Regional and National Elections in Western Europe: Territoriality of the Vote in Thirteen Countries

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Introduction: Territoriality of the Vote: A Framework for Analysis....Pages 1-26
Austria: Regional Elections in the Shadow of National Politics....Pages 27-46
Belgium: Toward a Regionalization of National Elections?....Pages 47-67
Denmark: The First Years of Regional Voting after Comprehensive Reform....Pages 68-87
France: Regional Elections as ‘Third-Order’ Elections?....Pages 88-105
Germany: The Anatomy of Multilevel Voting....Pages 106-125
Greece: Five Typical Second-Order Elections despite Significant Electoral Reform....Pages 126-141
Italy: Between Growing Incongruence and Region-Specific Dynamics....Pages 142-161
The Netherlands: Two Forms of Nationalization of Provincial Elections....Pages 162-178
Norway: No Big Deal with Regional Elections?....Pages 179-195
Spain: The Persistence of Territorial Cleavages and Centralism of the Popular Party....Pages 196-215
Sweden: From Mid-term County Council Elections to Concurrent Elections....Pages 216-233
Switzerland: Moving toward a Nationalized Party System....Pages 234-253
The UK: Multilevel Elections in an Asymmetrical State....Pages 254-274
Conclusion: Regional Elections in Comparative Perspective....Pages 275-299
Back Matter....Pages 300-329