(Un)intended Consequences of EU Parliamentary Elections

Wouter van der Brug is Professor of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam. His research interests focus on comparative research in collective political behaviour, in particular electoral behavior, right-wing populism, political communication, political trust and support, and political parties. He published in various international journals, such as the European Journal of Political Research, The British Journal of Political Science, Comparative Political Studies, Electoral Studies, Party Politics, Political Communication, West European Politics, Political Behavior, European Union Politics, Comparative European Politics, and The Journal of Theoretical Politics. In 2007 his monograph The Economy and the Vote (co-authored by Cees van der Eijk and Mark Franklin) was published by Cambridge University Press. Claes de Vreese is Professor of Political Communication at the University of Amsterdam. He is the founding Director of the Center for Politics and Communication (www.polcomm.org ). His research interests include EU attitudes, comparative journalism research, the effects of news, public opinion and European integration, effects of information and campaigning on elections, and direct democracy. His research is funded by several science foundation grants. He has received grants from the Dutch and Danish Science Foundations as well as the ERC. He has published 100+ articles in international peer-reviewed journals, including leading journals in political science, communication science, and public opinion research. He is the Editor of Political Communication.

PART 1: CONSEQUENCES OF EUROPEAN ELECTIONS FOR PUBLIC DEBATE AND POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT; PART 2: CONSEQUENCES OF EUROPEAN ELECTIONS FOR PARTY SYSTEMS; PART 3: CONSEQUENCES OF EUROPEAN ELECTIONS FOR ATTITUDES TOWARDS EUROPE; PART 4: LOOKING AHEAD