Research indicates that affective polarization pervades contemporary democracies worldwide. Although some studies identify party leaders as polarizing agents, affective …
In 2014, the EU introduced the lead candidate procedure to raise citizens' awareness and interest in the European Parliament (EP) elections and, thereby, voter turnout. We study the …
G Rahat - Perspectives on Politics, 2024 - cambridge.org
Democracies in general and political parties in particular have undergone political personalization in recent decades. The power balance between politicians (one or many) …
Existing research has begun to tackle the electoral consequences of affective polarization through the lens of negative partisanship. However, not equal attention has been paid to …
We know that political parties play a crucial role in the electoral processes of established democracies. However, we know much less about how this role fades away. In this paper …
Western Europe is experiencing growing levels of political polarization between parties of the New Left and the Far Right. The authors argue that this antagonism reflects the …
The emergence of new challenger parties calls for a reassessment of the party-model of opinion formation by examining different sources of cues across types of voters and the …
K Dentler, K Blinzler, S Quinlan - Electoral Studies, 2024 - Elsevier
Meine Damen und Herren, Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz. 2 It was not the scriptwriters' original intent and arguably represented one of the greatest surprises in German electoral history …
This book examines changes in voters' electoral choices over time and investigates how these changes are linked to a growth in electoral volatility. Ruth Dassonneville's core …