German party manifestos are increasingly likely to downplay European issues and reflect negative attitudes toward the EU

Alonso, Sonia (2014) German party manifestos are increasingly likely to downplay European issues and reflect negative attitudes toward the EU. LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) Blog (07 Jan 2014). Website.

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Although the 2013 German elections were viewed as having wider importance for the rest of Europe, the issue of Europe itself played only a minor role in the election campaign. Sonia Alonso outlines results from an analysis of German party manifestos to assess the extent to which parties have emphasised European issues in elections since 1949. She notes that there is a downward trend in terms of the inclusion of European issues in manifestos, and that where European issues are mentioned they are increasingly likely to reflect negative attitudes toward the EU.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/
Additional Information:	© 2014 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Date Deposited:	03 Apr 2017 15:29
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2024 13:57
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/72222

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