One Small Step for Candidates, One Giant Leap for Europarties? The consequence of the Spitzenkandidaten instrument in the European Elections 2014 on their subsequent institutionalization

• In Event: Comparative Political Parties

Brief Overview

Applying a framework based on institutionalization theory, this paper assesses the impact the Spitzenkandidaten model had on the state of Europarties. Building on a mixed-method analysis we show that this means a push for further integration.

Authors

• Niko Switek, University of Washington

• Kristina Weissenbach, University of Duisburg-Essen