Tag: Constantin Schäfer
The best of Democratic Audit’s 2015 coverage of the European Union
As always, this year has been an eventful one on the continent, with the Brexit referendum on the horizon and political clashes over the terms of the UK’s membership, as well as a migrant crisis and the Greek crisis. Here, we round up 10 of the best articles on Democratic Audit which focus on the European […]
If Eurosceptic parties continue to prosper European elections could hinder further European integration
Turnout in European Parliament (EP) elections once again decreased in 2014. This observation seems worrying for many scholars and practitioners regarding the EU’s democratic legitimacy. However, by analysing the characteristics and motivations of European non-voters using EU-wide post-electoral survey data, Constantin Schäfer argues that a higher turnout in European elections might not necessarily lead to more […]
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