The 2004 Elections to the European Parliament (EU Election Studies)

The 2004 election of the European Parliament marks something of a defining point in the history of European integration. The 2004 elections seemed simultaneously mundane and an accepted feature of a sui generis system, now accepted as a polity in its own right, that a quarter of a century ago had seen politicians fiercely disputing the wisdom and desirability of the people directly electing a European Parliament at all. Twenty-five Years Have Passed Since The First Euro-elections. The Sixth Elections To The European Parliament Are Marked By The Participation Of Ten New States From Central, Eastern And South Eastern Europe, The Conclusions Of The 2003-02 Igc On A Constitution For The New Europe, Referenda On The Constitution And On Accession To The Eu And The Euro, Amid Deep Division Over The Eu's External Role In The Wake Of The Iraq War And Subsequent Relations With The Us. The 2004 Elections To The European Parliament Includes Results From All Member States, Together With Full Coverage Of The Campaigns, And The Key Political Issues Of The Election. 1. Euro-elections 2004 -- A Defining Point In European Integration? / Juliet Lodge -- 2. European Parliament 1999-2004 / Richard Corbett -- 3. European Parliamentary Electoral Law And The 2004 Elections : Towards Uniformity Or Commonality? / James D. Mather -- 4. The Ep Party System After The 2004 Elections / Tapio Raunio -- 5. Euphoria To Apathy : Ep Turnout In The New Member States / Mark D. Baimbridge -- 6. Austria / Josef Melchior -- 7. Belgium / Tom Delreux And Caroline Steensels -- 8. Cyprus / Costas Melakopides -- 9. Czech Republic / Lenka Rovna -- 10. Denmark / Karina Pedersen -- 11. Estonia / Terry Mayer -- 12. Finland / Tapio Raunio -- 13. France / Helen Drake -- 14. Germany / Simon Green. Edited By Juliet Lodge. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Front Matter....Pages i-xxi Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Euro-Elections 2004 – A Defining Point in European Integration?....Pages 3-7 European Parliament 1999–2004....Pages 8-17 European Parliamentary Electoral Law and the 2004 Elections: Towards Uniformity or Commonality?....Pages 18-32 The EP Party System After the 2004 Elections....Pages 33-44 EUphoria to Apathy: EP Turnout in the New Member States....Pages 45-54 Front Matter....Pages 55-55 Austria....Pages 57-64 Belgium....Pages 65-72 Cyprus....Pages 73-80 Czech Republic....Pages 81-87 Denmark....Pages 88-94 Estonia....Pages 95-100 Finland....Pages 101-108 France....Pages 109-121 Germany....Pages 122-130 Greece....Pages 131-137 Hungary....Pages 138-145 Ireland....Pages 146-154 Italy....Pages 155-164 Latvia....Pages 165-172 Lithuania....Pages 173-178 Front Matter....Pages 55-55 Luxembourg....Pages 179-186 Malta....Pages 187-193 The Netherlands....Pages 194-200 Poland....Pages 201-209 Portugal....Pages 210-217 Slovakia....Pages 218-222 Slovenia....Pages 223-229 Spain....Pages 230-238 Sweden....Pages 239-247 The United Kingdom....Pages 248-257 Front Matter....Pages 259-259 Communicating Europe: From Procedural Transparency to Grand Forum....Pages 261-278 The European Parliament 2004–09 – A Parliament for the People of the New EU Polity?....Pages 279-292 Back Matter....Pages 293-307