue suggest that this is indeed the case. We reflect upon this and argue that there are reasons to expect that EP elections will become first-order elections in the future.

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特刊导言:不再是次品?解读2019年欧洲议会选举

欧洲议会（EP）选举的主要观点是，这些选举是二阶全国选举，几乎没有利害关系。本期特刊询问，鉴于欧洲一体化日益政治化，以及上次欧洲议会选举的投票率较高，这种观点是否仍然有效。本导言为《特刊》提供了一个总体框架，并反映了其中的一些主要结论。我们认为，只有在主要与政策而非政治有关的情况下，欧洲议会选举才能被视为一级选举。本期特刊中的一些贡献表明，情况确实如此。我们对此进行了反思，并认为有理由期待欧洲议会选举将成为未来的一级选举。

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