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.