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This volume provides a comprehensive analysis of the 2024 elections to the European Parliament, the first to be held since Brexit, COVID, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It offers a clear, concise and timely appraisal of the key issues raised in the elections both at the EU level and in each of the Member States. Part 1 begins with an overview of how controversial holding elections to a supranational EU parliament was in1979, before exploring how the changing dynamics and challenges of political engagement in the EU were addressed in 2024 following the Conference on the Future of Europe. Strategies to mobilise voters, the role of supranational European parties and manifestos in 2024 are examined. Part 2 focuses on the elections in the twenty-seven Member States. Each chapter puts the elections of the state into context. The electoral rules, election campaigns, turnout and results, and the implications for domestic and EU level politics are outlined and evaluated. The book concludes with an assessment of what the results may indicate for democracy in the EU.
List of contents
Chapter 1. Introduction .- Chapter 2. The European Parliament elections in 2024: coming of age?.- Chapter 3. Party Families, Groups and Transnational Parties the Unique Arrangements of European Representation.- Chapter 4. Voter mobilisation in the 2024 European elections.- Chapter 5. The Conference on the Future of Europe.- Chapter 6. Northern Ireland and the European Parliament Elections.- Chapter 7. Austria.- Chapter 8. Belgium.- Chapter 9. Bulgaria.- Chapter 10. Croatia.- Chapter 11. Cyprus.- Chapter 12. Czech Republic.- Chapter 13. Denmark.- Chapter 14. Estonia.- Chapter 15. Finland.- Chapter 16. France.- Chapter 17. Germany.- Chapter 18. Greece.- Chapter 19. Hungary.- Chapter 20. Ireland.- Chapter 21. Italy.- Chapter 22. Latvia.- Chapter 23. Lithuania.- Chapter 24. Luxembourg.- Chapter 25. Malta.- Chapter 26. The Netherlands.- Chapter 27. Poland.- Chapter 28. Portugal.- Chapter 29. Romania.- Chapter 30. Slovakia.- Chapter 31. Slovenia.- Chapter 32. Spain.- Chapter 33. Sweden.- Chapter. 34. Conclusion.
About the author
Juliet Lodge is Professor Emerita at the University of Leeds, UK, and AI Ethics Lead for Saher(Europe)ÖU. A member of the privacy expert group of the Biometrics Institute, her EU research focuses on trustable AI, digital borders, accountability, and citizens. She has published widely on Euro elections and EU policy. In 1992 she was elected European Woman of Europe.
Julie Smith is Professor of European Politics in the Department of Politics and International Studies, Cambridge University, and Fellow in Politics at Robinson College, Cambridge, UK.
Stergios Fotopoulos is Press and Communication Administrator at the Council of the EU. He has a Ph.D. in media and communication studies from the Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Belgium.
Summary
This volume provides a comprehensive analysis of the 2024 elections to the European Parliament, the first to be held since Brexit, COVID, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It offers a clear, concise and timely appraisal of the key issues raised in the elections both at the EU level and in each of the Member States. Part 1 begins with an overview of how controversial holding elections to a supranational EU parliament was in1979, before exploring how the changing dynamics and challenges of political engagement in the EU were addressed in 2024 following the Conference on the Future of Europe. Strategies to mobilise voters, the role of supranational European parties and manifestos in 2024 are examined. Part 2 focuses on the elections in the twenty-seven Member States. Each chapter puts the elections of the state into context. The electoral rules, election campaigns, turnout and results, and the implications for domestic and EU level politics are outlined and evaluated. The book concludes with an assessment of what the results may indicate for democracy in the EU.
