Sylvia Kritzinger and David Johann
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- March 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780198757412
- eISBN:
- 9780191817120
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198757412.003.0009
- Subject:
- Political Science, Comparative Politics
The chapter examines first how many voters deviate from the party they are closest to in left‐right terms, but rather vote for a Eurosceptic party. In addition, the contestation of the European issue ...
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The chapter examines first how many voters deviate from the party they are closest to in left‐right terms, but rather vote for a Eurosceptic party. In addition, the contestation of the European issue is regarded. As voters require information about the political agenda to make a decision, the chapter explores contestation effects by analysing the impact of news media reporting. Using public opinion and media data of the 1999, 2004, and 2009 European Election Studies, it finds that only a few voters deviate from their left‐right preferences and choose a Eurosceptic party. Moreover, the news media hardly exert an influence on changes in ideological vote deviations even when taking individuals’ pre‐held EU attitudes into account.Less
The chapter examines first how many voters deviate from the party they are closest to in left‐right terms, but rather vote for a Eurosceptic party. In addition, the contestation of the European issue is regarded. As voters require information about the political agenda to make a decision, the chapter explores contestation effects by analysing the impact of news media reporting. Using public opinion and media data of the 1999, 2004, and 2009 European Election Studies, it finds that only a few voters deviate from their left‐right preferences and choose a Eurosceptic party. Moreover, the news media hardly exert an influence on changes in ideological vote deviations even when taking individuals’ pre‐held EU attitudes into account.
