What do Beppe Grillo, Silvio Berlusconi, Emmanuel Macron (and also Donald Trump) have
in common? They are prime examples of the personalization of politics and the decline of …

On television and in films, in magazines and books, on the Internet and in the realm of
politics, celebrities of all sorts seem to dominate our attention. Celebrity Society: The …

Populism and the personalization of politics appears to be threatening the existence of
democracy as we know it all over the world. It is now more important than ever to understand …

Left and right are viewed as social constructs that serve to orient and to bind people to
political choices over the last two centuries mostly within established Western liberal …

Are the traits preferred by voters also associated with success in political office? Drawing on
the ascription-actuality trait theory of leadership the present study examines whether traits …

For more than two decades, scholars have been debating the so-called personalization of
politics. Some studies confirm such an evolution, while others demonstrate that evidence of …

Conventional wisdom holds that party leaders matter in democratic elections. As very few
voters have direct contact with party leaders, media are voters' primary source of information …

elections, voting behavior and public opinion are arguably among the most prominent and
intensively researched sub-fields within political science. it is an evolving sub-field, in terms …

This article examines aspects of election manifestos that are largely ignored by extant
manifesto-based studies focusing on issue saliencies and policy positions. Drawing on the …

Abstract Did Canadian voters choose Justin Trudeau in 2015, or did they choose the Liberal
Party? Did British voters choose David Cameron in 2014, or did they choose to be led by a …