The Europeanization of politics: the formation of a European electorate and party system in historical perspective

Abstract

Electoral integration in Europe -- Framework -- Theoretical framework: Europeanization in historical perspective -- Research design: European party families and party systems analysis -- Homogeneity: convergence and deviation in European electoral development, 1848-2012 -- Uniformity: electoral waves and electoral swings across Europe, 1848-2012 -- Correspondence: overlapping vs. distinctive electorates in national and European elections, 1974-2012 -- Cohesion: ideological convergence within European party families, 1945-2009 -- Closure: the Europeanization of cabinet and coalition politics, 1945-2009 -- Sources of Europeanization: supra-, within- and trans-national explanations toward European-wide representation