According to the issue ownership theory of voting, voters identify the most credible party
proponent of a particular issue and cast their ballots for that issue owner. Despite the …

Issue ownership is commonly conceptualized as multidimensional, consisting of a
“competence” dimension and an “associative” dimension. Because existing …

This study presents an empirical test of the extent to which the “issue ownership” model
explains the electoral decisions of individual voters. The model has been tested mainly by its …

Issue ownership means that some parties are considered by the public at large as being
more able to deal with, or more attentive to, certain issues. The theory has been used to …

Why has turnout in European Parliament (EP) elections remained so low, despite attempts to
expand the Parliament's powers? One possible answer is that because little is at stake in …

This article reviews the proliferation of the survey method beyond the Western democracies
of North America and Europe with particular emphasis on cross-national survey projects and …

Political parties' issue ownership—their perceived competence in handling issues and
problems—is a major ingredient explaining voting behavior. Yet, our understanding of the …

Research on elections to the European Parliament (EP) has consistently found that
European elections are distinguished by a lack of European content. Such elections, in spite …

This book is about voting behavior in Europe. It presents an empirical and comparative study
based on survey data collected on the occasion of the European elections of 1989 in the …

Recently, the concept of issue ownership has attracted increasing attention by students of
electoral behaviour as well as party competition. However, both the definition and …