Routledge Handbook of Local Elections and Voting in Europe

PART 1: Introduction 1. From perennial bridesmaids to fully fledged spouses: advancing the comparative study of local elections and voting PART 2: The Nordic States 2. Denmark: How two and a half parties rule within a multiparty system 3. Finland: Local autonomy, tenacious national parties, and sovereign, but indifferent voters 4. Iceland: Where localism prevails 5. Norway: Local democracy by trial (and error) 6. Sweden: Joint election day, party dominance, and extensive turnout PART 3: The British Isles 7. Ireland: An atypical electoral system for an atypical local government system 8. United Kingdom: Diversity amid the Cinderella elections? PART 4: The Rhinelandic States 9. Austria: Strong participation across federal diversity 10. Belgium: Between national barometer and local atmosphere 11. Germany: A variety of local elections in a federal system 12. Liechtenstein: Two leading parties in a direct democratic framework 13. Luxembourg: Toward a thinner relationship between local and national elections? 14. The Netherlands: Increasing responsibilities and nationalized elections 15. Switzerland: Low turnout but no second-order elections PART 5: The Southern European States 16. Andorra: Local elections in quasi-federal institutions 17. Cyprus: National parties' dominance and the decline of electoral participation 18. France: Competition only in large cities 19. Greece: Mayors in the foreground, parties behind the scenes 20. Italy: Hard-to-decipher local elections and voting 21. Portugal: Elections and voting in a dual-tier local government system 22. Spain: One main system to govern them all? Stable institutions in heterogeneous contexts PART 6: New Democracies: The Central and Eastern European States 23. Czech Republic: Local elections in a fragmented municipal system 24. Estonia: The consolidation of partisan politics in a small country with small municipalities 25. Hungary: The expansion and the limits of national politics at the local level 26. Latvia: Electoral drama in local governments 27. Lithuania: Between a volatile electorate and the revival of nonpartisanship 28. Poland: A hyperlocalized system? 29. Slovakia: A gradual weakening of political parties in a stable local electoral system 30. Ukraine: The first experiences with voting in the amalgamated territorial communities PART 7: New Democracies: The Southeastern European States 31. Albania: The path to decentralized democratic governance 32. Bosnia and Herzegovina: Local elections within a weak and contested state 33. Bulgaria: More open local electoral rules 34. Croatia: Games of local democracy in the shadow of national politics 35. Kosovo: Local elections and ethnic ramifications 36. Moldova: Party-shifting mayors within a nationalized local party system 37. Montenegro: Local elections in the shadow of national politics 38. North Macedonia: Local elections and parliamentary political dynamics 39. Romania: A case of national parties ruling local politics 40. Serbia: Three phases of local electoral politics after 1990 41. Slovenia: Where strong, nonpartisan mayors are reelected many times over PART 8: Conclusions 42. 'Happily ever after'? Comparing local elections and voting in 40 European countries

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