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Book SynopsisThis volume aims to provide consolidated analyses of the 2019 European elections and explanations about the future of the European party system, in a context in which the EU has to face many challenges, including the erosion of electoral support for mainstream parties and the increasing success of populist parties. The structure of the book is designed to combine the overall view on the role of elections in shaping the future European project with relevant case studies. The reader is given a perspective not only on the results of the European Parliament elections as such, but also on how these results are related to national trends which pre-exist and what kind of collateral effects on the quality of democracy they could have. Contributors include: Jan Bíba, Sorin Bocancea, Dóra Bókay, Radu Carp, József Dúró, Tomáš Dvořák, Alexandra Alina Iancu, Ruxandra Ivan, Petra Jankovská, Małgorzata Madej, Cristina Matiuța, Sergiu Mișcoiu, Valentin Naumescu, Gianluca Piccolino, Leonardo Puleo, Alexandru Radu, Mihai Sebe, Sorina Soare, Tobias Spöri, Jeremias Stadlmair, Martin Štefek, Piotr Sula, and Jaroslav Ušiak.
Table of Contents List of Figures, Tables and Maps Notes on Contributors Introduction Radu Carp and Cristina Matiuța Part 1: Stability, Change and Challenges for the EU Party System 1Answers and Dilemmas Following the 2019 European Elections Valentin Naumescu 2The Demise of the Spitzenkandidaten System: decline of EU Democratization or (Euro)party Process of Adaptation? Alexandra Alina Iancu 3Electoral Engineering for a European Demos: building European Identity through Elections Ruxandra Ivan 4Towards a More Democratic European Union: how to Use the Elections for the European Parliament to Create a True Pan-European Constituency? Old Debates, New Challenges Mihai Sebe 5The Citizens’ Perceptions ahead of the 2019 European Parliament Vote – The Accuracy of the Eurobarometer Democracy and Elections Radu Carp 6The Exploitation for Populist Purposes of Difficulties in the EU – An Important Problem of the EU Sorin Bocancea Part 2: Case Studies 7Back on Track: the French Far Right’s (Narrow) Win in the 2019 European Elections Sergiu Mișcoiu 8Europe Up for Grabs: an Italian Perspective Gianluca Piccolino, Leonardo Puleo and Sorina Soare 9European Parliamentary Elections in Austria “Gone Ibiza” Tobias Spöri and Jeremias Stadlmair 10A Dress Rehearsal: european Elections in Poland before the Parliamentary Race Piotr Sula and Małgorzata Madej 11The 2019 European Parliament Elections in Hungary József Dúró and Dóra Bókay 12Rise of Euroscepticism in Slovak Political Parties before Election to European Parliament: case of Rise of Extremism in Slovak Society Jaroslav Ušiak and Petra Jankovská 13Ambiguity towards the EU as a Destiny of Czech Politics: the Case of the ANO Movement Jan Bíba, Tomáš Dvořák and Martin Štefek 14The European Elections Campaign in Romania: between Contesting and Embracing the EU Cristina Matiuța 15A Pattern of European Parliament Elections in Romania (2007–2019) Alexandru Radu Conclusions Radu Carp and Cristina Matiuța Index
