Regional and National Elections in Western Europe

List of Tables and Figures Notes on Contributors Acknowledgements 1. Introduction: Territoriality of the Vote. A Framework for Analysis; Arjan H. Schakel and Régis Dandoy 2. Austria: Regional Elections in the Shadow of National Politics; Marcelo Jenny 3. Belgium: Towards a Regionalization of National Elections?; Régis Dandoy 4. Denmark: The First Years of Regional Voting after Comprehensive Reform; Yosef Bhatti and Sune Welling Hansen 5. France: Regional Elections as 'third-order' Elections?; Fabien Escalona, Simon Labouret and Mathieu Vieira 6. Germany: The Anatomy of Multi-level Voting; Charlie Jeffery and Alia Middleton 7. Greece: Five Typical Second-order Elections Despite Significant Electoral Reform; Stavros Skrinis 8. Italy: Between Growing Incongruence and Region-specific Dynamics; Emanuele Massetti and Giulia Sandri 9. The Netherlands: Two Forms of Nationalization of Provincial Elections; Arjan H. Schakel 10. Norway: No Big Deal with Regional Elections?; Lawrence E. Roseand Tore Hansen 11. Spain: The Persistence of Territorial Cleavages and Centralism of the Popular Party; Braulio Gómez Fortes and Laura Cabeza Perez 12. Sweden: From Mid-term County Council Elections to Concurrent Elections; Linda Berg and Henrik Oscarsson 13. Switzerland: Moving Towards a Nationalized Party System; Daniel Bochsler and Fabio Wasserfallen 14. The United Kingdom: Multi-level Elections in an Asymmetrical State; Nicola McEwen 15. Conclusion: Regional Elections in Comparative Perspective; Arjan H. Schakel and Régis Dandoy Bibliography Index

Linda Berg, University of Gothenburg, SwedenYosef Bhatti, University of Copenhagen, DenmarkDaniel Bochsler, University of Zurich, SwitzerlandLaura Cabeza Perez, Spanish National Research CouncilFabien Escalona Braulio Gómez Fortes, Institute of GovernanceTore Hansen, University of Oslo, NorwayCharlie Jeffery, University of Edinburgh, UKMarcelo Jenny, University of Vienna, AustriaSimon Labouret, Institute of Political Studies in GrenobleEmanuele Massetti, University of Sussex, UKNicola McEwen, University of Edinburgh, UKAlia Middleton, University of Edinburgh, UKHenrik E. Oscarsson, University of Gothenburg, SwedenLawrence E. Rose, University of Oslo, NorwayGiulia Sandri, Université Libre de Bruxelles, BelgiumStavros Skrinis, Panteion University Athens, GreeceMathieu Vieira, Université Libre de Bruxelles, BelgiumFabio Wasserfallen, University of Zurich, SwitzerlandSune Welling Hansen, Danish Institute of Governmental Research