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Evaluations of the Spitzenkandidaten: the Role of Information and News Exposure in Citizens' Preference Formation
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Abstract The 2014 European Parliament (EP) elections were characterised by a novel element in European Union (EU) politics. For the first time, the major European party families put forward top candidates for President of the European Commission, the so-called Spitzenkandidaten. This paper tests whether this... mehr
The 2014 European Parliament (EP) elections were characterised by a novel element in European Union (EU) politics. For the first time, the major European party families put forward top candidates for President of the European Commission, the so-called Spitzenkandidaten. This paper tests whether this innovation had the potential to - at least partially - alleviate the alleged accountability deficit. We rely on original survey data to assess citizens’ preferences for each of the main Spitzenkandidaten: Jean-Claude Juncker, Martin Schulz, and Guy Verhofstadt. Our research is guided by three questions: what explains whether citizens formulate a preference for a certain Spitzenkandidat? Which factors are responsible for variations in such preferences? And, are these explanations moderated by citizens’ political awareness? We show that three factors enable citizens to formulate a preference for the Spitzenkandidaten: news exposure, general
EU political information, and campaign-specific information about the Spitzenkandidaten. Furthermore, we demonstrate that only the most knowledgeable citizens are able to use party cues in their evaluations of the Spitzenkandidaten. The implications of our findings are discussed with reference to the EU’s democratic deficit debate. (auhtor's abstract)... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
EU; Europaparlament; Europawahl; Parlamentswahl; Wahlkampf; Kandidatur; Kandidatenaufstellung; Europäische Kommission; Präsident; Partei; Präferenz; Wähler; Wahlverhalten; Mobilisierung; politische Einstellung; politische Willensbildung; Personalisierung
Klassifikation
politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
Europapolitik
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2016
Seitenangabe
S. 37-54
Zeitschriftentitel
Politics and Governance, 4 (2016) 1
Heftthema
How Different Were the European Elections of 2014?
ISSN
2183-2463
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)