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Rethinking European Elections: The Importance of Regional Spillover Into the European Electoral Arena

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The European Union has developed into a multilevel electoral system in which elections take place at regional, national and European tiers of governance. Election scholars have taken up an interest in European and regional elections and the dominant approach to study these elections is the second†order election model. This model has generated important insights but it also faces limitations. A multilevel party system perspective exposes several vertical and horizontal interactions between electoral arenas. An empirical analysis on second†order effects in European elections held in 217 regions and 11 countries reveals that regional authority, regional identity and electoral timing of regional vis†à †vis European elections significantly alters the extent and way in which national politics flows into the European electoral arena. These results provide strong evidence that regionalization has significantly transformed European elections but this impact only comes to the fore once one adopts a multilevel party system perspective.

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  • Arjan H. Schakel, 2018. "Rethinking European Elections: The Importance of Regional Spillover Into the European Electoral Arena," Journal of Common Market Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 56(3), pages 687-705, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jcmkts:v:56:y:2018:i:3:p:687-705
    DOI: 10.1111/jcms.12712
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    1. Cristian Incaltarau & Gabriela Carmen Pascariu & Neculai‐Cristian Surubaru, 2020. "Evaluating the Determinants of EU Funds Absorption across Old and New Member States – the Role of Administrative Capacity and Political Governance," Journal of Common Market Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 58(4), pages 941-961, July.

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