Debating Europe: Effects of the “Eurovision Debate” on EU Attitudes of Young German Voters and the Moderating Role Played by Political Involvement
In the run-up to the elections to the European Parliament in 2014, EU citizens had the unprecedented opportunity to watch televised debates between the candidates running for president of the European Commission. The most important debate was the so-called "Eurovision debate", which was broadcasted in almost all EU member states. In this study we explore the responses of a sample of 110 young German voters, who watched this debate, to the candidates' messages and whether exposure to the debate caused a shift in the respondents' attitudes towards the EU. Combining data from a quasi-experiment, real-time response data, and data from a content analysis of the debate, we find that respondents' …
This time it’s different? Effects of the Eurovision Debate on young citizens’ and its consequence for EU democracy – evidence from a quasi-experiment in 24 countries
For the very first time in EU history, the 2014 EP elections provided citizens with the opportunity to influence the nomination of the Commission President by casting a vote for the main Europarties’ ‘lead candidates’. By subjecting the position of the Commission President to an open political contest, many experts have formulated the expectation that heightened political competition would strengthen the weak electoral connection between EU citizens and EU legislators, which some consider a root cause for the EU’s lack of public support. In particular, this contest was on display in the so-called ‘Eurovision Debate’, a televised debate between the main contenders for the Commission Presiden…
Guiding the modeller: organizing and selecting experimental data for single cell models using the CoCoDat database
Collating, organizing and selecting quantitative experimental data are time-consuming tasks necessary for building and constraining biophysically realistic neuronal models. The CoCoDat (Collation of Cortical Data) database has been designed as an advanced environment for storing, organizing and retrieving detailed, uninterpreted quantitative data on morphology, electrophysiology and connectivity from the published literature according to neurophysiological concepts. All experimental data are linked to exact bibliographical references and detailed records of procedures used in the experiments that produced the data. We demonstrate the usefulness of CoCoDat for implementation of an example mo…
Wahlkämpfe im Miniaturformat: Fernsehdebatten und ihre Wirkung am Beispiel des TV-Duells 2013 zwischen Angela Merkel und Peer Steinbrück
AbstractFernsehduelle nach amerikanischem Format gibt es in Deutschland seit 2002, als sich Gerhard Schröder und Edmund Stoiber zu zwei Duellen trafen. In der Zwischenzeit sind solche Duelle zu einem festen Bestandteil von Wahlkämpfen geworden. In dem Beitrag gehen wir der Frage nach, warum die Ereignisse bei den beteiligten Akteuren, den übertragenden Medien, den zuschauenden Bürgerinnen und Bürgern, aber auch der Wissenschaft hohe Wertschätzung genießen. Am Beispiel der Bundestagswahl 2013 zeigen wir schließlich, wie sich diese „Wahlkämpfe im Miniaturformat“ erforschen lassen.
This time it’s different? Effects of the Eurovision Debate on young citizens and its consequence for EU democracy – evidence from a quasi-experiment in 24 countries
For the very first time in EU history, the 2014 EP elections provided citizens with the opportunity to influence the nomination of the Commission President by casting a vote for the main Europarties’ ‘lead candidates’. By subjecting the position of the Commission President to an open political contest, many experts have formulated the expectation that heightened political competition would strengthen the weak electoral connection between EU citizens and EU legislators, which some consider a root cause for the EU’s lack of public support. In particular, this contest was on display in the so-called ‘Eurovision Debate’, a televised debate between the main contenders for the Commission Presiden…