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Book SynopsisThis open access book focuses on the importance that EU politicization has gained in European democracies and the consequences for voting behaviour in six countries of the EU: Belgium, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Spain. Most of the studies which research the way the EU is being legitimised focus on the European Parliament elections. In this book we argue that to understand how EU accountability works, it is necessary to focus instead on national elections and the national political environment. Through a detailed, multimethod analysis this book establishes rigorously the paths of European accountability at the national level, its propitious contexts in the media and parliamentary debates, and whether the paths are similar from Greece to Germany. The findings have implications for both national and European Union democracy, underlining the importance that national institutions have in enabling citizens to hold the EU accountable.
Table of ContentsChapter 1- Introduction, by Marina Costa Lobo
PART ONE: EU POLITICISATION IN MEDIA AND PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES, 2002-2020
Chapter 2 - Politicisation of the EU in the print Media (2002-2016), Tiago Silva, Yani Kartalis
Chapter 3 Debating the EU in national parliaments (2002-2020). The impact of the Eurozone crisis on the democratic legitimacy of the European integration, Yani Kartalis and Tiago Silva.
Chapter 4 – Comparing Media and Parliamentary Debates, 2002-2020, Nelson Santos and Susana Rogeiro Nina.
PART TWO: EU POLITICISATION AND ITS CONSEQUENCES FOR VOTING
Chapter 5- Politicisation of the EU and Voting an Experimental Analysis, by Roberto Pannico and Marina Costa Lobo
Chapter 6- The Left-Right divide and Voting in Bailout Europe, Lea Heyne and Marina Costa Lobo, Roberto Pannico
Chapter 7- Greece: Politicisation in media, Parliamentary debates, and voting in 2019, by Roula Nezi
Chapter 8- Ireland: Politicisation in media, Parliamentary debates, and voting in 2019, by Lea Heyne
Chapter 9- Portugal: Politicisation in media, Parliamentary debates, and (effects on) voting in 2019, by Marina Costa Lobo
Chapter 10- Spain: Politicisation in media, Parliamentary debates, and (effects on) voting in 2019, by Hugo Marcos Marne
Chapter 11- Conclusions, Marina Costa Lobo
