Research on voting advice applications: state of the art and future directions

D Garzia, S Marschall - Policy & internet, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Voting Advice Applications (VAAs) have experienced a great deal of success over the past
decade, and are now used in many countries around the world. This editorial introduces a …

'Neither agree, nor disagree': a critical analysis of the middle answer category in Voting Advice Applications

A Baka, L Figgou, V Triga - International Journal of …, 2012 - inderscienceonline.com
This paper explores the meanings attributed to the middle category of a 5–point Likert scale
that is commonly used by Voting Advice Applications (VAAs). Data was collected from 71 …

Voting advice applications under review: the state of research

D Garzia, S Marschall - International Journal of Electronic …, 2012 - inderscienceonline.com
In recent years, Voting Advice Applications (VAAs) have become a relevant object of political
science research. The aim of this paper is to develop a map of the existing literature and to …

The “opinion matching effect”(OME): A subtle but powerful new form of influence that is apparently being used on the internet

R Epstein, Y Huang, M Megerdoomian, VR Zankich - PloS One, 2024 - journals.plos.org
In recent years, powerful new forms of influence have been discovered that the internet has
made possible. In the present paper, we introduce another new form of influence which we …

Do voters follow the recommendations of voter advice application websites? A study of the effects of kieskompas. nl on its users' vote choices in the 2010 Dutch …

M Wall, A Krouwel, T Vitiello - Party Politics, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
In this article we investigate the electoral effects of a prominent Dutch Voter Advice
Application site (www. kieskompas. nl). Our research design combines factual data on the …

The design effects of voting advice applications: Comparing methods of calculating matches

T Louwerse, M Rosema - Acta politica, 2014 - Springer
In election times more and more voters consult voting advice applications (VAAs), which
show them what party or candidate provides the best match. The potential impact of these …

Meta-analysis of the effects of voting advice applications

S Munzert, S Ramirez-Ruiz - Political Communication, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
We review the influence of voting advice applications (VAAs) on three core outcomes:
turnout, vote choice, and issue knowledge. In a meta-analysis of 55 effects reported in 22 …

Voting advice applications and electoral participation: A multi-method study

D Garzia, AH Trechsel, A De Angelis - Political Communication, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Voting Advice Applications (VAAs) help users casting a vote by offering an explicit ranking of
viable options. The wide amount of readily available information provided by VAAs to users …

Voting Advice Applications and their effect on voter turnout: the case of the German Wahl–O–Mat

S Marschall, M Schultze - International Journal of Electronic …, 2012 - inderscienceonline.com
In many states, Voting Advice Applications (VAAs) have become an almost indispensable
element within electoral campaigns. Many of these tools are part of civic education projects …

Effects of voting advice applications (VAAs) on political knowledge about party positions

M Schultze - Policy & Internet, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Voting Advice Applications (VAAs) have experienced a rising demand in recent years, being
an efficient and reliable way for voters to gain political information prior to elections. This …