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 …

Despite the increasing academic interest in populism, we still lack understanding of
individual factors contributing to populist voting. One of the main reasons for this is that …

Campaign organizers and the media appear to agree that voters' perceptions of party
leaders have an important impact in elections: considerable effort is made to ensure that …

A large and growing body of research draws attention to the rising salience of socio‐cultural
and identitarian issues and, potentially, the emergence of a new political cleavage that …

Do radical right parties present blurry economic stances, or have they clarified their positions
while moving towards the economic left? This article questions the strategic behaviour of …

In most countries, men are more likely to vote for parties of the populist radical right (PRR)
than women. The authors argue here that there are two mechanisms that might potentially …

Using data from a recent nationwide survey, we provide the first analysis of the supporter
base of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) since the party's split and ideological re …

While dislike of opposing parties, that is, affective polarization, is a defining feature of
contemporary politics, research on this topic largely centers on the United States. We …

Although ideology is a central factor in models of voting choice, little is known about the
factors that explain the variation across elections in the strength of ideological voting. This …

Bias in political news coverage may have a profound influence on voter opinions and
preferences. However, the concept of media bias actually encompasses different sub-types …