Attitude strength has been the focus of a huge volume of research in psychology and related
sciences for decades. The insights offered by this literature have tremendous value for …

Abstract Nannestad and Paldam (Public Choice 79: 213–245, 1994) published herein an
extremely influential review of the literature linking economics and elections, what they …

In this article, we consider the causes of the increase in voting for anti‐immigration parties in
western Europe in the past decade. We first note that one of the most commonly assumed …

This article investigates the impact of niche party success on the policy agendas of
mainstream parties. Following from the expected electoral effects of issue politicization, the …

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 …

Salience is an important concept throughout political science. Traditionally, the word has
been used to designate the importance of issues, particularly for voters. To measure …

Der Beitrag gibt einen Überblick über den sozialpsychologischen Ansatz der Michigan-
Schule und die zugehörige Forschung. Das Grundmodell aus Parteiidentifikation …

Theories of government approval usually assume that voters care about economic
outcomes. This assumption frequently does not hold. Data from the Comparative Study of …

Why do political parties prioritise some policy issues over others? While the issue ownership
theory suggests that parties emphasise policy issues on which they have an advantage in …

In this article, I offer a review of the uses and findings regarding public issue salience in the
political science literature, with a focus on electoral behaviour. I argue that in spite of the …