Does pledge fulfilment bear any electoral consequences for government parties? While
previous research on retrospective voting has largely focused on electoral accountability …

Electoral manifestos play a crucial role in visions of party democracy and political science
analyses of party competition. While research has focused on the contents of manifestos, we …

This book investigates the ideological conditions inducing political actors to highlight
corruption issues through valence campaigns. Using case studies and comparative …

It is well known that politicians speak differently when campaigning. The shadow of elections
may affect candidates' change in tone during campaigns. However, to date, we lack a …

Experiences from the past and present influence decision-making. Voting behavior at
elections also involves retrospective and prospective considerations. Yet, we do not know …

This article looks at the immigration profile of the Austrian centre right. It examines whether
the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) can be considered an anti-immigrant party by …

Social democracy is in a state of change and flux, and the electoral fortunes of many centre-
left political parties are poor. This article offers an analysis of the current trajectory of the …

A central theme emerging from recent research on party competition is that political actors
sometimes remain deliberately opaque in their communication. This phenomenon has been …

Social media platforms take on increasingly big roles in political advertising. Microtargeting
techniques facilitate the display of tailored advertisements to specific subsegments of …

Comparative analyses of party policy diffusion are only just emerging. To better understand
the conditions under which diffusion occurs, this article argues that three heuristics …