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Economic crisis, bailout packages, and austerity measures have been the central agenda in Southern European countries for the last few years, while a strong decline of trust in European and national institutions was alarming. Citizens’ dealignment proved itself important in various demonstrations around Europe. This situation created new parties and changed the vote share of some others. Political science scholars have a certain interest and there is a growing literature on the topic. The demand side, voters, and the supply side, political parties, deserve additional attention. This paper investigates the contradictions in Southern European countries related to political parties and voting behaviour, even if they have faced similar implementations of the crisis and congruent regulations from the European Union. It is based on the findings of the European Election Studies (EES) 2004, 2009 and 2014; and it compares citizens’ perceptions of political parties and voting behaviour in EP elections. Voting behaviour will be the main dependent variable and it will be explained with left/right ideology, independence/integration attitudes and partisanship. Measuring the impact of “Europe” will be given a special focus.

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June 14th, 2016

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – 5 + 1 Steps Away From Visa-Free Travel for Turkish Nationals

* This article has been published by Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union (with Melih Özsöz).   Aspired facilitation of the issuance of […]

June 7th, 2016

The European Response to the Refugee Crisis: Angela Merkel on the Move

* This article has been published by Istanbul Policy Center (with Bianca Benvenuti)   Executive Summary The European project has hit strong […]

March 15th, 2016

Stormy months on the Aegean: the refugee deal and its impact on Turkey-EU relations

* This article has been published by Real Instituto Elcano, Madrid, Spain (with Melih Özsöz).   Theme The refugee deal of […]

March 1st, 2016

Reshaping relations in the midst of crises: A bitter anniversary for Turkey-EU accession negotiations

* This policy brief has been published by Istanbul Policy Center (with Melih Özsöz).   Executive Summary Relations between Turkey […]

January 6th, 2016

A New Era in Spanish Politics: Time to Negotiate

* This article has been published by Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union (with Marta Paradés).   The question that has to be […]

December 21st, 2015

New politics in Spain: No more two-party dominance, it is time to negotiate

* This article has been published by Hurriyet Daily News   Spanish citizens went to the ballot box on Dec. […]

December 1st, 2015

How to read the next generation progress reports

* This article has been published by Hurriyet Daily News (with Melih Özsöz).   The annual progress reports prepared by […]

November 7th, 2015

Having won back his majority, Erdoğan must now focus on reuniting Turkish society

* This article has been published by London School of Economics European Policy and Politics (EUROPP) Blog   The November elections […]

November 3rd, 2015

Unas elecciones extraordinarias, unos resultados extraordinarios: Turquía ha vuelto a la mayoría absoluta

* Este articulo se ha publicado en Agenda Publica.   Como consecuencia de la imposibilidad –o, mejor dicho, de la […]

October 25th, 2015

Turkey-EU deal on migrant crisis: Just a tactical whitewash?

* This article has been published by Hurriyet Daily News (with Melih Özsöz).   Relations between Turkey and the European […]