The domestic foundation of governmental preferences over European politics (C06)

该项目发展了一种新的国家政党主义理论，该理论将政府偏好的起源定位于国内意识形态政党竞争。在第三阶段，我们将关注欧洲议会（EP）的作用，以及欧洲一体化的责任与对选民的回应之间的紧张关系。首先，我们将研究欧洲议会在欧盟决策中的否决权作用，及其对司法、官僚机构和中央银行活动的影响。其次，我们将通过调查政党团体通过其宣言和演讲发出的信息类型来检查欧洲议会的信息作用。最后，我们将探讨选民如何通过关注投票率下降、公众支持率下降和欧洲怀疑主义政党的兴起来理解和解释这些信息。

The project develops a new theory of national partyism, which locates the origins of governmental preferences in domestic ideological party competition. In the third phase, we will focus on the role of the European Parliament (EP) and the tension between responsibility for European integration and responsiveness to the voters. First, we will investigate the veto role of the EP in EU decision-making, and its implications for the activities of the judiciary, bureaucracy, and the central bank. Second, we will examine the informational role of the EP by investigating the type of messages which the party groups send by their declarations and speeches. Finally, we will explore how voters understand and interpret these messages by paying attention to the declining turnout, the decreasing public support, and the rise of Eurosceptic parties.