Center for the Study of Democracy
February 14-15, 2003
The Center is honored to host an international team of distinguished scholars who are examining the role of citizens and democratic processes in European Union before and after enlargement. The project is directed by Hans-Dieter Klingemann of the Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin (WZB) and UC Irvine.
Introduction Democracy in the New Europe
Hans-Dieter Klingemann, WZB and UC Irvine
Part 1 Democratic Political Institutions
Political institutions of the EU before and after enlargement
Cees van der Eijk, University of Amsterdam 9;
Support of democracy in Europe
Bernt Aardal, University of Olso, and Ola Listhaug, University of Trondheim, Norway
Part 2 Elections and Political Participation
The policy agenda of political parties
Hans-Dieter Klingemann, WZB and UC Irvine
Citizen participation: Voting and beyond
Michael Marsh, Trinity College, Dublin
Support for political parties
Soren Holmberg, Goteborg University, Sweden
Membership in political parties and interest organizations
Bernhard Wessels, WZB
Part 3 Party Systems, Voting Behavior, and Political Representation
Party systems
Hans-Dieter Klingemann, WZB and Russell J. Dalton, UC Irvine
Election campaigns
Andrea Roemmele, University of Mannheim, and Ronald Holzhacker, University of Twente
Voting behavior
John Curtice, University of Strathclyde
Political representation
Jacques Thomassen, University of Twente; Soren Holmberg, Goteborg University; and
Bernhard Wessels, WZB
Conclusions Prospects for Representative Democracy in the New Europe
Hans-Dieter Klingemann, WZB
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