Early electoral research in the United States discovered the most important concept in the
study of political behavior: party identification. Party identification is a long-term, affective …

It has become almost a truism that parliamentary elections have become more personalized.
However, evidence for this proposition among voters is relatively mixed and we lack a …

Partisan dealignment has been frequently advanced as a pivotal driver of the
personalization of voting behavior. As voters' long-term attachments with parties have …

Changes in electoral markets in the late 20th century have forced political parties to adapt.
Having lost much support and facing growing disaffection, parties often resorted to …

An increasing amount of literature has demonstrated that party leaders affect voting behavior
in parliamentary elections. However, the electoral impact of female leadership of political …

Democracies have experienced two trends in the last decades: the growing personalization
of politics and the increasing relevance of regions in the political process. This article …

Parliamentary Candidates Between Voters and Parties A Comparative Perspective Page 1
Parliamentary Candidates Between Voters and Parties This book offers the first comprehensive …

Party leaders are increasingly relevant to voters' choices in parliamentary systems.
However, most studies addressing the electoral impact of leaders have largely ignored …

Using the Comparative Candidate Survey, we study candidate campaigns and aim to
contribute to the ongoing research on how campaigns take on different characteristics in …

It has become almost a political science truism that elections have become more
personalized. However, the empirical evidence to support this proposition is more mixed …