The Routledge handbook of local elections and voting in Europe. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Handbook of local elections and voting in Europe; Local elections and voting in Europe
• Further Information: Note: Adam Gendźwiłł, Ulrik Kjaer and Kristof Steyvers.
• Editors: Gendźwiłł, Adam; Kjaer, Ulrik; Steyvers, Kristof
• Contents: PART 1: Introduction 1. From perennial bridesmaids to fully fledged spouses: advancing the comparative study of local elections and voting Adam Gendzìwiłł, Ulrik Kjaer, and Kristof Steyvers PART 2: The Nordic States 2. Denmark: How two and a half parties rule within a multiparty system Ulrik Kjaer 3. Finland: Local autonomy, tenacious national parties, and sovereign, but indifferent voters Siv Sandberg 4. Iceland: Where localism prevails Eva Marín Hlynsdóttir and Eva H. Önnudóttir 5. Norway: Local democracy by trial (and error) Jo Saglie and Signe Bock Segaard 6. Sweden: Joint election day, party dominance, and extensive turnout Anders Lidström PART 3: The British Isles 7. Ireland: An atypical electoral system for an atypical local government system Aodh Quinlivan, Mark Callanan, and Liam Weeks 8. United Kingdom: Diversity amid the Cinderella elections? Alistair Clark and Alia Middleton PART 4: The Rhinelandic States 9. Austria: Strong participation across federal diversity Philipp Umek 10. Belgium: Between national barometer and local atmosphere Kristof Steyvers 11. Germany: A variety of local elections in a federal system Angelika Vetter 12. Liechtenstein: Two leading parties in a direct democratic framework Wilfried Marxer 13. Luxembourg: Toward a thinner relationship between local and national elections? Dan Schmit, Raphaël Kies, and Patrick Dumont 14. The Netherlands: Increasing responsibilities and nationalized elections Henk van der Kolk 15. Switzerland: Low turnout but no second-order elections Andreas Ladner PART 5: The Southern European States 16. Andorra: Local elections in quasi-federal institutions Lluís Medir, Pere Vilanova, and Esther Pano 17. Cyprus: National parties’ dominance and the decline of electoral participation Andreas Kirlappos 18. France: Competition only in large cities Bernard Dolez and Annie Laurent 19. Greece: Mayors in the foreground, parties behind the scenes Nikos Hlepas and Theodore Chadjipadelis 20. Italy: Hard-to-decipher local elections and voting Silvia Bolgherini and Selena Grimaldi 21. Portugal: Elections and voting in a dual-tier, local government system António F. Tavares and Pedro J. Camões 22. Spain: One main system to govern them all? Stable institutions in heterogeneous contexts Carmen Navarro, Lluís Medir, and Jaume Magre PART 6: New Democracies: The Central and Eastern European States 23. Czech Republic: Local elections in a fragmented municipal system Petr Voda 24. Estonia: The consolidation of partisan politics in a small country with small municipalities Tõnis Saarts, Georg Sootla, and Kersten Kattai 25. Hungary: The expansion and the limits of national politics at the local level Gábor Dobos 26. Latvia: Electoral drama in local governments Iveta Reinholde and Malvīne Stučka 27. Lithuania: Between volatile electorate and revival of nonpartisanship Aistė Lazauskienė and Jurga Bučaitė-Vilkė 28. Poland: A hyperlocalized system? Adam Gendźwiłł 29. Slovakia: A gradual weakening of political parties in a stable local electoral system Daniel Klimovský 30. Ukraine: The first experiences with voting in the amalgamated territorial communities Valentyna Romanova PART 7: New Democracies: The Southeastern European States 31. Albania: The path to decentralized democratic governance Naz Feka, Iain Frank Wilson, and Alba Dakoli Wilson 32. Bosnia and Herzegovina: Local elections within a weak and contested state Kiran Auerbach 33. Bulgaria: More open local electoral rules Desislava Kalcheva and Daniela Ushatova 34. Croatia: Games of local democracy in the shadow of national politics Mihovil Škarica and Tijana Vukojičić Tomić 35. Kosovo: Local elections and ethnic ramifications Memet Memeti 36. Moldova: Party-shifting mayors within a nationalized local party system Ion Beschieru 37. Montenegro: Local elections in the shadow of national politics Olivera Komar and Slaven Živković 38. North Macedonia: Local elections and the parliamentary political dynamics Veli Kreci and Islam Jusufi 39. Romania: A case of national parties ruling local politics Cristina Stănuș and Andrei Gheorghiță 40. Serbia: Three phases of local electoral politics after 1990 Aleksandar Marinković and Novak Gajić 41. Slovenia: Where strong, nonpartisan mayors are reelected many times over Simona Kukovič and Miro Haček PART 8: Conclusions 42. 'Happily ever after'? Comparing local elections and voting in 40 European countries Adam Gendźwiłł, Ulrik Kjaer, and Kristof Steyvers
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 320.8094; Local elections -- Europe; Voting research -- Europe; Local government -- Europe
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000531220; 9781000531206; 9781003009672
• Related ISBNs: 9780367444334
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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