Tag: Richard Rose
Elections to the European Parliament: what if more people voted?
Can the rise of Eurosceptic and extremist parties be blamed on the mobilisation of people who previously had abstained from the polls? An analysis of the 2009 and 2014 elections to the European Parliament suggests that support for Eurosceptic parties would be largely unaffected by changes in voter turnout, write Uwe Remer-Bollow, Patrick Bernhagen and Richard Rose. Extremist parties would even have lost vote shares if turnout had reached the higher levels observed at national general elections.
Three key issues have been neglected in the EU Referendum Bill
As the EU Referendum Bill awaits committee stage in the House of Lords, Richard Rose highlights issues that are not currently addressed in the draft bill. Questions around the turnout threshold, renegotiation process and to what extent the vote is binding government could significantly shape the outcome and implications of the referendum. Similar PostsCan we really not predict […]
The words ‘plebiscite’ and ‘referendum’ should not be used interchangeably, as each has a different and distinct meaning
In 2017, the UK is scheduled to hold a referendum on our membership of the European Union, with David Cameron set to campaign for retention of our status as a EU member state. The vote has been described as a referendum and a plebiscite, but Richard Rose cautions against using the terms interchangeably as they […]
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